It has been called modern-day slavery.
人们称之为现代版的奴隶制度。
I mentioned Jewelry. Jewelry have been found in Mesopotamia and at archaeological sites in modern-day Pakistan.
我提到了珠宝。在美索不达米亚和现代巴基斯坦的考古遗址都发现了珠宝。
Or to help modern-day readers to understand something historical, maybe these writers think a familiar frame of reference is needed.
或者是为了帮助现代读者理解历史，也许这些作者认为，这需要一个为人所熟知的参考架构。
The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
当今的性感偶像已经取代了往昔过时的英雄形象。
Hall is angry at what he sees as a caricature of the training offered to modern-day social workers.
霍尔看到对当前社会工作者培训的夸张描述，感到很气愤。
Some historians call him "the father of modern-day engineering."
一些历史学家称他为“现代工程学之父”。
Without his machines with moving parts, we might not have modern-day robots.
如果没有他发明的带运动部件的机器，今天可能也不会有现代机器人的出现。
Some people say that the success of modern-day pub quizzes is caused by a board game from the 1980s, called Trivial Pursuit.
有人说，现代酒吧智力测试的成功是由于20世纪80年代的一种名为“打破砂锅问到底”的桌游。
The site's in modern-day Turkey, and who knows what the original inhabitants called it.
该遗址位于现代土耳其境内，谁知道最初的居民是怎么称呼它的呢。
"The Internet is the modern-day freak show," says Szymanski.
“网络就是现代的反常秀，”斯泽曼斯基说。
Now, I'm normally a cynic when it comes to modern-day miracles.
现在，当说到发生在现代的奇迹时，我通常都持怀疑态度。
Some experts say they are modern-day victims of an antiquated system.
一些专家说他们是一个古旧制度的现代牺牲者。
Such lobbying exposes a deep dispute about what the modern-day EU is for.
这样的游说也显示出了深层次的争议，这个现代的欧盟究竟在为谁说话。
Rare is the athlete who can radiate Olympian calm at a modern-day Olympic games.
在当代奥运会上，身上还能散发出奥林匹亚那份平静的运动员少之又少。
It lived between 20, 000 and 50, 000 years ago in what is modern-day Ireland.
这种棕熊居住在现在的爱尔兰，大约生存在20,000至50,000年前。
Modern-day offenders, whose numbers, sadly, are increasing, are not so lucky.
可悲的是，现在违反交规的人越来越多，而他们就没那么幸运了。
"Spend money and you'll be doing good" might, in fact, be a motto for modern-day Britain.
“花钱的同时您在做一件善举”事实上这有可能是当代英国人的座右铭。
The bases of the European revolts were the same as those in the modern-day Arab World.
现在，阿拉伯世界的民众进行反抗，其原因和当时欧洲的一样。
Modern-day fiat currencies mean that money supply is not restricted by the stock of gold.
如今的法定货币意味着货币供给并不受黄金储备量的限制。
Even in modern-day Japan, speaking one's mind or making an overt demand can lead to ostracization.
即便是在当代日本，谈论某人的想法或是公开提出要求都会受到排斥。
Of course, all these services and devices aren't solely to blame for our modern-day misadventures.
当然，现代人爱情生活的失败，不能完全归咎到这些服务和设备上。
Spicy Sichuan cuisine, acupuncture, and even some modern-day Chinese slang are smartly blended into the sequel.
辛辣的川菜，针灸，甚至是当代中国俚语都非常漂亮地融入这部续集中。
The wasps that created these shapes burrowed near dinosaur nests, and are very similar to modern-day wasps.
在恐龙巢穴旁挖地筑造出这些蜂巢的黄蜂跟现在的黄蜂非常相似。
A misunderstanding of evolutionary theory has given way to the idea that humans came from modern-day primates.
对进化理论的误解导致有一种观点认为人类起源于现代灵长类动物。
A misunderstanding of evolutionary theory has given way to the idea that humans came from modern-day primates.
对进化理论的误解导致有一种观点认为人类起源于现代灵长类动物。
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