1·It turns up in written English circa 1220 so it came with the French of the Norman Conquest which was built on Latin.
大约1220年它在书面英语中出现，它伴随着在诺尔曼征服中根植于拉丁文中的法语产生。
2·If Bruno had had the power to summon the future, his best shot at survival might have been to show his inquisitors the Web page of the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia, circa 2010.
如果布鲁诺能够召唤未来，他一定会在审判官面前打开大约2010年的系外行星百科全书的网页，这是他最大的生存机会。
3·It gained in popularity when a pock-marked woman who lived near the Wanfu Bridge opened and ran a restaurant there, circa the 19th century.
它的渊源可以追溯到大约19世纪，那时在成都的万福桥边，有一个脸上长着麻子的婆婆，开了一家饭馆。
4·But even modest pieces, like a collection of five maps, circa 1720, that had been expected to go for perhaps $150, ending up fetching $2, 960.
就连一些并不贵重的物品，如一部大约1720年包含5张地图的地图集，期望售价约为150美元，最终却得到了2 960美元的拍卖价。
5·I check the files: There's a circa-1984 tortoise-related pids from a base in Oklahoma.
我翻了下档案：大约在1984年左右，俄克拉荷马州的某个军事基地搞过一次有关乌龟的信息发布会。
1·As a timepiece, it's comparable to digital watches circa 1978: the screen is usually in a black, juice-conserving state, so to check the time you need to press the power button.
作为一个计时器，它和1978年左右的电子表差不多：屏幕平时是黑的，好像在保存果汁一样，所以你需要按下电源按钮才能查看时间。
2·These acts and edicts sound farcical, yes, but no more so than the actual events in Washington, circa 2008.
的确，这些法律法规都十分的滑稽可笑，但这一切都无法与发生在2008年左右华盛顿的真实事件相比。