It happened late last century—in 1895 to be exact.

那事发生在上个世纪末—确切地说，发生在1895年。

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It happened late last century.

事情发生在上个世纪末。

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It happened late last century in 1995, to be exact.

事情发生在上个世纪末—准确地说，在1995年。

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But despite steady improvement in the late 20th century, the last 15 years have seen little growth in the average wheat harvest from each acre in Britain.

BBC: Cambridge-based scientists develop 'superwheat'

Even in this determinedly optimistic and conformist country, there are some commentators, like gadfly politician JB Jeyaretnam, (one of only three opposition MPs) who point out that the government- approved brand of family unity might not last under the strains of late twentieth-century life.

BBC: Under One Roof?

The discovery of the Higgs last year was the end of a successful chapter of late 20th Century physics.

BBC: LHC upgrade to open up 'new realm of particle physics'