with a preface by James Smith and an introduction by the author附有詹姆斯•史密斯写的序和作者写的引言

For Monica, it was the immediate preface to her own death.对莫妮卡来说, 这是她即将死去的前奏。

Cheney made the comments as a preface to his concerns about cutting the defence budget too far.切尼发表了这些评论, 引出他对国防预算削减过多的担忧。

He prefaced his remarks by saying that he had learned not to speculate about the economy.他在发表讲话前说, 已经学会不对经济形势进行猜测。

She prefaced everything with, 'The trouble with doing that is … '.她讲到任何事之前都会说“那样做的问题是…”。

Each girl who spoke prefaced her remarks with 'sorry'.每个发言的女孩都先说“对不起”。

He prefaced his speech with an apology.他讲话之前先表示了歉意。

Each performance is prefaced by a short talk.每个表演前都有一段简短的谈话。