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the ancient abbey served as a formidable bulwark for the king during the conflicts of the 10th century.

这座古老的修道院在10世纪的冲突中为国王充当了坚固的堡垒。

Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.

然而在实际生活中, 有些事情有时候的确好象神差鬼使一样地促成了一些除了十九世纪小说家外谁也不会相信的巧合.

democracy managed to survive the chaotic civil war and the developing industrial leviathan, enduring into the twentieth century.

民主在混乱的内战和正在发展的工业巨兽中成功幸存下来，并延续到了20世纪。

in the first century religion was not yet an institutionalized thing that is.

公元1世纪时宗教还不是一种存在的制度化事物。

a merchant constructed this ancient dwelling during the 17th century.

一位商人在17世纪建造了这座古老的住宅。

Britain formed a close alignment with Egypt in the last century.

英国在上个世纪与埃及结成了紧密的联盟.

the site of a sixteenth century abbey

一座十六世纪的修道院的旧址

this century's worst winter storm battered the east coast of north america.

本世纪最严重的冬季暴风雪袭击了北美东海岸。

nineteenth-century poets

19世纪的诗人

Samuel Pepys, the famous 17th century diarist

塞缪尔∙佩皮斯，17世纪著名的日记作者

prominent figures emerged during the second half of the 18th century.

18世纪下半叶涌现的杰出人物

Those were the halcyon days of Athens ( fifth century BC ) when she produced her finest poetry and drama, architecture and sculpture.

公元5世纪为雅典的太平盛世.雅典最优秀的诗歌、戏剧 、 建筑和雕刻均产生于这一时期.

Gunpowder was used in China as far back as the 11 th century.

远在公元11世纪,中国已使用火药.

Her reign lapped over into the seventeenth century.

她的统治延至17世纪.

Supersonic flight may become a routine form of transportation in the 21st century.

超音速飞行可能成为21世纪常规的交通方式。

The palace was built in the fifteenth century.

这宫殿建于十五世纪.

The paintings of Paul Ce & 1 & zanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20 th century.

保罗·塞尚的绘画预示了20世纪初叶立体主义的兴起.

in the realm of politics and culture, the city's contribution to 20th-century thought remained profoundly significant.

在政治和文化领域，这座城市对20世纪思想的贡献仍然极为重要。

Cycling enjoyed a vogue at the end of the nineteenth century.

19世纪末骑自行车曾风行一时.

the 18th century (= ad1701–1800 or 1700–1799)

18世纪

Modern music has broken away from 18 th century rules.

现代音乐摆脱了18世纪的规则.

A century ago, eastern Germany was an agricultural hinterland.

一个世纪前, 德国东部是个农业的内陆地区.

digital audio broadcasting is a modern radio system for the 21st century.

数字音频广播是21世纪的一种现代无线电系统。

This a facsimile edition of an eighteenth century book.

这是一本18世纪书籍的复制版.

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。

He was counted among the greatest singers of the century.

在本世纪最伟大的歌唱家中,他算是一个.

the 20th century witnessed leon trotsky emerging as the most formidable debater beyond any doubt.

20世纪见证了列昂·托洛茨基无可争议地成为最杰出的辩论家。

the region has endured its most severe drought in a century.

该地区经历了一个世纪以来最严重的干旱。

These clubs began as coffeehouses in the seventeenth century.

这些夜总会在17世纪时原来是咖啡馆.

Chinese settlers helped tame the American continent during the 19 th century.

中国移民在19世纪为开拓美洲大陆作出了贡献.