But high-speed rail rarely delivers the widespread economic benefits its boosters predict. The British government—the latest to be beguiled by this vision of modernity—should think again (see article).

但是高速铁路很少带来其支持者所预期的泛的经济效益。最近被这现代化玩意儿的幻景所迷惑的英国政府应该三思了。

And that pinnacle tower becomes so intimately connected with modernity.

那座尖塔与现代紧密相连。

A chair that showcased the gleaming modernity of chrome.

这把椅子展现了铬合金的现代气息。

Is this what Western modernity amounts to-societies that feel no filial obligations to their inconvenient elders?

整个社会都觉得没必要孝敬老人，难道这就是西方的现代社会？

I am an allegory of modernity, French elegance, and eternal femininity.

我寓意着当代时尚，法式优雅，以及永恒的女魅。

And that pinnacle tower comes so intimately connected with modernity.

那座尖顶塔与现代紧密相关。

But the cathedral has not rejected modernity altogether.

但大教堂并没有完全拒绝现代。

For me, it's a blend of nature and modernity.

对我来说，是其自然和现代感的结合。

The rules of the exhibition required that all pieces reflect aspects of modernity.

展览的规则要求所有作品都反映现代的各个方面。

This is the experience of modernity people unable to locate a center.

人们找不到中心。

And that chemical tower comes so intimately connected with modernity.

而那座化学塔与现代是如此紧密地联系在一起。

Still, Russian futurism also wanted a complete break with the past and embrace of modernity.

不过 俄罗斯的未来主义也希望与过去彻底决裂、拥抱现代。

From politically themed art to glimpses of everyday life in societies that blend tradition and modernity, Iran-born artist Nusha Tavocalion explored a coming-of-age transition in the series " the day I became a woman" .

从政治主题的艺术到融合传统和现代的社会中日常生活的一瞥，伊朗出生的艺术家努沙·塔沃卡利翁在“我成为女人的那一天”系列中探索了成长的转变。

The last part of the Line video strikes a surprising note: images of congested urban highways and flyovers reminiscent of the dystopian 1982 film " Koyaanisqatsi, " which presented modernity as a betrayal of the Earth.

拥挤的城市公路和立交桥的画面让人想起1982的反乌托邦电影《失衡生活》，它将现代表现为对地球的背叛。

Clothes may not make the man, but if your message is modernity and flexibility, they say more than reformer, a label blanched of meaning by its application to a parade of more traditional Saudi royals.

着装或许不能代表一个人，但如果你想传达的信息是现代和灵活，那着装可比“改革者”这一称号更管用。因为“改革者”这一标签因适用于更为传统的一群沙特王室成员而失去了意义。

Athletic lifestyle brand Lululemon has launched a 2025 Chinese New Year Capsule. Inspired by the zodiac sign and ancient floral print art, the capsule artistically fuses tradition and modernity. Lululemon uses a brand-new color palette to depict the canvas of spring.

运动生活方式品牌Lululemon推出了2025中国新胶囊系列。该系列从生肖和古代花卉印花艺术中汲取灵感，将传统与现代艺术融合。Lululemon使用全新的色彩描绘春天的画卷。

ONCE upon a time the overstressed executive bellowing orders into a telephone, cancelling meetings, staying late at the office and dying of a heart attack was a stereotype of modernity.

曾今，人们对现代化的一个根深蒂固的印象是，领导们在巨大压的折磨之下，对着电话狂吼，下达命令，取消会议，待在办公室到很晚，最后死于心脏病。

In Japan, when the sea walls were initially built, people looked at concrete like it was a sign of modernity and it was proof that their country had emerged from World War II with some vitality.

在日本，在海堤建成之初，人们把混凝土作是现代化的标志，是他们国家从第二次世界大战中恢复活的证明。

But for those of us steeped in modernity, I like to say it's about twice as wide as a standard football field, and it weighed about an estimated 11 billion pounds.

但对于我们这些沉浸在现代生活中的人来说，我更愿意说它的宽度大约是一个标准橄榄球球场的两倍，重量估计为 110 亿磅。

The first third of the book explores how the Church, in the decades after 1789, dogmatically opposed modernity, while making practical accommodations to the changing societies in which its members lived.

这本书的前三分之一探讨了在1789之后的几十里，教会如何教条地反对现代，同时又在对教会成员所生活的不断变化的社会做出实际的调整。