1、current

(河、湖或海的)水流，潮流

Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.

在正常情況下，太平洋的熱帶洋流自東向西流。

The couple were swept away by the strong current.

這對夫妻被巨大的水流卷走了。

思潮;潮流;趨向

Each party represents a distinct current of thought.

每個黨派代表一種不同的思潮。

A strong current of nationalism runs through ideology and politics in the Arab world.

一股強烈的民族主義思潮涌入阿拉伯世界的思想體系和政治體系。

現時的;當前的;進行中的

The current situation is very different to that in 1990.

當前的形勢與1990年截然不同。

He plans to repeal a number of current policies.

他計劃廢除一些當前的政策。

2、encourage

鼓勵;激勵

When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.

事情進展不順的時候，他鼓勵我說不要放棄。

使有希望;使有信心

Investors were encouraged by the news.

那個消息給了投資者信心。

Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.

布萊爾先生說最近愛爾蘭有關這一問題的申明使他看到了希望。

鼓動；勸說；慫恿

We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off.

我們希望鼓勵人們去垂釣，而不是打消他們的熱情。

Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.

赫爾比·漢考克年幼時家人就鼓勵他學音樂。