The runaway success of The Pickwick Papers, as it is generally known today, secured Dickens's fame.
如今举世闻名的《匹克威克外传》的巨大成功使狄更斯声名鹊起。
The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: today it's as important to be "successful" in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business.
成功神话甚至已经侵入了我们的人际关系：今天，在婚姻或为人父母中取得“成功”和在事业中取得成功一样重要。
As a niche in the field of marketing as we know it today, however, its history is more recent.
然而，像今天我们知晓的这样在市场营销学领域占有一席之地还是最近的事。
Normally it makes sense to choose a greater amount of money immediately than less in the future, as the value of a dollar is worth more today than it is tomorrow.
对于立即兑现且数额更多的资金以及尚需等待且数额更少的资金，通常人们会选择前者，这是有道理的。因为今天的美元比明天更值钱。
Today, biologists no longer think of Dictyostelium as an embryo: It is more like a society of amoebas that come together for a common cause, for which some will sacrifice themselves.
今天，生物学家不再把盘基网柄菌视为一个胚胎：它更像为了共同的事业聚集起来的一群阿米巴原虫，为了这份事业一些甚至甘愿牺牲自己。
It has become usual to think of Detroit as again not meant for people, though today the culprit is not belching industry but its absence.
再一次，人们习惯认为底特律不适宜居住，虽然今天的罪魁祸首不是吞云吐雾的工业，而是因为工业的缺失。
If this requires teams of supervisors to camp inside Banks, as is the case today in Spain, so be it.
如果这要求监管团队住在银行，就像如今西班牙的情况一样，就住在那吧。
As a perfect example of Regency London, it has been featured in poetry, photo shoots, and music videos, but today it is threatened by construction.
作为伦敦摄政的完美范例，它已被收录在诗歌，摄影，和音乐影片中，但今天它却受到再度建设的威胁。
Competition today is as much about slowing a rate of decline as it is about expanding.
如今的竞争更多的是比资产减少的速度，而不再是扩张的速度。
As for design, it is a fiction thatapps run circles around HTML from a functional and UI point of view. As popularas apps are today, browsers are closingthe gap.
至于设计，从功能和用户界面的观点看，应用环绕HTML运行纯属虚构。今天和应用一样流行的浏览器正在弥补差距。
It is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love.
如今它被人们作为情侣的节日来庆祝，相爱的人之间互赠糖果、鲜花或其他礼物。
She added: “That has not been thought of as the mission of business schools, but it is in the emerging world of today.
她还补充道：”这虽然并不是商学院的核心任务，但却是当今世界所亟需的。
Today it is the success of smart-phones and devices known as "dongles", which connect laptops to mobile networks.
如今智能手机和把笔记本电脑连接到移动网络的“软件狗”取得了很大的成功。
Let's begin by clarifying the specific definition of 'nanotechnology' as it is used in our scenarios, as compared to the broad and diverse field of 'nanotechnology' that exists today.
与目前存在的宽泛多样的“纳米技术”领域相比较，首先让我们澄清一下“纳米技术”在本系列文章中的具体定义。
Ballet dancing, as we know it today, is a result of influences from many countries.
今天我们所知道的芭蕾舞，是许多国家影响下的产物。
Even if we could freeze-frame the atmosphere as it is today, sea levels would still rise by 25 metres, says the latest study into the effects of climate change on melting ice sheets.
一份关于气候变化影响冰盖融化的最新研究宣称，即使我们能让大气层一直维持在现今的状态，海平面仍将上升25米。
Up in the cloud there will be a body of data for each individual that will accompany them through life, he explains, and it will not be tied to any particular device, as it is today.
云上将会有一个伴随每个人终其一生的数据主体，他解释说，而这个主体不会像现在这样绑定在单一设备上。
Today, it is the Straits of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s oil is carried, that has acquired the same strategic importance as the Hellespont had for the Athenians.
今天，就像海勒斯波特海峡之于雅典人，作为世界多数石油运输的必经之地–霍尔木兹海峡海峡拥有同等战略地位。
The collapse of the auction-rate security market doesn't reflect newly discovered problems with the borrowers: the Port Authority is as financially sound today as it was a month ago.
拍卖利率债券市场的崩溃并未反映借贷者所面临的最新问题：港务局今天的财务状况仍然像一个月前那样健康。
In addition, the existing capacity also needs refurbishment because, as it stands today, a quarter of Africa's installed power generation capacity is not operational.
此外，需要对现有发电设备进行更新改造，因为目前非洲有四分之一的装机容量并未投入运营。
Plus the web as we know it today is full of manual steps, such as visiting websites and searching for information.
另外，今天我们熟知的互联网到处充斥了手动的操作，像访问网站，搜索信息。
And the same thing was happening throughout Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union, where migration of workers is just as much of a phenomenon today as it was in 2002.
与此同时，整个东欧地区以及前苏联各国也出现了类似的情况。如今，这些地区和国家的劳动力迁移现象同2002年一样普遍。
The custard tart is regarded as one of Britain's traditional dishes. It remained a favourite over the centuries and is just as popular today.
蛋挞是公认的英国传统美食之一，几百年来一直深得人们的喜爱，直到今天仍然广受欢迎。
The good news for you readers is that the book is as valid and current today as it was 20 years ago. The only thing that needs updating are some of the examples.
对于我亲爱的读者来说，好消息是，这本书在今天与在20年前同样有效，需要更新的仅仅是一些事例。
OLAP reporting is so popular today that it is widely used as the basis for presenting the power of data warehouse solutions to customers.
OLAP报告在当今非常流行，它广泛地用作向顾客提供数据仓库解决方案的基础。
But today, Mr Yapias says ruefully, it is the Mexicans and Chicanos (American citizens of Mexican ancestry), as well as other Latinos such as himself (born in Peru), who tend to be asked for papers.
但是今天，亚皮阿斯先生懊恼地说，墨西哥人和奇卡诺人(墨西哥裔美国公民)以及其他拉丁美洲人例如他自己(出生于秘鲁)，会被要求查看证件。
While it was once a shameful admission to have a convict ancestor, today it is more likely to be seen as a badge of honour.
以往，要承认自家先人犯过罪纵然是一件丑事，但在今天则有可能被视为一种褒奖。
While it was once a shameful admission to have a convict ancestor, today it is more likely to be seen as a badge of honour.
以往，要承认自家先人犯过罪纵然是一件丑事，但在今天则有可能被视为一种褒奖。
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