50 years after the invention of the printing press印刷机发明五十年后

The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.纺车是中国的一项发明。

Writing was the most revolutionary of all human inventions.书写是人类最具革命性的一项创造。

It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention.推销他的新发明是件挺不容易的事情。

Generations of readers have delighted in his wonderful powers of invention.一代又一代的读者都喜欢他非同寻常的创造力。

The whole thing was an invention of a New York newspaper.整件事情都是纽约一家报纸捏造出来的。

The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was pure invention.这个故事的确招人喜欢, 但它完全是虚构的。