1. Ellis had no previous police record.
    艾利斯无前科，

2. We had met on a previous occasion.
    我们上次见过面.

3. He was hurt by any allusion to his previous misconduct.
    任何提及到他行为失检的话都会伤他的感情。

4. He had started for Rushton & Co. the previous Monday after having been idle for three weeks, and as the house where he was working had to be done through he had congratulated himself on having secured a job that would last till Christmas.
    闲了三个星期后，从这个星期一起，他开始为拉什顿公司干活。他暗自庆幸自己找到的工作能干到圣诞节，因为他正在整理的那座房子需要彻底装修。

5. Protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason for prenuptial contracts.
    保护前一婚姻的孩子是签署婚前契约的一个重要原因。

6. She was more richly carved and ornamented than any previous ship.
    它比以往任何船只雕刻得都更加精美，装饰得都更加华丽。

7. It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.
    那台割草机去年夏天就坏了，尽管我答应修，但一直没抽出时间，