157、today K.K: [ ] IPA: [ ]
adv. 今天；现在 ★

A: I’m very busy today.
今天我特别忙。
B: What are you up to?
你忙什么呢？

A: It is more important today than ever before to learn English.
如今学英语比以前任何时候都重要。
B: That’s for sure. English gets more important every day.
那当然，英语变得日渐重要起来了。

A: More women have jobs today than in the past.
如今工作的妇女比以前多了。
B: Too bad, most women don’t earn equal pay for their work.
真糟糕，大部分妇女都不能就工作获得（与男人）同样的待遇。

Kim’s Note: This form of “today” is used to replace “nowadays” and “these days” in the most up-to-date English.
在最新的英语中，“today”的这种用法已经取代了“nowadays”和“these days”。