Ive decided to live in the present and not spend my life regretting the past or dreading the future. 我決定活在當下 不浪費生命為過去后悔或未來擔憂。

1. live in the present活在現(xiàn)在、活在當下

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

你必須忘掉過去，開始現(xiàn)在的生活。

Im sorry hes out at present (= now) .

很抱歉他這會兒不在。

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;當前的;出現(xiàn);在場;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酒吧。

動詞用法：

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.

委員會將于六月向議會提交最后的報告。

Eight options were presented for consideration.

已提出八項備選方案供審議。

Are you presenting a paper at the conference?

你要在大會上宣讀論文嗎？

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)出一副激進政治家的樣子。

The article presents these proposals as misguided.

文章把這些提案評為誤導的產(chǎn)物。

present sb (to sb)

May I present my fiancé to you?

請允許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?，用馬來語向他表示歡迎，并把他介紹給了杰克。

形容詞用法：

The president was not present at the meeting

總裁沒有出席這次會議。

The whole family was present.

全家人都到場了。

2. spend [spend]

v.用，花(錢);花(時間);度過;花費，消耗，用盡(精力等)

n.(為某目的或某段時間內(nèi)的)花銷，花費，開銷

spend +時間（金錢）+（in）doing花費時間做某事

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

除了做學校功課之外，業(yè)余時間他喜愛唱歌和釣魚。

I spend too much time watching television.

我看電視花的時間太多。

I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos.

我把大量業(yè)余時間花在看錄像上。

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

公司花了幾千英鎊更新計算機系統(tǒng)。

Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions

工程師們花費很多時間和精力來開發(fā)完美的解決方案。

Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products

商人們花費巨額資金為自己的商品做廣告。

They spent three month touring Europe.

　　他們花了三個月時間周游歐洲。

spend+時間（金錢）+on sth/on doing sth

How long did you spend on your homework?

你做家庭作業(yè)用了多長時間？

How do you spend your spare time?

你在業(yè)余時間干什么？

I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing

我花很多錢購買昂貴的首飾和衣服。

She spends too much effort on things that dont matter.

她在一些無關(guān)緊要的事情上花費精力太多。

Why cant you spend a few bucks on a coat?

你為什么不能花點兒錢買件外套呢？

spend+時間+with+人，劃時間和某人一起共度時光

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

她還從沒和她的丈夫一起過過圣誕節(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有時間和家人在一起。

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，不過是個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.

她生怕丈夫察覺出來。

Im dreading Christmas this year

今年我非常害怕過圣誕節(jié)。

I dreaded coming back, to be honest

說實話，我生怕回來。

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

我一直十分擔心分娩會花很長時間。

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

我不敢想象我們的電話費會有多少。

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)會是什么情景。