When people today are shown a very ordinary Roman pot and, in particular, are allowed to handle it, they often comment on how modern it looks and feels, and they need to be convinced of its true age.

当今天的人们看到一个非常普通的罗马罐，特别是被允许把玩它的时候，他们常常会评论它看起来和摸起来有多现代，他们很难相信其实际年龄。

I grew up with images of the city as a burnt-out shell and was amazed to see how modern it is.

伴随我长大的，是这个城市被焚毁的景象，我很惊奇她现在是如此摩登。

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) are at the heart of a large percentage of modern IT strategies.

面向服务的体系结构（SOA）和业务过程管理（BPM）处于现代 IT 战略的核心位置。