Language Point 7
The contemporary student ...(Para. 2)
contemporary: a. 1. modern; of the present
a dictionary of contemporary English
一部當(dāng)代英語(yǔ)詞典
The story is a contemporary one; it occurs in the second half of the twentieth century.
這是一個(gè)發(fā)生在當(dāng)代的故事--故事發(fā)生在20世紀(jì)下半葉。
Contemporary writers are often influenced by writers of the past.
當(dāng)代作家往往受到以前作家的影響。
2. of the same time
Keats was contemporary with Shelley.
濟(jì)慈和雪萊是同時(shí)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.
那兩位著名作家是同時(shí)代人，他們?cè)谝黄鸲冗^(guò)了一段漫長(zhǎng)的歲月。