be present at出席......(反义词组：be absent from...缺席......)

　　(3)n.礼物，礼品；现在，目前

　　at present(＝at the present time)目前，现在

　　for the present(＝for the time being)目前，当前

　　(1)She used to present a gardening programme on TV.她曾在电视上主持过一个园艺节目。

　　(2)During the graduation ceremony，the principal presented each graduate with a diploma.

　　毕业典礼上，校长给每位毕业生颁发了毕业证书。

　　(3)"At present，my blood is about up to the boiling point."said George.

　　"现在，我全身的血都快沸腾了。"乔治说。

　　[语境串记]

　　 At present，the girl present at the meeting is considering asking her father for the book that has just been presented to him as a birthday present.

　　现在，出席会议的那个女孩正考虑向她父亲要那本刚赠给他的书作为自己的生日礼物。

　　[即时跟踪]

　　单句语法填空

　　(1)The committee will_present (present) its final report to Parliament in June.

　　句型转换

　　(2)He presented a silver cup to the winner.

　　→He presented the winner with a silver cup.

　　完成句子

　　(3)They presented a sum of money to the college in memory of their son.

　　他们向学院赠送了一笔款项以纪念他们的儿子。

　　(4)Colleagues presented the retiring chairman with a cheque.

　　同事们把一张支票交给退休的主席。

　　2．Dave also goes outside the ship to rescue Frank，and HAL refuses to let him back in.

戴维也去飞船外面去营救法兰克，而HAL拒绝让他回去。