就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。用英语怎么说？

就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。

As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

way

n. 道路，方法，方向，某方面；adv. 远远地，大大地；

例句
The way that American history is taught may change in order to accommodate some more of those cultures.
美国历史的授课方式可能会为了照顾到更多的文化而作改变。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

these

adj. 这些的；pron. 这些；

例句
There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.
近来这类计划资金充足。

gatherings

n. 聚集( gathering的名词复数 )，收集，采集，搜集；

例句
Following the performances there were chummy gatherings in the drawing room.
表演过后会在客厅举行气氛融洽的聚会。

declarations

n. 宣布( declaration的名词复数 )，宣言，申报（单），申诉；

例句
The opening speeches sounded more like declarations of war than offerings of peace.
开场的几段讲话听上去更像是战争宣言而不是和平倡议。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

largely

adv. 大部分地，主要地，大规模地，丰富地；

例句
...a research programme that has largely failed to achieve its principal aims.
在较大程度上未能实现其主要目标的研究项目

drafted

v. 起草( draft的过去式和过去分词 )，制定，征募，拟稿；

例句
The declaration was drafted by a committee chaired by Dr Robert Song.
宣言由罗伯特·桑博士领导的委员会起草。

before

prep. 在…之前，先于，优于，当着…的面，与其…；conj. 在…之前，在…以前，比…早些，与其…；adv. 先前，从前，在前，在前方；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

delegations

n. 代表团( delegation的名词复数 )，委托，委派；

例句
As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.
就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。

arrived

v. 到达，来( arrive的过去式和过去分词 )，发生；

例句
...a bundle of letters which had arrived for me in my absence...
我不在期间寄给我的一大堆信件