The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, " is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication...It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption" .

小说兼批评蒂姆·帕克斯写道：“当代人的心理极其倾向于交流… … 并不仅仅是说你被打扰了，而是你实际上很容易被打扰。

To overcome the perils of the present and to achieve the promise of the future, we must begin with the wisdom of the past.

要想克服当代的恐惧，实现未来的愿景，我们首先必须师法故智。

And it does something else, that is quite hard to find sometimes amidst the self-conscious witticisms and poses and intellectualism of contemporary art, it does not hold its nose at the idea of beauty.

它的另一个特点 在大多数当代艺术忸怩的戏谑与姿态和理智主义中显得与众不同 它并没有对美的概念嗤之以鼻。

By contrast the recent happy photographs of four generations of the Royal Family together suggest the sort of continuities the frenzy of modern politics can never supply.

与之对比，最近皇室族四世同堂的温馨影也象征着一种当代近乎疯狂的政坛所不可企及的。

It's also an unlikely place to find contemporary art.

这也是一个不太可能发现当代艺术的地方。

Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim to make contributions to society.

一些当代广告的主要目的使为社会做贡献。

Part of the problem stems from contemporary employment.

孤独这个问题部分源于当代的就业环境。

Those and other factors have endeared him to a wider, contemporary public.

上述等因素使达·芬奇受到更广泛的当代公众的喜爱。

Such materialist tastes, however incongruous in a country where more than a quarter of young children are chronically malnourished, appear to reflect a changing reality in North Korea.

尽管在这个有四分之一以上的儿童长期营养不良的国显得格格不入，这样的享乐主义风气，仍旧映射出当代朝鲜社会格局的变迁。

The one-hundred-thousand-piece collection at LACMA houses works that span the ages, from the classical periods through the edgiest street art.

馆中珍藏的作品多达十万件，包含各时代的收藏，从古典时期到当代最前卫的街头艺术，应有尽有。

The Singapore National Museum is a great place to start, as it covers a variety of topics, from the country's early history to its vibrant contemporary art scene.

新加坡国立博物馆是一个很好的出发地，因为它涵盖了从新加坡早期历史时代到充满活力的当代艺术时代的各种主题。

So researchers are hoping to learn more about the region's history from the modern discovery.

因此研究者希望借助当代的发现了解该地区更多的历史。

But today I want to begin looking at some contemporary, experimental designs for housing.

但是今天我想介绍一些当代的房屋实验设计。

French President Emmanuel Macron suggested that something contemporary could be included but critics say the rebuild needs to be true to the cathedral's history.

法国总统Emmanuel Macron建议，可以包括一些当代的东西，但批评人士说，重建需要真实的大教堂的历史。

They are no thicker than about one or two stories in a modern day building.

他们和比当代建筑的一层或者两层相比不是很厚。

Questions have been raised about the relevance of the monarchy in today's modern U.K.

人们对君主制在当代英国的现实意义提出了质疑。

The press, books, and television keep showing us the faults of the public figures who could become today's stars, until we lose faith and start looking for defects in any person who seems worthy of respect.

报刊、书籍、电视不断地将那些有可能成为当代明显的知名人士的缺点给我们看，直到我们失去信念，开始在每一个似乎值得尊敬的人身上挑毛病。

Maybe you've heard the contemporary version of Thatcher's dictum.

也许你听过撒切尔名言的当代版本。

No drink reflects the story of modern China better, from winning awards to easing international relations, from antique auctions to contemporary cocktails.

没有哪种饮品比茅台能更好地反映当代中国文化故事的了，从获奖到缓和国际关系，从古董拍卖到当代鸡尾酒的调配，各个领域茅台酒都发挥着重要的作用。

Here, you can get a feel of the energy surrounding Accra's buzzing contemporary art scene.

在这里，你可以受到阿克拉嗡嗡作响的当代艺术现场的能量。