如今rújīn现在{now; at present; today}: 事到～,只好不了了之{As things stand now we have no choice but to leave it alone.}|～再用老眼光看问题可不行了。{It won't do to see things in old ways nowadays.}[注意]NOTE: ‘现在’可以指较长的一段时间,也可以指极短的时间,‘如今’只能指较长的一段时间。{现在 xiànzài may refer to a period of time long or short, whereas 如今 denotes a long period of time.}