I 'm not quite there yet and neither are most of my contemporaries .

我还没真到那种程度，我的多数同龄人也没有。

But his contemporaries , especially curious foreigners , had a different view of him .

但他的同龄人，特别是那些好奇的外国人，对他却有不同的看法。

They are contemporaries of the generation of feminists who waged war against the beauty culture , leaving unshaved legs and allegedly burned bras in their wake .

他们是那代对美貌文化宣战、不刮腿毛、据说烧掉胸罩的女性主义者的同辈人。

Yet what impressed me most about her satisfaction was how it contrasted with the dissatisfaction of almost all my other contemporaries .

不过，她的满足感给我留下印象最深刻的地方在于，这与几乎所有其他同龄人的不满足形成了非常鲜明的对比。

But if you 're 50-something and out to impress your contemporaries , you 'll need to set your sights rather higher .

但，如果你已过知天命之年，并且想要给你的同龄人留下深刻印象，那么你需要更出众些。