By the middle of the sixteenth century, financiers and traders commonly accepted bills of exchange in place of gold or silver for other goods.

到了16世纪中叶，金融家和商人普遍接受汇票来代替黄金或白银进行商品交换。

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In the sixteenth century, the first real newspaper appeared.

在16世纪，第一份真正的报纸出现了。

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For centuries one important ingredient was missing—the first tomatoes were not brought to Europe until the sixteenth century, from South America.

几世纪以来，一种重要的佐料却找不到了——第一批西红柿直到16世纪才从南美洲传到欧洲。

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The Punch and Judy tradition of puppet shows has its roots in the sixteenth century Italian Commedia dell'Arte theater.

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During the sixteenth century, the peacetime armies of the Continental Powers were about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers--very, very little.

6世纪时,欧洲大陆上的强国,和平时期的军队数量很少,大约一万到两万人

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No. Everybody's been using that, sort of since time immemorial or at least since the sixteenth century.

不，每个人都在用它，这个进程可能可以追溯到太古时期，不过至少16世纪。

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Excavations have revealed that the earliest remains in Miletus date from the second half of the sixteenth century B.

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Finally painted over in the sixteenth century, it has left an indelible memory in my consciousness and that of Prague.

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Built for Sultan Selim II in the sixteenth century, it has withstood numerous earthquakes and can accommodate more than five thousand kneeling worshippers.

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