FOR THE first century or so of the industrial revolution, increased productivity led to decreases in working hours.

The custom of enjoying lanterns at this time of the year dates back to the first century, and has continued to be popular throughout China up to present.

元宵节观灯始于公元一世纪，沿至当代仍在各地盛行。

The Shell Oil Company are passed over a long period of time studying reaching the conclusion, and the major sources of energy of next one century are solar energy.

壳牌石油公司经过长期研究得出结论，下一世纪的主要能源是太阳能。

Over a century of hiding out must have taken its toll on you.

躲了一世纪想必你一定很难受。

Fourteen years later he asked since for 16 centuries China had led the world in applying natural knowledge to human needs, why did modern science take its rise only in the West at the time of Galileo?

那么，为什么现代科学只在伽利略的时候崛起于西方？14年后他又提出，为什么公元前一世纪起中国在应用自然知识于人类需要方面领先西方1600年？

In this article, the current situation of the crop biotechnology is reviewed, and some concrete suggestions for the development of the agro-biotechnology in China are forwarded.

本文综述了农作物生物技术的发展现状，对下一世纪该学科的发展动态作了展望，并就我国农作物生物技术的发展提出了具体建议。

In the end of last century, the deposit insurance institution of US, FDIC, held a roundtable conference to thoroughly discuss further reforms.

上一世纪末，美国的存款保险机构FDIC的一次大规模的圆桌会议可以说是一个阶段性的总结。

The authors also look forward to some trends of granite research in the next century.

展望了下一世纪花岗岩研究的某些趋向。

During the first century the Romans invaded Britain.

在一世纪罗马人入侵了不列颠。

Over the past quarter-century, Hong Kong played a pivotal role in the rapid development of the Pearl River Delta into a thriving manufacturing base.

过去四分一世纪，珠江三角洲迅速发展成为蓬勃的生产基地，其中香港居功至伟。

In the 21st century, past a century of mythology research status on a more thorough review, appear very necessary.

在21世纪的今天，对上一世纪的神话研究状况进行一次较为彻底的回顾，显得十分必要。

Sea level will rise by19 inches to37 inches by next century if global warming is not curtailed.

在这一世纪，海水将会上升19至37英呎，如果全球暖化得不到阻止。

But Seneca was one of the most famous first century Stoic philosophers.

塞内加，是一世纪最著名的斯多葛派哲学家之一。

This article studies the relationship between master and servant in 19th century because this century is an important turning point.

本文着重考察19世纪的主仆关系，就是因为这一世纪是主仆关系演变的重要转折点。

Objective: To assess the developmental trend and practical value of the diagnostic imaging techniques& equipments ( CT, DSA and MRI) in the next century, as a guide for introduction.

目的：估测诊断性成像技术和设备（CT、DSA和MRI）在下一世纪的发展趋势和实用价值，指导其引进。

And much like royals in the modern United Kingdom augment1 grand events with processional carriages, well-to-do citizens of first century Pompeii were no different.

就像现代英国王室会用列队马车来增加盛大活动的排场一样，一世纪庞贝古城的富裕的市民们也不例外。

I want fall a sleep one century.

我想沉睡一世纪。

The 1st century historian Josephus Flavius described the tomb and Herod's funeral procession.

一世纪历史学家Josephus Flavius曾经描述过希律王的墓穴和送葬队伍。

From the year of 2000, the image compression technology based on MPEG 4 [ 8] Standard will be used gradually in the image transmission.

从下一世纪起，图像传送将会逐渐采用符合MPEG-4标准[8]的压缩技术。

The tigers held sway for almost a century after the Doom of Valyria.

在瓦雷利亚末日浩劫后虎党的统治长达一世纪。

Law's thought of Hu Shi's liberalism is the important part and concentrative representatives of law's thought of the liberalism of last century of China.

胡适自由主义法律思想是中国上一世纪自由主义法律思想的重要组成部分和集中代表。