Last year, the economy contracted by 3.8 percent. It was the worst performance in generations.

去，西经济收缩了3.8%。是历以来的最差表现。

To protect our people, the ancient chiefs forbid voyaging.

为了族的安全，历酋长都下令禁止航海。

This it is that has made it so loved of all generations.

这也是云雀备历们追捧的缘故。

This problem had been so complicated that philosophers had gone around puzzling over it for generations.

这个问题非常复杂，历的哲学家都为它绞尽脑汁。

Photographs released by the Jordanian Royal Court showed the royal family praying at the shrines of previous kings.

约旦王室公布的照片显示王室在祭奠历国王的神殿中祈祷。

With the technique improved by generations of craftsmen, today's eggshell porcelain can be made as thin as paper and gauze.

历德化工不断对“薄胎技艺”进行挖掘、改进、发展，时至今日，依托这一技艺烧制而成的瓷器艺术作品可以薄如纸纱。

And the Kings and great men, hating both the sea and the wood, partly believe these stories, and partly encourage them.

历国王和那些大们，一部分相信这些故事，一部分鼓励这些传说，憎恨那片海和森林。

King Charles is expected to sit upon his coronation chair, which has been used by monarchs for more than 700 years.

查尔斯国王预计将坐在加冕椅上，这把加冕椅已被历君主使用了700多。

This case features pendants of esteemed family members through the ages.

这款手机壳饰有历尊敬的家庭成员的吊坠。

Like the construction of great churches through the ages, this project takes many lifetimes.

就像历建造伟大的教堂一样， 这个项目需要许多的一生。

It was presidential allergies through the ages.

这是历总统都存在的过敏症。

We are a  tapestry woven from the blood of generations past.

我们犹如一幅由历先祖之血编织而成的锦绣画卷。

" In ages" means in a long time.

“历” 的意思是很久以前。

I just thought, she stands out among the best people of all time.

我只是觉得，她在历杰出物中尤为突出。

Kind of like First and Second Kings, First and Second Chronicles.

有点像《列王纪上》和《列王纪下》，以及《历志上》和《历志下》。

All of my ancestors worked at the same factory.

我的历先都曾在同一家工厂工作。

I was seeking counsel from the great kings.

我正在寻求历国王对我的指示。

That is a gift from the ages.

那是历的恩赐。

According to the immemorial usage of waiters in all ages.

根据历侍者自古以来的用法。

What crimes have the former rulers of Jin committed?

晋朝历统治者犯了什么罪？