半世纪的

Francis Bacon, the 16th-century English philosopher, referred to science as a means to improve mankind's lot.

在过去的半个世纪里，中国在基础研究和技术创新方面取得了伟大的成就。

Nowadays gastronomy philosophy is prevailing and has become the life and moral beliefs that are widely worshipped.

20世纪后半叶以来，片面追求世俗欲望满足的享乐主义，从西方到东方已逐渐成为大众推崇的人生信条和道德信念。

However, in the ensuing half a century, this rather haughty point of view has evolved.

不过在接下来的半个世纪中，有个带着相当轻蔑意味的观点兴起。

It was pointed that intersexuality and polledness were controled by different genes, the half centruny standing problem on intersexual inheritance of goats has been solved.

研究指出，间性无角是由不同基因控制的，解决了近半个世纪来山羊间性遗传的争论问题。

Yet the story of economics over the past half century is, to a large degree, the story of a retreat from Keynesianism and a return to neoclassicism.

然而，在过去半个世纪里的经济学史，在很大程度上，就是一个从凯恩斯主义撤退和对新古典主义回归的经济学史。

Much is at stake for the LDP, which for half a century has been in near-continuous power.

这对于在近半个世纪以来几乎独揽日本政治大权的自民党来说将是一场生死攸关的考验。

In contrast to Fractal Geometry, a modern Math monster, is only no more than half century long.

而相对於碎形几何数学而言，这个被科学家戏称的现代怪物，发展至今也仅仅不到半个世纪，但根据记载最早的碎形图像之一，是由瑞典籍数学家凡。

Is it real or imaginary, this monster, which has been nicknamed Nessie, has collected a good 3000 sightings over the last 50 years?

真假姑且不论，这个昵称尼西的怪兽在过去的半个世纪中已经吸引了3000余名游客。

Obama introduced a recovery plan "equal to the task" that would be the largest public works spending program since the interstate highway system was build a half-century ago.

奥巴马介绍了一项"相当于任务"的复兴计划，那将成为半个世纪前修建州际公路系统以来最大的公共工程投资项目。

On Verb Reduplication in The Tale of Heroic Sons and Daughters

关于动词重叠VV的性质的争论持续了半个世纪，至今仍未达成共识。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！