The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies.
中世纪时，在这个日子里选择意中人的习俗传遍了欧洲，然后又传到了早期的美洲殖民地。
The real interest is the early date, showing that we still know very little about the earliest stages of dinosaur and pterosaur evolution.
真正令人感兴趣的是早期的数据，这表明我们对恐龙和翼龙进化的早期阶段仍然知之甚少。
Unlike in the Americas, where metallurgy was a very late and limited development, Africans had iron from a relatively early date.
美洲的冶金学发展非常晚，而且发展有限。与之不同的是，非洲人在更早的时候就有了铁。
Many young Japanese now date in their early twenties, but with no thought of marriage.
现在许多日本年轻人在20岁出头就开始约会，但根本没有想过结婚。
But the early date, says Belknap, necessitated a more definitive identification of the bone.
贝尔科那普说，但是这么早的日期需要对骨头进行更确定的鉴定。
We hope that EU can lift it at an early date in light of its own commitment.
我们希望欧盟根据自己作出的承诺早日取消这个禁令。
We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.
我们希望早日举行这次会议。
A: China supports Afghanistan's national reconciliation efforts, hopes it achieves peace and stability at an early date and is ready to see progress in the Afghan reconciliation process.
答：中方支持阿富汗民族和解努力，希望阿早日实现和平稳定，乐见阿和解进程取得进展。
We look forward to your settlement at early date.
希望你们尽早进行结算。
We hope the dialogue will be resumed at an early date.
我们希望对话早日恢复。
We are convinced that with the concerted efforts of all sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, the complete reunification of the motherland will be achieved at an early date.
我们坚信，通过全体中华儿女共同努力，祖国的完全统一就一定能够早日实现。
It is hoped that the two sides will grasp the opportunity and actively push forward the negotiations with a conscientious and pragmatic attitude so as to make positive progress at an early date.
希望双方抓住机遇，以认真务实的态度积极推进谈判进程，争取早日取得积极进展。
A: We certainly hope to push forward the Six-Party talks and resume the talks at an early date. But this depends on two factors.
答：我们当然希望六方会谈能继续向前推进，当然也希望下一次会议能够尽快召开，但这取决于两个因素，一是条件是否成熟，二是六方能否就会谈日期达成共识。
He recognised the terrible danger of Bolshevism at an early date and dedicated his existence to this struggle.
很早的时候，他就认识到布尔什·维克的巨大威胁，并把他的一生奉献给了这场斗争。
It is a common challenge for the international community to ensure advancement of the negotiation process and achieve substantive progress at an early date.
如何确保谈判进程继续向前推进，并尽早取得实质性进展，是国际社会面临的共同挑战。
We hope to see the six countries start a new round of talks with Iran at an early date and enhance mutual trust through practical means.
我们希望看到六国与伊朗早日举行新一轮对话，通过采取切实可行的措施增进互信。
A: China and Bhutan always maintains friendly and good-neighborly relations. The two sides agreed to settle bilateral border issues through equal and friendly consultation at an early date.
答：中国和不丹一直保持着睦邻友好关系，双方同意通过平等友好协商早日解决两国间的边界问题。
To achieve peace, stability, and economic reconstruction in the Darfur region at an early date is the basic standpoint from which China deals with the Darfur issue.
早日实现达尔富尔地区的和平、稳定与经济重建，是中国在处理达尔富尔问题上的基本出发点。
The two sides agreed that to have China in WTO at an early date conforms to the common interests of the two peoples and the entire world population and pledged their efforts in this regard.
双方认为，中国尽早加入世界贸易组织符合两国人民和世界人民的共同利益，并表示将为此作出共同努力。
Though around 47,000 pieces of JACWs have been excavated and recovered, a lot more remain to be disposed of properly as soon as possible and destroyed completely at an early date.
尽管约47,000件日遗化武已被挖掘回收，但仍有大量日遗化武需要尽快进行妥善处理，并尽早彻底销毁。
We hope to have your further order for serge at an early date.
我们希望早日收到您的哔叽订单。
We hope that the parties could reach consensus on the Programme of Work at an early date on the basis of the Five Ambassadors' Proposal.
我们希望各方以“五国大使方案”为基础，尽早就工作计划达成一致。
I also wish to call on the countries concerned to negotiate and conclude a treaty on the peaceful use of outer space at an early date.
而且我还要呼吁，国际上有关国家应尽早谈判签订和平利用外空的有关条约。
As a friendly neighbour of Afghanistan, China hopes that it will realize security, stability, national reconciliation and peaceful reconstruction at an early date.
作为阿富汗的友好邻邦，中方希望阿早日实现安全稳定、民族和解、和平重建。
We appreciate the effort of the IAEA and Director General and hope the Iranian side will step up cooperation with the IAEA and resolve the pending issues at an early date.
我们赞赏机构及总干事所作的努力，希望伊方进一步加强与机构的合作，尽早解决有关未决问题。
This method is quicker than mail transfer. The seller can receive the money at an early date.
这种方法比信汇快，卖方可以提早收到货款。
China hopes to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Myanmar in narcotics control and sign the agreement on narcotics control cooperation at an early date.
中方希望与缅方加强双边和多边禁毒合作，早日签署禁毒合作协议。
As a close neighbor of Afghanistan, we hope that peace can be achieved in Afghanistan at an early date.
作为阿富汗的近邻，我们希望阿早日实现和平。
It is hoped that both sides can step up work to conclude negotiations at an early date.
希望双方加紧工作，争取早日结束谈判。
It is hoped that both sides can step up work to conclude negotiations at an early date.
希望双方加紧工作，争取早日结束谈判。
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