The period was eminently one of transition; and transition periods are always times of trial to all whose interests they affect.

那是一个极其动荡的过渡时期；而过渡时期总是会给所有利益相关者带来考验。

He was one of a numerous family, of whom he alone attained celebrity.

他出身于一个人丁兴旺的家族，而唯独他一人功成名就。