See

see: if a place or a period of time sees an event, the event happens in that place or during that time

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例句：

1) The last decade saw many technological advances, and the next few years will see more.

“see”是看见的意思，经常可以用来表示“目睹” “见证“，这时它的主语除了是人和物以外，还经常可以是时间或是地点，表示该时或该地发生什么事。这是英语中一种拟人化的修辞手法。

我们经常可以用 see 代替 witness。比如国庆假期间，许多人都出门旅游，这时我们就可以说：

2) The National Day holiday, or the Golden Week, saw a significant surge in tourism.

比如《中国好声音》中有许多非常出色的歌手，我们就可以说：

3) Sing! China has seen some very talented singers.

我们在描述图表时就可以用 see 表示数据的变化。最新一期的《经济学人》中在报道通用电气公司时也用到了saw：

That made for a welcome change from Jeffrey Immelt, his predecessor, whose 16-year tenure saw a dramatic decline in GE’s performance and profitability.

译：苹果公司在今年 9 月发布了新产品。

我的版本：This September saw Apple launch new products.

参考翻译：This September saw the launch of Apple’s new products.

场景：This Thursday saw the stock crash.