1·In modern times, Asia experienced twists and turns in its development.
在近代，亚洲经历了曲折和艰难的发展历程。
2·Freedom was threatened in early modern times by the emergence of monarchies that might have been able to crush it.
在近代早期，君主制度的出现威胁自由，并有可能摧毁它。
3·Heat waves rarely make lists of the deadliest natural disasters, but in modern times their death tolls have surpassed other phenomena in the United States.
热浪很少列入了最惨重的自然灾害，但在近代，在美国由此引起的死亡人数已经超过了其他的自然现象。
4·Until modern times, the major cause of death in mankind was infection due to microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses.
直至近代，由细菌、真菌、寄生虫和病毒等微生物导致的感染是人类的主要死亡原因。
5·In modern times we used to lift the cargo is a wooden ladder, very convenient to use, climbing is dangerous.
在近代我们用来升降货物的是一种木质梯子，用起来很不方便，攀登时比较危险。
1·The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
这种情况在现代还没有出现过。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·This is an achievement without parallel in modern times.
这是现代无可比拟的成就。
3·Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times.
广告在现代已经成为一种非常专业化的活动。
4·In modern times, people still use olive oil both for its taste and its health advantages.
在现代，人们仍然使用橄榄油，因为它的味道和它的健康优势。
5·In Astronomy, for example, the distinction between the solar system and the universe wasn't clear until modern times.
例如，在天文学中，太阳系和宇宙两者的区别直到现代才被弄清楚。