误She was not present for the meeting yesterday.
正She was not present at the meeting yesterday.
析表示“出席会议”,应该说 be present at the meeting。
他是唯一在场的英国人。误He was the only present Englishman.
正He was the only Englishman present.
析形容词present作“在场”“出席”解时,如果修饰名词作定语,一般要放在名词之后。
现在中国的形势非常好。误The situation in the present China is very good.
正The present situation in China is very good.
析中国只有一个,不是“暂时的”事物,故不可说the present China。
误I have not any dictionary at the present.
正I have not any dictionary at present.
我们厂现在有2000名工人。误At present day there are two thousand workers in our factory.
正At the present day there are two thousand workers in our factory.
析表示“目前”,应该说at present,这是固定短语,其中present前没有定冠词。但当present后还有其他名词时, present前就须加定冠词,此时的present是形容词。
暂时我们最好什么也不做。误For present we had better do nothing.
正For the present we had better do nothing.
析说“暂时”,用for the present, present前必须有the。
这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。误This watch is a birthday present of my parents.
正This watch is a birthday present from my parents.
析“ 由某人处收到的礼物”用a present from sb,其中的from不能换作of,因为of含有“所有权”的意味,误句应译为“这表是我父母的生日礼物”。
误The President presented the prize winners the prizes.
正The President presented the prize winners with the prizes.
析作“授予”解时不用于present sb sth 结构,须用present sb with sth 结构。
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