Ive decided to live in the present and not spend my life regretting the past or dreading the future. 我決定活在當(dāng)下 不浪費(fèi)生命為過(guò)去后悔或未來(lái)?yè)?dān)憂。

1. live in the present活在現(xiàn)在、活在當(dāng)下

Youve got to forget the past and start living in the present.

你必須忘掉過(guò)去，開(kāi)始現(xiàn)在的生活。

Im sorry hes out at present (= now) .

很抱歉他這會(huì)兒不在。

present [?preznt , pr??zent]

n.禮物;禮品;目前;現(xiàn)在

v.把…交給;頒發(fā);授予;提出;提交;(以某種方式)展現(xiàn)，顯示，表現(xiàn)

adj.現(xiàn)存的;當(dāng)前的;出現(xiàn);在場(chǎng);出席;存在

birthday/Christmas/wedding, etc. presents

生日、圣誕節(jié)、結(jié)婚等禮物

The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister

這張地毯是首相送的結(jié)婚禮物。

I bought a birthday present for my mother

我給母親買了一份生日禮物。

At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14歲以下兒童不允許進(jìn)酒吧。

動(dòng)詞用法：

present sb with sth | present sth (to sb)

把…交給；頒發(fā)；授予

On his retirement, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.

在他退休之際，同事們贈(zèng)給他一套高爾夫球桿。

The sword was presented by the family to the museum.

這家人把寶劍捐贈(zèng)給了博物館。

present sth (for sth) | present sth (to sb)

提出；提交

The committee will present its final report to Parliament in June.

委員會(huì)將于六月向議會(huì)提交最后的報(bào)告。

Eight options were presented for consideration.

已提出八項(xiàng)備選方案供審議。

Are you presenting a paper at the conference?

你要在大會(huì)上宣讀論文嗎？

present sth | present sth/sb/yourself as sth

（以某種方式）展現(xiàn)，顯示，表現(xiàn)

The company has decided it must present a more modern image.

公司已決定，必須展現(xiàn)出更加現(xiàn)代的形象。

It is essential that we present a united front (= show that we all agree) .

至關(guān)重要的是我們要表現(xiàn)得團(tuán)結(jié)一致。

You need to present yourself better.

你需要更善于展示自己。

He likes to present himself as a radical politician.

他喜歡表現(xiàn)出一副激進(jìn)政治家的樣子。

The article presents these proposals as misguided.

文章把這些提案評(píng)為誤導(dǎo)的產(chǎn)物。

present sb (to sb)

May I present my fiancé to you?

請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我向您介紹我的未婚夫。

Fox stepped forward, welcomed him in Malay, and presented him to Jack

?？怂棺呦蚯?，用馬來(lái)語(yǔ)向他表示歡迎，并把他介紹給了杰克。

形容詞用法：

The president was not present at the meeting

總裁沒(méi)有出席這次會(huì)議。

The whole family was present.

全家人都到場(chǎng)了。

2. spend [spend]

v.用，花(錢);花(時(shí)間);度過(guò);花費(fèi)，消耗，用盡(精力等)

n.(為某目的或某段時(shí)間內(nèi)的)花銷，花費(fèi)，開(kāi)銷

spend +時(shí)間（金錢）+（in）doing花費(fèi)時(shí)間做某事

Apart from school work, he spends his spare time (in) singing and angling.

除了做學(xué)校功課之外，業(yè)余時(shí)間他喜愛(ài)唱歌和釣魚(yú)。

I spend too much time watching television.

我看電視花的時(shí)間太多。

I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos.

我把大量業(yè)余時(shí)間花在看錄像上。

The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.

公司花了幾千英鎊更新計(jì)算機(jī)系統(tǒng)。

Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions

工程師們花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間和精力來(lái)開(kāi)發(fā)完美的解決方案。

Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products

商人們花費(fèi)巨額資金為自己的商品做廣告。

They spent three month touring Europe.

　　他們花了三個(gè)月時(shí)間周游歐洲。

spend+時(shí)間（金錢）+on sth/on doing sth

How long did you spend on your homework?

你做家庭作業(yè)用了多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間？

How do you spend your spare time?

你在業(yè)余時(shí)間干什么？

I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing

我花很多錢購(gòu)買昂貴的首飾和衣服。

She spends too much effort on things that dont matter.

她在一些無(wú)關(guān)緊要的事情上花費(fèi)精力太多。

Why cant you spend a few bucks on a coat?

你為什么不能花點(diǎn)兒錢買件外套呢？

spend+時(shí)間+with+人，劃時(shí)間和某人一起共度時(shí)光

I have just met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with

我剛剛遇到了我想與之共度余生的男人。

She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband

她還從沒(méi)和她的丈夫一起過(guò)過(guò)圣誕節(jié)。

One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with ones family.

最大的痛苦之一是幾乎沒(méi)有時(shí)間和家人在一起。

My cousin will spend the weekend with us.

　　我表兄要和我一起度周末。

3.dread [dred]

v.非常害怕;極為擔(dān)心

n.恐懼;令人懼怕的事物

Ive got to go home, but Lord knows I dread it.

我必須得回家了，不過(guò)是個(gè)人都知道我很怕回去。

I dread being sick.

我特別害怕生病。

She dreads her husband finding out.

她生怕丈夫察覺(jué)出來(lái)。

Im dreading Christmas this year

今年我非常害怕過(guò)圣誕節(jié)。

I dreaded coming back, to be honest

說(shuō)實(shí)話，我生怕回來(lái)。

Id been dreading that the birth would take a long time.

我一直十分擔(dān)心分娩會(huì)花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be

我不敢想象我們的電話費(fèi)會(huì)有多少。

I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here.

我不敢想象假如這兒真的發(fā)生火災(zāi)會(huì)是什么情景。