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。
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。
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。
Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
上一代人几乎闻所未闻的打折已经成为许多企业的惯用手段——就像汽车旅馆房间里的彩电和航班上的免费咖啡一样普遍。
He also pledged to give the younger generation a voice.
他还表示决心要给年轻一代发言权。
I think in my generation a lot of people are really practical minded.
我觉得，我们这一代人中有不少人想法十分现实。
She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity and unselfishness — even though she's just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.
她教我们这代人认识到什么是成熟与无私——尽管她只有九岁，或者说，她7月23日去世的时候，只有九岁。
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。
One day I came across a newspaper article about the motto of the London Olympics — Inspire a generation.
有一天，我在报纸上看到一篇关于伦敦奥运会口号“激励一代人”的文章。
You'll be growing up in a generation where the baby boomers are going into retirement and dying.
你将成长在婴儿潮时期的那代人将要退休和逐渐死去的时代。
For a generation, the collective doctrine has been that the sorting mechanism of society should be profit.
对于这代人来说，集体主义一直认为社会的分类机制应该是利润。
"There's tremendous opportunity to get a generation of people for whom suffering isn't their thing," Cocalis said.
可卡利斯说：“有一个好机会可以让一代人不再受苦。”
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。
She was a second-generation Japanese-American.
她是第二代日裔美国人。
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。
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。
He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.
他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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