Edison's lab tested carbonized filaments made from plants as diverse as baywood, boxwood, hickory, cedar, flax and bamboo.

爱迪生的实验室测试了取材于不同植物的碳化灯丝，有月桂，黄杨木，胡桃木，雪松，亚麻和竹子。

One person might win it in chemistry because the disciplines weren't as diverse as they are today.

一个人可能会在化学上获奖，因为当时的学科不像今天这样多样化。

America's DAMS are as diverse as the waterways they block.

美国的水坝和它拦截的河道一样多种多样。

In a country as diverse as South Africa, all this is to be expected.

在一个像南非这条丰富多彩的国家里，所有这些都是可预料的。

The program deals with subjects as diverse as pop music and Beijing Opera.

节目涉及从流行音乐到京剧这样形形色色的题材。