it is not long before是不是不久之后的意思

Question

it was not ___the fire fighters came and controlled the big fire.
a long before
b before long
c long ago that
d long which
A B 有什么区别,
答案为A

Answer 1

long before本身是很久以前，所以it is not long before是不久之前，before long 是不久以后。

Answer 2

it is not long before的意思是：它以前不长
”不久之后”的英语应该是：Soon and after

Answer 3

这在不同的句子里 意思不同 ，应该视语境而定
如 :不久之后

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Answer 4

不久以前