These men recognized this fact and willingly heralded the achievements of their contemporaries and predecessors . 这些人也都承认这一事实，因而乐于为他们的同辈和前辈的成就而欢呼。
His experiment soon proved that the public would buy a magazine devoted to serious discussions of contemporary problem . 他的试验很快证明：公众对于认真讨论当代问题的杂志是会购买的。
This is not an economic law, as is attested by the poor growth record of many contemporary developing countries . 这并非一条经济规律，正象当代许多发展中国家可怜的增长记录能证实的那样。
Regretting the lack of spontaneity and real sensuousness in other contemporary poets, he deplores in tennyson . 他对于和他同时代的诗人缺乏自发性和真实的敏感，感到惋惜，他对坦尼森感到悲痛。
A very significant proportion of contemporary americans are descendants of small merchants, craftsmen, and professional people . 当今美国人中，小商人、手工业者和专门职业者的后裔占很大一部分。
" modern " , " contemporary " and " new " often indicate a positive quality of being up-to-date , especially in style . “Modern，contemporary，new”常指符合时代潮流的好的特性，尤指式样或风格。
Enormous though its financial and military resources appeared to contemporaries there was never sufficient to meet requirements . 虽然它的财政和军事资源在当时的人看来及其雄厚，却从没满足过要求。
In fact, as emerson saw, irving and his american contemporaries were "picturesque" : a deeper power eluded them . 事实上，如爱默生之所见，欧文和同时代的美国人都“绚丽多彩”：但是缺乏更深厚的东西。
