In our own time, America's musical high culture has degenerated into a formulaic entertainment divorced from the contemporary moment.

在我们这个时代，美国的音乐高雅文化已经退化为一种脱离当代的俗套娱乐。

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In other words, Voltaire's amateurism in science "was a source of his contemporary appeal, demonstrating for the first time the accessibility of Newton's ideas to nonspecialists".

换句话说，伏尔泰在科学上的业余性“是他当时吸引力的一个来源，第一次证明了牛顿的思想对非专业人士的可接受性”。

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Even though contemporary time is just a blink in geological terms, the findings still have modern relevance, said Whiteside.

怀特塞德表示即便当代在地质时间上只是短短一瞬，但是这些发现仍然具有其现代意义。

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Peter Barnet, the Met's curator in charge of medieval art and the Cloisters, said he had been hoping for some time to bring in a work of contemporary art that complemented the Cloisters' setting and collection.

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As a result, they can feel traditional and contemporary at the same time, fitting in with the local natural landscape yet often standing out dramatically from their neighbors.

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