1、present

現在的；目前的

He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.

目前的大部分危機都是他自己引起的。

the government's present economic difficulties.

政府當前的經濟難題

現在；目前；現狀

his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

他為協調過去和現在所付出的努力。

continuing right up to the present.

一直持續到現在

目前；現在；眼下

There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease.

目前還沒有辦法預測誰會得這種病。

At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14歲以下兒童不允許進酒吧。

2、collect

收集;采集

Two young girls were collecting firewood.

兩個小女孩正在拾柴火。

Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project.

伊麗莎白一直在為完成學校的一份課題作業收集蝸牛。

搜集;收藏

I used to collect stamps.

我曾經集過郵。

One of Tony's hobbies was collecting rare birds.

托尼的業余愛好之一是搜集稀有鳥類。