However,the housing market continued to suffer its worst downturn in generations.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

But since life expectancy in the Ancient World was much less than ours, you didn't have usually several generations in these households, because older people just died.

但是古代人的寿命没我们长，一般不会出现几代同堂，因为年纪大了去世了。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Have you ever experienced a gap between younger and older generations of people in your country?

你们国家的新一代和老一代之间有代沟吗？

关于罗马尼亚 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They realized that the memories and experiences of older generations of Chinese people in America were slowly disappearing.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

In particular, he admires, like so many of his generation and other generations, Marx and Freud.

特别是，像他那个年代,以及其他年代的人那样，他特别钦佩马克思和弗洛伊德。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

He collected thousands of songs in the nineteen twenties, thirties and forties to save for future generations.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

The long-term fiscal challenge is largely a product of promises in our entitlement programs, medicare, medicate and social security that we have made the future generations that we cannot afford to keep.

长期财政挑战很大一部分原因,是我们承诺了很多津贴项目，我们承诺给下一代的,医疗保险和社会保险,而现在我们又没法兑现。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

It tells the story of three generations of women in the Kelleher family.

VOA: special.2011.07.13

In the Mesopotamian account, the gods themselves are created ; And they're not even created first, actually; The first generation of beings creates these odd demons and monsters, And gods only are created after several generations Marduk And the god of creation, Marduk, Is actually kind of a latecomer in the picture.

在美索不达米亚的描述中，众神本身也是被创造的,而事实上，他们还不是最先被创造出来的;,是最早的存在创造了那些恶魔和怪兽，而众神是在好几代之后才被创造的,而有创造能力的神是，他在创世的图景中是姗姗来迟的。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

"Well, we know that it could be genetic. And we know that there are certain families where there is a high incidence of fibromyalgia in three generations.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

In the case of great philosophers, however, better yet to preserve one's physical presence in order to inspire future generations of thinkers.

但对于伟大的哲学家来说，更好的用处是，保存他的原貌,以激励后世历代的思想者。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

So the brothers, having proven their new integrity Joseph weeps, he reveals his identity in a very moving scene, and ultimately the family is relocated to, and reunited in Egypt, where they live peacefully and prosperously for some generations.

这些兄弟们证明了他们新的正直,约瑟夫轻泣，他在非常动人的一幕中表明身份，最终，全家人都迁移并重聚在埃及，他们几代人都在那里平安繁盛地生活。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

"In fact,there has not been a nominee in several generations who has brought the depth of judicial experience to this job that she offers."

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

In fact,he says, they have grown pepper in his family for the last four generations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

For generations poor northeasterners have migrated to richer parts of Thailand or abroad to make a living in menial jobs from driving taxis to dancing in sleazy go-go bars.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

says Indigenous peoples living in the Amazon Basin would make effective use of the funding that forest credits could generate, "It brings resources in the hands of those who have been the stewards of this land for generations,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

He says its unique flavor is due to the combination of Kampot's rich soil, the climate in this area which is between the mountains and the sea, as well as the experience of several generations of pepper farmers.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

U.N.children's agency in Somalia Deputy Representative Hannan Suleiman tells VOA that unlike countries like Yemen that may run out of water entirely in the next two decades, Somalia is thought to have plenty of water underground to sustain people for many generations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Despite the fact that many have been living in Lebanon for generations, they are still refugees, and as such are forced to live in squalid camps, are denied access to the state's social security, health-care or education systems, and can only work in menial jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29