Scraping away patiently in soil with their fingers, the team of scientists discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization.

Rome was the matrix of Western civilization.

罗马是西方文明之母.

The book describes the march of civilization from ancient Egyptian times to the present.

该书描述了从古埃及时代至现代文化的发展情况.

All civilization ought to be aroused against war.

应唤起整个文明世界来反对战争.

They were in the van of civilization.

他们是文明的先导者.

The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization.

宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明.

One age bequeaths its civilization to the next.

前一代将其文明传给后一代.

People have no letters at the primary stage of civilization.

在文明的初期,人类是没有文字的.

It is said that civilization is always on the move.

有人说文明总是在进步.

The old civilization was fast falling into decay.

旧文化很快地衰落下去.

The ancient civilization fellinto oblivion.

古代的文明被遗忘了.

Civilization was cradled somewhere in Asia.

文明发源于亚洲某地.

Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay.

各种文明都要历经诞生, 鼎盛和衰落.

Even the most seasoned experts and civilization are having difficulties in correctly interpreting the Chinese phenomenon.

即使是精通华夏文明史的一些专家也很难解释目前在中国发生的一些现象.

Though a Tartar strain in many North China peasants, there is also a veneer of civilization.

虽然不少华北农民具有鞑靼民族的血统, 但同时他们也拥有悠久的文明传统.

As a result, Indus civilization people supplemented their diet with hunting.

结果是, 印度河流域的人们以打猎为生.

Dance has been a loyal companion of mankind on his way toward higher civilizations.

舞蹈与人类风雨同舟、悲欢与共,真诚地追随着人类前进道路上的每一步.

I am a convinced reader of the Opus Magnum of Joseph Needham , Science Civilizations in China.

李约瑟曾写过一部巨著《中国科学技术史》,我是该书的忠实读者.

Where extraterrestrial civilizations may be rare , there is something that is rarer still: A girlfriend.

虽说外星生命及其稀少, 但还是有一种生命比它更稀少: 女朋友.

The Internet is civilizations greatest achievement in linking up the world's information.

而网际网路更是人类有史以来,连结全球资讯的伟大发明.

"I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions." — "I think you've hit the nail on the head."

“我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”