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. 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？
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.
二、 单项选择。
1. All of them try to use the power of the workstation____________information in a more effective way.
A. presenting
B. presented
C. presents
D. to present
2. —I’ll leave for Beijing on holiday for three days. Would you please look after my pet dog ？
—With pleasure.
A. at present
B. at the present time
C. for the present
D. in present
Keys: 一、 1. present at; 2. to present, present;
3. Presented with.
二、 1. D; 2. C下载本文
