One of today's best language learning tools, Lewis says, is the Internet specifically video chats like Skype.

That means an MBA qualification has become somewhat debased: years ago it was rare and highly regarded; now you wonder about quality thresholds at many institutions.

这意味着mba文凭已有些贬值：数年前，这纸证书仍很稀罕，颇受好评；而现如今，你会对许多机构的质量标准感到困惑。

These days, the spirit of in-jokes and whimsy lives on, but it has moved to new addresses: video games and movies& especially movies on DVD.

现如今，玩笑和搞怪精神犹在，但我们更多的是在电子游戏和电影DVD中见到这些彩蛋。

Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.

1981年到1986年间适龄工作人口增长了100万，而现如今该人口数却几乎没有增长。

Tougher sentences are being handed down these days

现如今宣判的裁决比以前严厉了。

It can except that the research results can be applied into the fields of LBS, which improve the practicability of the products.

可以预期地是，本论文的研究成果可以应用在现如今LBS（基于位置服务）的领域内，提高产品的实用性。

Among the latter was Sir Richard Branson, a British entrepreneur who wrote in a blog post that the decision was "a backwards step in an age when remote working is easier and more effective than ever."

英国企业家理查德·布兰森爵士（Sir Richard Branson）就是批评者之一，他在一篇博客中写道，该决定“对当今时代而言是一种倒退。现如今，远程工作更方便，工作效率也比以往要高”。

Widely. As we all know, Flash memory [ 1], as the most full-blown non-volatilization semiconductor memory, is used most widely.

Flash Memory（快闪存储器[1]）作为现如今最成熟的非挥发性半导体存储器已成为应用最广泛的存储器之一。

Now, the real-time database ( RTDB) has been more and more widely used, it must maintain object consistency constraints and to ensure every request reach the time limit prescribed by the system.

现如今实时数据库（RTDB）已获得越来越广泛的应用，实时数据库必须保持数据对象的一致性约束和保证每一个请求到达系统所规定的时间限制。

Currently, kinds of target network selection schemes with QoS indexes are piled. Though it does some improvement on handover accuracy, massive calculation is not beneficial to energy-limited terminals.

现如今各种根据QoS指标选择目标网络的方案层出不穷，虽然切换的准度有所提高，但大量的计算对电源有限的移动终端是不利的。

Armani Group will today launch an e-commerce site for its Emporio Armani brand in China as the luxury goods sector seeks to extend its appeal among the fastest-growing consumers of high-end wares.

阿玛尼集团（Armani Group）今日将在中国为其EMPORIO ARMANI品牌推出一个电子商务网站。现如今，奢侈品行业正寻求扩大对增长最为迅速的中国高端商品消费者的影响力。

Nowadays, with the development of computer technology, the Internet is everywhere.

现如今，随着计算机技术的不断发展，Internet网络已无处不在。

As the central part of the next-generation mobile communications, the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing ( OFDM) technology has been widely applied to wireless network.

作为高传输速率的正交频分复用（Orthogonal Frequency division Multiplexing，OFDM）技术现如今被广泛应用到无线网络中，也是下一代移动通信的核心部分。

With the restructuring of the telecommunications industry and 3G era is coming, now Telecom, Unicom, Mobile, three companies have become full-service telecommunications operators.

随着电信行业的重组，3G时代的到来，现如今电信公司、联通公司、移动公司三家都已经成为全业务的电信运营商。

While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed.

虽然和二三十年前比，现如今男性和女性在职场上享有更大的平等，但大多数人认为还需要更多的改变。

Based on these characteristics, the chemistry of carbon dioxide has attracted much attention from the whole world. Recently, it is the main strategy to realize efficient carbon dioxide capture and conversion via chemical technologies.

基于这些特点，CO2化学已经吸引了全世界越来越多的关注，通过化学技术实现碳的捕获和高效转化是现如今研究利用CO2的主要途径。

Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date.

现如今，科学家们把这个古老的智慧进行了更新。

Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.

现如今甚至有些大公司也濒临破产。

Nowadays, Holi is celebrated as a social event in many parts of the world.

现如今，世界很多地区都会把侯丽节当作一个社交文化活动来共同参与庆祝。

Today, he runs a sprawling empire of more than 32 companies grouped under Serge Pun& Associates, which includes interests in banking, property development, agribusiness, medical services and vehicle distribution.

现如今，潘继泽经营着一个规模庞大的商业帝国恒泽集团（Serge Pun Associates），旗下拥有32家公司，业务领域包括银行、房地产开发、农业综合经营、医疗服务以及汽车分销等等。

'Shoddy workmanship these days,' he remarked. 'No matter, it will still bear my weight.'

“现如今的做工实在是差劲，”他说，“无所谓了，好歹还撑得住我的体重。”