| 1. | The science of electrostatics is ancient, yet novel .
静电学这门科学是悠久的，但又是崭新的。 |
| 2. | It grew on a venerable and venerated family tree .
它长在一棵历史悠久、受人尊敬的“家族树”上。 |
| 3. | It is an ancient center of culture, scholarship, and poetry .
这是一个历史悠久的文化、学术和诗歌的发祥地。 |
| 4. | The former is backed up by a long and resilient classical tradition .
前者有悠久而富有弹性的古典传统作后盾。 |
| 5. | The ancient liberties and traditions of your country will be restored .
你们国家具有悠久历史的自由与传统也将得到恢复。 |
| 6. | The histories of the europeans are too long, their interests too diverse .
欧洲人的历史太悠久，他们的利害关系太相互悬殊。 |
| 7. | His family is as old as the hills, and infinitely more respectable .
他那古老的门阀世家，历史悠久，名望却比山岳还要高得多。 |
| 8. | The tournament of roses is the oldest and largest of the new year's pageant .
玫瑰花赛会是历史最悠久，规模最宏大的新年庆典。 |
| 9. | He had been elected a member of the royal society, britain's oldest scientific body .
他被选进皇家学会英国历史最悠久的科学团体。 |
| 10. | China's past is distinguished by more than longevity, resiliency, and culture .
中国的过去不仅以历史悠久，富有韧性和文化灿烂而著称。 |
