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These are the faces of former presidents.
这些都是前任的总统的面孔。

N-COUNT. (旧时的)姘妇，情妇，妾. In former times, a concubine was a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.

He was a former divinity student.

他以前是一个神学院的学生。

Should he not be “economical with the truth”, following Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Fed, in studied ambiguity?

他是否应该“有保留地说出真相”，像美联储前主席艾伦•格林斯潘(Alan Greenspan)那样故作高深？

His is my former classmate.

他是我从前的同班同学。

※There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter. 世界上只有两种力量∶刀和笔；而其结果，后者总是战胜前者。
※The very remembrance of my former misfortune proves a new one to me .——Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer对于过去不幸的记忆，构成了新不幸。西班牙作家   塞万提斯  M
※Now I have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear child ,——now comes deathFranz Lehar Composer of the former empire of Austria-Hungary是时候了，我的尘缘已尽。是的，是的，我亲爱的孩子，死亡来临了。奥匈帝国作曲家 莱哈尔  
※If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered. (AL Jaber)——    宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵；尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。（贾比尔）