So it's the moment where modern war, you could argue, begins.

因此可以说一战是现代战争的发端。

The computer, which has only recently become a common feature of most people's homes and offices, had its beginnings in the 1830's.

计算机，近来才成为多数人家和办公室的品，发端于1830。

The book's origins lie in his trilogy of " Ibis" novels, set in the thick of the opium trade in the 1830s.

这本书发端于他的三部曲小说《艾比斯》，故事发生在19世纪30代鸦片贸易的高期。

Like the markings on wood which are ingrained in the very heart of the tree, character requires time and nurture for growth and development.

就像木头的纹路发端于树木深邃的中心，品性的生长与发育也需要时间和滋。

This trend, which we believe is still in its infancy, effectively began with retailers and travel providers such as airlines and hotels and will no doubt go further.

我们认为，这种趋势已蓬勃发端于零售商和航空、酒店等旅游供应商，虽然还处于初始阶段，但无疑可以走得更远。

Leakey's excavations produced the oldest humanly made things anywhere in the world, and they demonstrated that not only human beings, but human culture, had begun in Africa. Our stone chopping tool was one of the ones that Leakey found.

李基(Leakey)发掘出的是全世界最古老的人造物，它们表明，不仅是人类，甚至于人类文明，皆发端于非洲。我们要介绍的打制石器就是李基(Leakey)挖掘的文物之一。