当代通常意义上所指的当代，是对人类发展历史时间段的一个定性界定。从全球来看，当代应该是指以第三次世界科技革命为标志以后的时期延续至今后。那么，你知道爸爸的英文怎么说吗?

当代的英文释义：

the present age

the contemporary era

previous generation

当代的英文例句：

她算是当代最有才华的一位作曲家。

She counts among the most gifted of the current generation of composers.

他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。

He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.

他是当代最有才智的人。

He is one of the greatest minds of the age.

当代英语怎么说

教皇在当代社会没有世俗方面的权利。

The Pope has no temporal power in modern society.

电子音乐已成为当代音乐不可分割的一个重要组成部分，上海音乐学院电子音乐工程系所邀请的三位外籍电子音乐作曲家和他们的讲座以及他们的一场电子音乐音乐会都将为我们的音乐周增添绚丽的当代色彩。

Electro music has become one of indiscerptible parts in modern music.

当代了不起的学者怎麽会是个软脚兔呢?

How can an admirable contemporary scholar be a weakling?

他是一位当代俊哲。

He is a talented and wise man of our time.

当代艺术家鄙视因循守旧和没有创造性的东西。

The temporary artists despise the crusted and uncreative works.

当代环境法的价值定位于可持续发展。

The actual value orientation of environmental law is sustainable development.

女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。

The ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day.

他把大多数当代作家写的小说贬得一无是处。

He rubbished most of the novels written by contemporary writers.

这位教授了解当代美国的文学动向。

The professor has posted himself up on the modern American literature.

中国当代雕刻工艺师沈为众雕刻的象牙佛像是世界上最小的雕刻。 这个象牙佛像只有一粒米的五分之四大。

The ivory Buddha carved by Shen Weizhong, a contemporary Chinese sculptor,is the world's smallest piece of sculpture, its size being just four-fifths that of agrain of rice.

如果不是过去音乐的影响，就不会有我们现在流行的当代音乐。

Contemporary music would not be what it is if not for the influences of the past.

因为有很多当代的服装是受到经典服装式样的启发，所以你必须保证你将要购买的一套衣服确实是经典服装。

With so much modern clothing that is "inspired" by vintage styles, you will want to be sure you are about to purchase an authentic piece of vintage clothing.

但我们都知道，不是吗?最当代的,政治科学家倾向于是自由主义者,其价值观是自由主义的价值观。

But we all know do we not that most contemporary political scientists tend to beliberals. Their values are liberal values.

我赞同这种的看法：当代社会的民族文化不可能在自我封闭的状态下得到发展。

I’m with the view that in this modern world, the culture of any nation cannotdevelop in isolation.

这导出一个问题，当代政治科学,与自由主义的关系仅是偶然,或之间，有些本质的,一些必然的,连结介于两者之间。

This raises a question. Whether the relation between contemporary politicalscience and liberalism is merely accidental or whether there is some intrinsicsome necessary connection between them.

最后他创立了自己的广告公司和一本关于当代艺术的杂志，还在上海开了一家艺廊。

He eventually founded his own advertising firm as well as a journal forcontemporary arts, and he opened a gallery in Shanghai.

从当代的角度来看这一冲突，《鸦片战争》一书认为，一个亚洲的超级大国在与西方的贸易关系中仍然疑虑重重。

By looking at the conflict from a contemporary viewpoint, “The Opium War” offers insight into an Asian superpower still uneasy with its trade relations with the West.

当代诗人将自己的作品捐献给图书馆或学校。

Donate poetry books by contemporary poets to your library or school.

数年前，我曾与两位朋友在一起探讨音乐，其中之一是当代著名作曲家。

Some years ago, I was discussing music with two friends, one of them adistinguished contemporary composer.

鉴于大多数人只读当代的材料，阅读旧材料就变成了一种优势。古登堡计划拥有大量的旧的电子书，可以免费下载。

Since most people read only the contemporary resources, reading old resourcesis an advantage. Project Gutenberg has tons of old e-books you can downloadfor free.

这是一本当代经济学的入门读物，最近出的适合甚少或没有领域数学知识(哥德尔不会放过你)的读者的书籍中的一本。

It is a primer on modern economics and one of a number of recent books suitable for those with little or no background in the subject (or, Godel forbid) inmathematics.

如同影片中的这位妇女，许多当代暴行的受害者在北美或欧洲寻求避难——而迫害他们的人也与其殊途同归。

Like the woman in the film, many victims of modern-day atrocities have soughtasylum in North America or Europe -- and so have their persecutors.

这幅图刻画了一个当代中国家庭典型的“小皇帝”。

This drawing depicts a typical “little emperor” of a contemporary Chinese family.

阿德里安说，“如果有人不相信他们所看到的，那么就达到了我创作艺术的目的，艺术就是要给人一种奇迹和魔力的感觉，而现在很多当代艺术都已经丧失了这种感觉。”

If people disbelieve what they are seeing, it means I have achieved my aim ofcreating art that has a sense of wonder and magic, which I think a lot ofcontemporary art nowadays is lacking.

在当代的美国总统中，这三位前总统积极支持将在海外维持和拓展民主与自由作为美国外交政策的确定原则。

They are the most consequential advocates among modern presidents for thepreservation and extension of democracy and freedom abroad as a definingprinciple of American foreign policy.

当代有一种艺术表现形式，几乎是专门致力于刻画“快乐”的，究竟是什么呢?

After all, what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness?

对我来说，这个提出了在当代政治中最大和最具有挑战的问题。

For me, this raises the biggest and most challenging question in modern politics.