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present用法知多少
作者:沈丛祥
来源:《新高考·高一英语》2012年第02期
相信很多同学都看过《功夫熊猫》,影片中乌龟大师的一句话牵动了很多人的心:“There
is
a saying. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a
mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it’s
called the
present.”这句话很巧妙地运用了present的双重意思:礼物;
现在的。接下来,我们就更为详细
地来了解一下present这个单词。
present用作形容词时表示“现在的,目前的;出席的,到场的”,用作名词时表示“现在,
目前
;礼物”,用作动词时表示“介绍;赠送;呈现”。
1.
表示“现在的,目前的”时为形容词。常用词组为:at(the) present (time)在目前。
例如:At the present time, our country is
developing at a high speed. 目前我们国家正高速发
展。
I’m quite satisfied with the present economic
situation. 我对目前的经济形势很满意。
2.
表示“出席的,在场的”时为形容词,作定语时常后置,常用词组为:be present at the
meeting出席会议。
例如:Will you be
present at the meeting to be held next Sunday?
你会出席下周日的会议
吗?
The people present
clapped their hands with cheer when the chairman
entered. 主席进入时,出
席的人员高兴地鼓起了掌。
3.
表示“现在,目前”时用作名词,常用词组为:at present现在,目前;for the
present暂
时。
例如:The teacher is busy
for the present. You’d better call him later.
老师暂时很忙,你最好
以后打电话给他。
At present,
the professor is busy working out a plan for his
teaching. 目前,教授忙于制定教学
计划。
4.
表示“礼物”时为可数名词,常用词组为:make a present to sb把某物赠送给某人。
例如:Will you make a present of your
photo to me?把你的照片送给我一张好吗?
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Last Monday mother bought a pair of
new shoes as my birthday present.
上周一妈妈给我生日
买了一双新鞋。
5.
表示“介绍”时为及物动词,常用词组为:present sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给另一个人。
例如:Allow me to present Mr. Brown to
you, who is in charge of the company.
请应许我把公
司负责人布朗先生介绍给你。
You’d better
present yourself when people aren’t familiar with
you. 人们不熟悉你时,你最好
作自我介绍。
6.
表示“赠送”时为及物动词,常用词组为:present sth. to sb. =present
sb. with sth. 把某物赠
送给某人。
例如:Our
English teacher presented a book to me in praise
of my hard work. 为表扬我努力学
习,英语老师送我一本书。
Presented with a set of stamps, the boy felt
rather excited. 有人送了一套邮票,男孩很兴奋。
7.
表示“呈现”时为及物动词。
例如:At present, with the
development of the Internet, information is
presented in a more
convenient and quicker
way. 目前,随着因特网的发展,信息更快捷方便地呈现。
The
exhibition presents a picture of the harvest in
the countryside. 展览会显示出了农村的丰收
景象。
即学即练
一、 根据所给中文完成下列句子。
1.
看到那么精彩的表演,出席会议的人很幸运。
Those_____
_______the meeting were very lucky to watch such a
wonderful performance.
2.
经理很高兴把在场的客人介绍给我。
The manager was
glad____________ ____________ the
guests____________to me.
3.
歌迷送了一束小麦,张靓颖很快乐。
__________
______________a bunch of wheat by her fans, Zhang
Liangying was cheerful.