"Looking at the first decade of the 21st century in words is a sober, even sombre, event, " said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.

“用词汇来回顾21世纪的头十年是个如梦初醒，甚至悲观的事情。” 全球语言监测机构总裁鲍尔·JJ·佩亚克说。

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In the first decade of this century, growth has been even slower.

本世纪的前十年，增长率就更低了。

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The first decade of the 21st century has only accelerated the emergence of such challenges.

21世纪的第一个十年加速了这种挑战的出现。

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The past year brought the first decade of the new millennium to a close with several long-time champions reasserting themselves.

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It's in this decade, in fact, that we have the first newspapers.

事实上，在这十年里，我们有了早期的报纸。

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His remarks come as scientists released new data showing the first decade of this century will likely turn out to be the warmest ever.

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By the first decade of the twenty-first century, I could no longer swing a golf club.

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The first decade of the new millennium has been a huge disappointment to many Americans.

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In the first decade of the euro, Germany put itself through wrenching economic reforms to become competitive.

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