代的用法和样例：
例句
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世代居住在城市里使他们磨练了才智。
Generations of urban living sharpened their wits. -
他被公认为现代最杰出的作家之一。
He is generally rated as one of the best modern writers. -
我们应该对下一代负责。
We should be responsible for the generation as yet unborn. -
我们必须为子孙后代保护森林资源。
We must conserve our forests and woodlands for future generations. -
我们这一代人的所作所为和我父亲的那一代人不同。
My generation behaves differently from my father's. -
他们的理想往往招致同时代人的误解。
Their visionary ideas are often misunderstood by their own generation. -
我们用电脑取代了老式的加法计算器。
We've replaced the old adding machine with a computer. -
水不是酒的适当代用品。
Water is not a proper substitute for wine.
