十九世纪中叶以后,沿海城市逐渐成为技术、资本和新思想交汇的前沿。Shíjiǔ shìjì zhōngyè yǐhòu, yánhǎi chéngshì zhújiàn chéngwéi jìshù, zīběn hé xīn sīxiǎng jiāohuì de qiányán.After the mid-nineteenth century, coastal cities gradually became frontiers where technology, capital, and new ideas converged.
这家剧院建于二十世纪中叶,至今仍很受欢迎。Zhè jiā jùyuàn jiàn yú èrshí shìjì zhōngyè, zhìjīn réng hěn shòu huānyíng.This theater was built in the mid-twentieth century and is still very popular.
这座古城在明朝中叶成为重要的商业中心。Zhè zuò gǔchéng zài Míngcháo zhōngyè chéngwéi zhòngyào de shāngyè zhōngxīn.This ancient city became an important commercial center in the mid-Ming dynasty.