Since the modern times, China has been gyrating in the whirlpool of modernity.

近代以来，整个中国旋转在现代性漩涡中。

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Since the modern times, the perception of property rights has gone through a historical change.

从近代到现代，人们的财产权利观念发生了历史性嬗变。

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News has been an increasingly important social phenomenon since the modern times, and it has become a flexible power of influencing the living of the public.

新闻是近代以来日益重要的社会现象，它在影响公众生活方面已经成为一种柔性权力。

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Fueling the hype is the fact that "Avatar" is Cameron's first film since "Titanic" in 1997 -- the most successful film of modern times -- and a return to sci-fi for the "Aliens" and "Terminator" series director.

CNN: Will James Cameron's 3D 'Avatar' change cinema forever?

Ever since, he has proven to be one of the most elusive criminals in modern times.

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These lightshows of dying stars have been seen since ancient times, but modern astronomers use details of their light to probe the Universe's secrets.

BBC: Supernova 'Mingus' could shed light on dark energy