And because IQ worldwide has been slowly increasing from generation to generation-a somewhat mysterious development known as the "Flynn effect" -higher rates still may eventually come within reach.
由于在世界范围内,人们的智商都在一代一代的缓慢提高(这种稍微有些神秘色彩的现象称作“弗林效应”),所以这个大学总体毕业率最终还是可以实现的。
A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive.
在上一代以前,人们认为这么小的新生儿是没法存活的。
Each generation passes through a similar parade of events.
每一代人都要经历一系列类似的事。
Ours could well be the last generation for which moviegoing has a sense of magic.
我们很可能是感到去电影院看电影很神奇的最后一代人。
She had taken up the cause of a generation of American youth.
她已经开始着手一代美国年轻人的事业。
Within a generation, flight has become the method used by many travellers.
在不到一代的时间里,飞行已成为许多旅行者的出行方式。
With audiences in the U.S. falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession.
由于美国观众数量在这一代第一次出现下降,好莱坞正在为衰退做准备。
My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war.
我这一代人在成长过程中没有经历过世界大战。
They were often victims of "a generation firmly convinced that the woman's place was in the home".
她们往往是那个时代的受害者,那一代人坚信女性应该待在家里。
Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.
在它结束之前,它可能会改变年轻一代的生活轨迹和性格品质。
Talk to anyone who's a generation or two older, and they would most likely comment that children are more spoiled these days.
和年长一代或两代的人交谈,他们很可能会说现在的孩子更娇惯了。
In the 1960s, the electric guitar virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation.
20世纪60年代,吉米·亨德里克斯演奏电吉他的精湛技巧激发了一代人的热情。
The present leaders have to decide whether to hand over to a younger generation.
现任领导者们必须决定是否把工作移交给较年轻的一代负责。
He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。
Zidane has become the poster child for a whole generation of French-born youths of North African extraction.
齐达内已成为法国出生、北非血统的一整代青年的榜样。
Manufacturers are working on a new generation of cheaper digital radios.
厂家正在生产新一代更便宜的数码收音机。
Failing to tackle the deficit would be throwing away an opportunity we haven't had for a generation.
解决不了赤字问题将会浪费我们一整代人都不曾遇到的一个机会。
This generation has lost a lot of its wide-eyed innocence.
这代人已经失去了许多单纯和天真的品质。
She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates.
她激励了整整一届时装学校的毕业生。
She was a second-generation Japanese-American.
她是第二代日裔美国人。
First-generation Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity.
第一代美国人把美国看成一个充满良机的大陆。
The story captured the hearts and minds of a generation.
这部小说准确地传达了一代人的感情和思想。
A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as "the generation gap".
仅仅在一代人之前,人们还用“代沟”一词来描述亲子关系。
Only by protecting the environment can we assure our later generation of a beautiful planet.
只有通过保护环境,我们才能向子孙后代承诺给他们一个美丽的地球。
Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship.
和我那一代人的多数人一样,我也痴迷于英雄崇拜。
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