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This world is so colorful , after a century , aviation has developed rapidly and brought aircraft .

飞机诞生100年后的世界竟这般五彩缤纷，航空航天飞行器以惊人的速度发展并带来航空航天业的兴旺发达。

At most places there has been a general decrease in the strength over the past century , typically ten percent or so .

在大部分地方，磁场强度在过去的100年里总体上在下降，有代表性的是在10%左右。

The name has come down from the last century .

这名称是从上个世纪流传下来的。

The countries have been at peace for more than a century .

这些国家和平共处已有一个多世纪。

The product has a pedigree going back to the last century .

这项产品的渊源可追溯到上个世纪。

The family made their money in the 18th century .

这个家族在18世纪创下了家业。

It happened late last century ─ in 1895 to be exact .

那事发生在上个世纪末——确切地说，发生在1895年。

Her work was in eclipse for most of the 20th century .

她的作品在20世纪大部分时间里都湮没无闻。

This century wrought major changes in our society .

本世纪给我们的社会带来了重大变革。

Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century .

全球化是21世纪的现象。

Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century .

爱因斯坦是20世纪最伟大的思想家之一。

Classical landscapes were a popular subject with many 18th century painters .

古典风景画是18世纪许多画家所喜欢用的题材。

His speech called for a step change in attitudes to the environment in the 21st century .

他的演讲呼吁在21世纪彻底改变对待环境的态度。

The drains date from the beginning of the century .

下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。

The doorway is a 19th century reconstruction of Norman work .

门廊是19世纪时模仿诺曼式建筑修建的。

The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today .

这座小教堂建于12世纪，今天仍在使用。

Chemistry was par excellence the laboratory science of the early nineteenth century .

化学是19世纪初期最杰出的实验室科学。

This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century .

荷兰人于十九世纪来到这一地区定居。

This system perpetuated itself for several centuries .

这一制度维持了几个世纪。

The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia 's history .

19世纪中叶标志着俄国历史的转折点。

At the beginning of the 20th century almost a third of the population lived off the land .

20世纪初几乎有三分之一的人口依靠种地为生。

The French began to populate the island in the 15th century .

法国人于15世纪开始迁移到这个岛。

Many treasures were lost when the tombs were raided in the last century .

上世纪这些坟墓遭到偷盗，很多财宝都失踪了。

The area has been mined for slate for centuries .

这个地区开采板岩有数百年了。

There has been quarrying in the area for centuries .

这地方的采石业已有几百年了。

He had a talent unmatched by any other politician of this century .

他的才华是本世纪其他政坛人物所望尘莫及的。

This practice has remained unaltered for centuries .

这种习俗已数百年未变。

The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century .

通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。

The director transposes Shakespeare 's play from 16th century Venice to present-day England .

导演把莎士比亚的戏剧从16世纪的威尼斯改成当代的英国。

The treasure had lain undisturbed for centuries .

那份珍宝安然无恙地存放了几个世纪。