than before

• I thought all that countryside more beautiful and peaceful than before .
  我只觉得这郊野的风光比以前美妙得多，宁静得多。
• After five minutes codolphin returned, looking more hot and anxious than before .
  五分钟以后，戈多尔芬回转来，看上去比刚才更加急不可耐。
• Snow managed to make the people he met feel interesting, more constructive than before .
  斯诺设法让那些来访的客人在交谈后更有兴致和更有见地。
• "yes, yes, rather than live as we do now," the child repeated, more earnestly than before .
  “是的，是的，也不愿意让我们过我们现在的日子，”那孩子重复了一句，比先前更诚恳了。
• For some moments her voice was lost; but recovering herself she added, and with greater calmness than before .
  她的声音消沉了片刻，但她很快控制住自己，比刚才更为镇定地追加说。
• Not a hair of his head is injured, and his princely garments, though drenched in the sea-waves, look fresher than before .
  他连一根头发都没有伤着。他那身王子的衣服虽然给海浪浸湿了，看上去倒比以前更华丽了。
• The sight of the old church and the graves about it in the moonlight, and the dark trees whispering among themselves, made her more thoughtful than before .
  月光下面的教堂和坟墓，飒飒低语的幽林，比先前更动她的愁思。
• A fair answer would be : less than before
  比较事实求是的回答当是：他们今不如昔。
• Women in china enjoy a better life than before
  中国妇女的生活要比以前好多了。