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1) he wrote in a humorous essay titled "The Awful German Language" after a visit to imperial Germany in the 1880s.
在这里in the 1880s 该翻译成1880年还是19世纪80年代。为啥是1880s 而不是1880？

2) 1880s 是强调的visit 的时间？ 还是写散文的时间？

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1) The “1880s” means “19世纪80年代”。The author used 1880s to tell you a period, rather than a specific time.
2) The time is mostly the “time of visit”, although it is hard to make the conclusion based on the limited information provided.

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