现代史的英文：
contemporary history

outlive one's contemporaries
比同时代的人长寿

This second event was contemporary with the first.
第二个事件和第一个事件发生在同一时代。

The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary inventions.
电话和留声机是同一时代的发明。

Do you agree with the contemporary queer culture?
你赞同当代同性恋文化吗？

You need a global vision of contemporary societies.
你们需要一种对当代社会的总体看法。

history of Libya
利比亚历史

History is contingent.
历史是偶然的。

The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of government power.
自由的历史是限制政府权力的历史。

The history instructor was a retired minister.
那位历史教师是个退休的牧师。

History repeats itself
历史往往重演