He misread the date on the letter; it was October 15th, not 16th.
他看错了信上的日期，那是十月十五日，不是十六日。
By the 16th century, a pendulum clock had been devised, but the pendulum swung in a large arc and thus was not very efficient.
到了16世纪，人们发明了摆钟，但钟摆摆动的幅度很大，因此效率不高。
The 29th Olympic Games and the 16th Paralympic Games held not long ago in Beijing were a huge success.
不久前，在北京举办的第29届夏季奥运会和第16届残奥会取得了巨大成功。
This was not a big problem from 16th-century sailors, of course, and the Mercator projection remains popular to this day.
当然，对于16世纪的水手来说，这不是一个大问题，如今仍然很普遍。
In the 16th century, Copernicus put forth his controversial concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the planets revolved around the sun — not the Earth.
16世纪，哥白尼提出了颇具争议的日心说，认为行星围绕太阳运转而非地球。
QUESTION FROM CHRIS: I found it interesting how you said that the word for procrastination did not enter the English language until the 16th century.
问：你说的“拖延”这个词直到16世纪才进入英语语言我觉得很有趣。
After the market closed on October 16th, the securities regulator unveiled rules it proposes for foreign investors who are not registered in India.
10月16日，在股市收市后，印度的股市监管机构发布了对那些未在印度注册的外国投资人的法令草案。
Facebook is widely perceived to have had a disastrous year, with a number of public relations gaffes, but that has not stopped its founder, Mark Zuckerberg climbing from 16th to 10th place.
由于公共关系方面的很多过失，人们普遍认为脸书经历了灾难性的一年，但是这并未阻止其创始人马克·扎克伯格从第16名攀升至第10名。
Of course you can. Pizza dates back to the 16th century, while the first elevator was not installed until 1852.
当然可以。披萨可以追溯到16世纪，而第一台电梯时1852年才发明的。
The notice did not name the dead person, but the sale was to be held at 9 rued'Antin on the 16th, between noon and five o'clock.
广告上没有提到死者的姓名，只是说拍卖将于十六日中午十二点到下午五点在昂坦街九号举行。
Although the season saw the 41-year-old move from 19th to 16th on the World Rankings, Goosen has not claimed a win since the Transitions Championship in 2009.
虽然上个赛季后这位41岁的球员世界排名由19上升到16，但自从2009年全视线锦标赛后古森没有赢得一场球。
Not until the 16th century did European states begin to require that marriages be performed under legal auspices.
直到16世纪，欧洲各国才开始要求婚姻必须按法定程序举办。
The Swiss face a tough opening match against Spain on 16th June, but Senderos insists his side will not be intimidated by the encounter.
6月16日，瑞士在世界杯的首场比赛便要迎接如日中天的西班牙的挑战，但是森德罗斯强调他们没在怕的。
The results show that the annual variation of water level in Ma 17th Well is not caused by the water exploitation in Ma 16th Well, but by air pressure interference.
结果表明马17井的动水位年变化是气压干扰所致，与马16井采水无明显关系。马16井冬季开采热水对马17井动水位观测无明显影响。
Thank you for your letter of May 6th, but I regret that I will have to leave for Paris next week and will not be back until Sep. 20th; therefore I will be unable to meet you on Sep. 16th.
感谢您五月六日的来信，但很遗憾我下周必须要去巴黎，九月二十日才能回来，因此不能与九月十六日与您会面。
Their difference decided they could transform from feudal style to the capital style or not around the 16th century. The holding power of Chinese feudal land ownership looked as if not stable, but i…
两者间的特征差异决定了16世纪前后它们能否随社会转型而顺利完成自身的转型。
Their difference decided they could transform from feudal style to the capital style or not around the 16th century. The holding power of Chinese feudal land ownership looked as if not stable, but i…
两者间的特征差异决定了16世纪前后它们能否随社会转型而顺利完成自身的转型。
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