present是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 出席的， 现在的n. 现在， 礼物v. 赠送， 提出，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Inward melancholy it was impossible for a man like Oak, introspective far beyond his neighbours, to banish quite, whilst conning the present untoward page of his history.
-- "Oh, that's it," said Oak, jumping up, and dimissing for the present his thoughts on poor Fanny.
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The house might have been built on purpose for its present uses.
-- "This was my wife's present to me on the first anniversary of our wedding day," he said to Mme.
-- His wondering thoughts took wings; he was transported out of the present into that blissful future; he was sitting by Mme.
-- Eugene had yet to learn that no one in Paris should present himself in any house without first making himself acquainted with the whole history of its owner, and of its owner's wife and family, so that he may avoid making any of the terrible blunders which in Poland draw forth the picturesque exclamation, "Harness five bullocks to your cart!"
-- If, down to the present day, our language has no name for these conversational disasters, it is probably because they are believed to be impossible, the publicity given in Paris to every scandal is so prodigious.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But supposing all these conjectures to be false, you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind, to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries, to reach which at present so many months are requisite; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet, which, if at all possible, can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine.
-- Six years have passed since I resolved on my present undertaking.
-- Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your letters on some oc-casions when I need them most to support my spirits.
-- Such is my journal of what relates to this strange oc-currence up to the present day.
-- On the evening 29previous to her being brought to my home, my mother had said playfully, 'I have a pretty present for my Victor to-morrow he shall have it.'
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For the present they were quitesatisfied to be in accord again about one girl, for they had no jealousies between them.
-- The O'Haras were a clannish tribe, clinging to one another in prosperity as well as in adversity, not for anyoverweening family affection but because they had learned through grim years that to survive a family must present anunbroken front to the world.
-- This strategic retreat in good order was not lost on a woman present orobserved by a man.
-- Scarlett had an uneasy feeling that this man who was not received was the only one present who knew what lay behindher wild gaiety and that it was affording him sardonic amusement.
-- His white teeth showed in a grin, as though he realized that everyone present knew just whyhe no longer lived in Charleston, and cared not at all if they did know.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I am a keeping that young man from harming of you at the present moment, with great difficulty.
-- On the present occasion, though I was hungry, I dared not eat my slice.
-- On the present festive occasion he emerged from his room, when the blithe bells were going, the picture of misery, in a full suit of Sunday penitentials.
-- My sister was uncommonly lively on the present occasion, and indeed was generally more gracious in the society of Mrs. Hubble than in other company.
-- I moved the table, like a Medium of the present day, by the vigor of my unseen hold upon it.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And now the time drew near when Roland's wedding was to be celebrated, and then, according to an old custom in the country, it was announced that all the girls were to be present at it, and sing in honour of the bridal pair.
-- However, he determined to man-age more cleverly than his brother, and got together a rich present of gold and fine horses for the king; and thought he must have a much larger gift in return; for if his brother had received so much for only a turnip, what must his present be wroth?
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