In the late Seventies, things had to be new, modern, revolutionary.
在20世纪70年代末，一切都得新奇、现代、有创意。
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Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international languages.
表情符号自上世纪90年代末发明以来，已经成为一种现代国际语言。
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Modern dance evolved in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, and in most cases, audiences were very receptive to this radical new type of performing art.