Language Point 7

The contemporary student ...(Para. 2)

contemporary: a. 1. modern; of the present

a dictionary of contemporary English

一部当代英语词典

The story is a contemporary one; it occurs in the second half of the twentieth century.

这是一个发生在当代的故事--故事发生在20世纪下半叶。

Contemporary writers are often influenced by writers of the past.

当代作家往往受到以前作家的影响。

2. of the same time

Keats was contemporary with Shelley.

济慈和雪莱是同时代人。

n. a person who belongs to the same period of time

The two famous authors were contemporaries who spent a lot of time together.

那两位著名作家是同时代人，他们在一起度过了一段漫长的岁月。

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