Question

It was not long....before的用法

It was not long before he was born that his mother died.
在他出生后不久她的母亲死了。
It was not long before he realized the fact.又是何意？
为什么老师说it was not long ...before是“在...后不久”的解释啊？
到底应该怎么用呢？

Answer 1

It was not long before he realized the fact.
在他了解真相后不久。
意思就是：他刚知道真相。

Answer 2

翻译：很长...以前

Answer 3

因为在他知道真相，前没多久时间，引申为：在...后不久