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。