1、It took a quarter－century to recover lost ground
此后用了25年時間股市才漸漸恢復元氣。

2、Over the following quarter-century he became known as the most versatile author of his time.
在之后接下來的二十五年里，他成為那個時代眾所周知最多才多藝與薪酬最高的作家。

3、It took a quarter－century to recover lost ground.
此后用了25年時間股市才漸漸恢復元氣。

4、It therefore seems prudent to ask: Will the next quarter-century be as peaceful as the last?
因此需要審慎地問一下：下一個四分之一世紀還會如過去一樣的和平么？