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。

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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。

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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。

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"And now,with this report, we have a very solid road map that we need to make these goals real, to solve this problem within a generation.

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I think it's also the struggle of a generation trying to enrich the public square with positive conversation about religion.

我认为这也是我们这一代人的努力,我们试图通过积极地谈论宗教,来丰富社会生活。

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But nevertheless, let's just go with this for a minute, and if we suppose that it took about a generation to enter the land so you see, I've done the math on the side here.

无论如何，我们还是要稍微讨论一下，假设，进入这块土地要一代人的努力,你看，我已经在这边做了算术。

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Then there's the thought of just putting it away for two - for a generation.

NPR: Family Pauses over Woman's Posthumous Request

Municipal investors have often ignored such questionable practices thanks to a generation of low default rates.

WSJ: Steve Malanga: The Many Ways That Cities Cook Their Bond Books

It's just turning fragile children into damaged adults - turning out a generation of career criminals.

BBC: Labour pandering to fear - Clegg