名词 generation:

1. all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

2. group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

3. the normal time between successive generations

4. a stage of technological development or innovation

5. a coming into being

6. the production of heat or electricity

7. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.

这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。

generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.

一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。

generations of adults and children have delighted in the story.

一代又一代的成年人和儿童都很喜欢这个故事。

The house had belonged to her family for three or four generations.

这套房子归她们家有三四代人了。

They will affect generations of Britons still unborn.

他们将会影响还未出世的好几代英国人。

These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations.

这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.

The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.

这片土地经过了几代人的集约耕作.

That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.

那家已经经营五金生意五代了.

My family has been engaged in farming for generations.

我家几代都从事农业.

This heirloom has been handed for several generations.

此项产业已经数代相传了.

Four generations live under one roof.

四世同堂.

His has been a peasant familly for generations.

他家几辈子都是农民.

To our minds, capital construction is a fundamental task crucial for generations to come.

在我们看来, 基本建设是百年大计.

In the process of their careful watching and recording the celestial movements the Chinese provided valuable and interesting information for succeeding generations.

古代中国人在仔细观察、认真记录天体运动的过程里，为后代留下了宝贵而又有趣的资料。

Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time.

比起上几辈人，我们有更多机会享受生活。