Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem……这里的long

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For hundreds of millions of years,turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches,long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them,or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them……这里的long before到底怎么理解,是beforr引导的时间状语从句吗?但是long算什么?还是就是翻译在文献出现之前很长时间海龟……?

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嗯,正如你说的“ 就是翻译在文献出现之前很长时间海龟…” 我觉得你理解的挺对的我想等效于“which/ that is long before..."或者相当于“turtles have struggled.for hundreds of millions of years long before th...