1、present
现在的;目前的
He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.
目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。
the government's present economic difficulties.
政府当前的经济难题
现在;目前;现状
his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
他为协调过去和现在所付出的努力。
continuing right up to the present.
一直持续到现在
目前;现在;眼下
There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease.
目前还没有办法预测谁会得这种病。
At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.
目前,14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。
2、collect
收集;采集
Two young girls were collecting firewood.
两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project.
伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
搜集;收藏
I used to collect stamps.
我曾经集过邮。
One of Tony's hobbies was collecting rare birds.
托尼的业余爱好之一是搜集稀有鸟类。