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二十世纪六十年代出现了许多新兴国家。 The 1960s saw the emergence of many new nations.
这个花瓶的年代比那个的早. This vase is of an earlier date (ie is older) than that one.
七十年代是超短裙时代。 It's an era of the miniskirt in the seventies.
年代从某一具体日期算起的一段时间，也用作其年代系统的根据 A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.
那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。 The dowry of my wife was very little in that age.
由于南部某些州于十九世纪六十年代脱离美国而导致了南北战争。 The secession of some southern states from the USA in the 1860s led to the civil war.
我们讨论的题目是｀八十年代的欧洲＇. The theme of our discussionwas Europe in the 1980's'.
古董由于年代久远而具有特殊价值的物体，尤指由于工艺，美观和兴起时期等方面受到重视的土产，家具或手工艺品 An object having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
英国人在任何动乱的年代都要重温战争时期的日子，那时人们都友好互助。 In any troubled times, the British tend to hark back to wartime days, when people helped each other in a friendly spirit.
在三十年代有很多麻疯病人。 There were many people with leprosy around the age of thirty.
寿命存在时间长短；年代 Length of existence; age.
自那时起，从埃及的木乃伊头发到石器时代的檀香木等有机物质的年代都已被确定。 Since then, organic materials ranging from Egyptian mummy hair to Stone Age sandals have been dated.