modern，contemporary，current，recent，present，up-to-date
这些形容词均有“现代的、当代的”之意。
modern指现代或近代，时期可长可短；也可指新颖、时髦的。
contemporary仅指当今这个时代，不涉及任何过去的时代，但可表示不同的人或物存在于同一时代。
current指目前存在和发生的。
recent表示新近的，最近的，时间的长短依据所修饰的人或物而定。
present是这些词中语气最强的一个。指现在正发生、起作用的。
up-to-date一般用于非正式场合，指很时新、能反映当前的最新发展。
Contemporary art has taken a huge leap forward in the last five or six years.
当代艺术在过去五六年间突飞猛进。
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He gets huge pleasure from ballet and contemporary dance.
他从芭蕾和现代舞中得到极大的快乐。
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Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination.
当时的报道证实了他的勇气和决心。
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The museum contains 6,000 contemporary and modern artworks.
博物馆收藏了6,000件近现代艺术作品。
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an exhibition of work by contemporary British artists
当代英国画家作品展
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He claims that the laws are antiquated and have no contemporary relevance.
他声称这些法规过于陈旧,已没有任何现实意义.
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She is very much alive to contemporary issues.
她对当代的问题十分注意.
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This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。
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They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band.
他们所得到的待遇仍然与当代几乎所有其他英国乐队都不同。
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Contemporary photographs are juxtaposed with a sixteenth century, copper Portuguese mirror.
几幅当代照片和一面16世纪的葡萄牙铜镜并排摆在一起。
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Shakespeare was not contemporary with Dickens.
莎士比亚与狄更斯不是同时代的人.
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Dickens was contemporary with Thackeray.
狄更斯与萨克莱属于同一时代.
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The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.
电话和留声机是同一时代的产物.
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Contemporary cars are more streamlined than older ones.
当代轿车比旧时轿车更具流线型.
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John is a contemporary of mine.
约翰与我同龄.
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Local historians have reconstructed from contemporary descriptions how the hall may have looked in 1300.
根据同时期的描述,当地历史学家再现了1300年时这座礼堂的可能面貌.
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Marlowe was contemporary with Shakespeare.
马洛与莎士比亚是同时代的.
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Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.
不幸的是，经典的美国小说经常被用来作为批评当代英国作家的依据。
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Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.
当代非洲电影在活力和新颖性上颇足称道。
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He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.
他可能是当代戏剧界骂声最多的人。
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The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.
这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。
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Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best.
将对观众进行民意调查，询问他们在3部当代音乐作品中最喜欢哪一部。
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A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery.
一场关于当代雕塑的重要展览即将在波特兰美术馆开展。
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In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.
在当代西方社会，快速变化的时尚迎合了人们追求新奇和个性的需求。
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I had mentioned that I didn't really like contemporary music.
我说过，我其实并不喜欢当代音乐。
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Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values.
他们的婚姻在传统和现代价值观之间保持着微妙平衡。
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Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景，包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。
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She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston.
她给像惠特尼·休斯敦这样的人写了很多当代音乐作品。
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