That is a generalisation , as there have been effects since the silents in 1900.

那只是一种大概的说法，因为早在1900年，还是无声电影时代时就有特技了。

That is a generalisation, as there have been effects since the silents in 1900. But there was no special effects industry and effects-driven movies were rare.

那只是一种大概的说法，因为早在1900年，还是无声电影时代时就有特技了。但那时没有特技效果工业，而且使用特技的电影还很少。

That is a generalisation , as there have been effects since the silents in 1900. But there was no special effects industry and effects-driven movies were rare.

那只是一种大概的说法，因为早在1900年，还是无声电影时代时就有特技了。但那时没有特技效果工业，而且使用特技的电影还很少。

The silents bear no witness against themselves.

沉默者不会作出不利于自己的证言.

The veterans, born between 1922 and 1943, are known as the Greatest Generation, the matures, the silents.

出生于1922年和1943年之间的一代人也被人称作最伟大的一代，他们成熟又沉默。