2.具体描述现象现

　　(1)Nowadays , we can easlly find all kinds of computers everywhere , especially in large cities .
　　现在，我们随处都可以很容易地找到各种各样的计算机，尤其是在大城市。

　　(2)In the old days only national leaders visited foreign countries . Nowadays mutual visits between nations have been extended to the provincial or municipal level .
　　过去只有国家领导人之间会互访，现在国家间的互访已经扩展到省、市级别。

　　(3)Grain , which used to be the main food of most people in China , is now playing a less important role in people's diet .
　　谷物过去是中国大多数人的主要食物，如今在人们的饮食结构中所占的地位正在下降。

　　(4)On the other hand , the consumption of high-nutrition food such as milk and meat has increased rapidly .
　　另一方面，人们对牛奶、肉类高营养食物的消费却迅速增加。

　　(5)Sports are so popular on campus that they have become an indispensable part of college education .
　　体育运动在校园里非常受欢迎，已经成为大学教育不可或缺的一部分。

　　(6)Almost every day we can see flashing fire engines rushing through the streets with their horns blaring .
　　几乎每一天我们都能看到灯光闪动的消防车鸣着笛声冲过街道。

　　(7)Miss Li's case is not unique , and now more and more city adults spend their leisure time trying to improve themselves at night school or college .
　　李小姐的情况并不是特例，现在越来越多城里的成年人利用他们的业余时间参加夜校来提高自己。

　　(8)We are surprised to learn that a pop singer can make over 100 thousand for one performance , while an average farmer may take several years to carn tha much .
　　我们很惊奇地发现，一个流行歌手一次演出就能够挣到10万块，而一个普通的农民需要几年才能赚到这些钱。

　　(9)What amazes us most is that some fake commodities are quite similar to the real ones .
　　让我们感到非常惊奇的是，一些假货造得和真货很像。

　　(10)The schoolbags on their shouldres are getting heavier and heavier , and the hours spent on homework longer and longer .
　　他们肩上的书包越来越重，他们花在作业上的时间越来越多。

　　(11)Nowadays there are more and more secondhand goods in the market , such as secondhand books , furniture , appliances , cars , and so on .
　　现在，市场上有越来越多的二手商品，例如二手书、二手家具、二手电器、二手车等。