1·Chemistry was par excellence the laboratory science of the early nineteenth century.
化学是19世纪初期最杰出的实验室科学。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a hobby.
然而，在20世纪早期，栽培花木成了一种爱好。
3·All four of these countries lagged considerably behind in the early nineteenth century.
这四个国家在19世纪早期都相当落后。
4·In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge.
在20世纪初，很少有东西比科学知识的承诺更吸引人的了。
5·Tea was relatively expensive until Britain started a direct trade with China in the early 18th century.
在18世纪早期英国与中国开始直接贸易之前，茶叶相对昂贵。
6·Since the early twentieth century, geophysicists have understood that the mantle churns and roils like a thick soup.
自二十世纪初以来，地球物理学家已经了解到地幔像浓汤一样搅动和翻滚。
7·Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century that his musical gift was fully recognized.
巴赫死于1750年，但直到19世纪早期，他的音乐天赋才充分得到赏识。
8·As he traveled through the homes of early 19th century nobility, Carême forged the new art of French gourmet food.
卡莱姆游历了19世纪早期贵族的家，并开创了法国美食这一新艺术。
9·In the early twentieth century, small magazines and the inventive graphics used on them created the face of the avant-guard.
在20世纪初，小型杂志和上面使用的有创意的图形创造了先锋派的面孔。
10·Milankovitch proposed in the early twentieth century that the ice ages were caused by variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
米兰科维奇在20世纪早期提出，冰河时代是由地球绕太阳运行轨道的变化引起的。