An increasing number of plays are now being signed.

Houses in the village are now too pricey for local people to afford.

如今该村庄的房价太高，当地人根本买不起。

There are now only two tax brackets ─ 22% and 40%.

现在纳税收入只有两个纳税档次：22%和40%。

Social technologies are now a central part of everyday life and work.

现如今，社交技术已经成为日常生活与工作的核心。

Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow.

农民让土地休耕现在得到了回报。

Our products are now traded worldwide.

我们的产品现在销往世界各地。

She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed.

过去她为我工作，而现在我们的地位对调了。

We are now operating at a loss.

我们现在是亏本经营。

The Roman remains are now covered over by office buildings.

这些罗马遗址现已被栋栋办公大楼完全遮住。

We're left with the central banking institutions that are now functioning without convertibility to gold.

我们现在与那些，现如今运行时没有金子转换功能，的中央银行机构打交道。

We are now within range of enemy fire.

我们现在处于敌人的火力射程以内。

The team are now just six points adrift of the leaders.

现在该队得分比领先的队只落后六分。

Some birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare.

有些曾经随处可见的鸟类现在日益稀少。

The Democrats are now in government in the US.

美国目前是民主党人执政。

Detectives are now faced with the task of identifying the body.

侦探现在面临辨认尸体这项任务。

Several football clubs are now quoted on the Stock Exchange.

目前有几家足球俱乐部在股票交易所上市。

Her fits are now controlled by drugs.

她的病现已用药物控制，没有发作。

Only 10% of the population are now practising Christians.

现在仅有10%的人口是虔诚的基督教教徒。

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

刘易斯说，现如今学习语言最好的工具是互联网，特别是像Skype这类网络视频聊天工具。

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。