present
1.该说at present，不可说at the present，in present或in the present。但for the present里必须有the。at present是“现在”，for the present是“暂时”。
2.关于present和gift的区别，参见gift 1
3.It is a present通常作“这是人家送我的礼物”解。It is his present 通常是“这是他送我的礼物”。难得是“这是我送给他的礼物”。
4.说“把…送给（某人）”有下面的四种说法：
- He presented a book to her.
- He presented her with a book.
- He made her a present of a book.
- He made a present of a book to her.
注意present（动词）很少有双宾语，如很少说He presented her a book。
5.形容词present往往用在名词的后面作“到场的”或“出席的”解，如those friends present（那些出席的朋友）和There are other people present（还有其他出席的人们）。
