This chapter concerns itself with the historical background.

本章旨在讲述历史背景。

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It helps to understand the historical context in which Chaucer wrote.

这有助于理解乔叟创作时的历史背景。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.

我们首先简要地回顾一下该理论历史上的先例。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Finally,the experts considered performance based on the historical period in which the president lived.

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So in the end,the canon is a list of the winners in the historical debate to define orthodox Christianity.

所以最后，正典书目只是赢家的清单,他们在这场定义东正教的历史争论中胜出。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

I want to back up now because I think it's important to fill in a little bit of the historical context behind that long but important prose treatise.

我想要退回去往前看是因为我认为,补充一些历史背景对于,解读那篇冗长却又很关键的政论是很重要的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

He notes that the historical return got a large boost from dividends, and that dividends are meager today.

FORBES: Rational Expectations

Another follow-up question is: how does this default rate compare to the historical rate of default?

FORBES: Municipal Bond Closed-End Funds Attractive

Here, too, the recent deals punch below their weight compared to the historical average of 96%.

FORBES: Dividend finance rises on strong credit conditions