| 11. | Relations are rather strained at present . |
| 目前关系有些紧张。
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| 12. | What a measly birthday present ! |
| 多么小气的生日礼物哇！
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| 13. | I received a most unusual present from my aunt. |
| 我收到姨母给我的一件极不寻常的礼物。
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| 14. | It would be imprudent (of you) to resign from your present job before you are offered another. |
| (你)还没有得到新的工作就辞去现有的工作太不慎重了。
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| 15. | Have you remembered to get your mother a birthday present /to get a birthday present for your mother? |
| 记得给你母亲买生日礼物了吗？
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| 16. | The present crisis is more than any that have gone before. |
| 目前的危机比以前发生过的都严重.
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| 17. | The present state of affairs cannot be allowed to go on. |
| 目前的情况不得再继续下去了。
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| 18. | You will be asked to present yourself for interview. |
| 将要求你到场面试。
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| 19. | I have to present myself in court on 20 May. |
| 我须于5月20日出庭。
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| 20. | Falling interest rates present the firm with a new problem. |
| 利息一下降给公司带来了一个新的问题。
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