The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot.

现代垃圾填埋场里的垃圾不会腐烂。

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Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.

在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。

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Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.

辛普森的那些被过分称赞的发现在现代社会学中实际上是老生常谈。

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In modern terms,the hot oven that the glassblower uses to quickly reheat the glass is called a "glory hole."

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They are trained and have an interest in modern poetry, and this is a happy collaboration for me with them.

他们非常有经验，并且对现代诗歌也有所涉猎，对我而言，能和他们一起工作是很令人开心的。

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No offense to anyone who's in modern art, aficionado. Not my thing.

并不想冒犯现代艺术爱好者，但是我确实欣赏不了现代艺术。

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By the end of the session, you'll discover something about Benevento's laboratory experiment in modern music.

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Both hotels are located in modern downtown high-rises and offer upscale steakhouses, spas and club levels.

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"No single person or even any single bank created the biggest financial recession in modern times, " he said.

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