John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of another.在颁奖大会上，约翰被授予奖赏。大会共表彰了抢救他人生命的十个人的勇敢行为。

◆vt.颁发，授予，赠给；呈献，呈递；呈现，展现

☛The city presented a new look.

城市呈现出了崭新的气象。

☛The children presented the flowers to their teachers.

孩子们给他们的老师献花。

【归纳拓展】

(1)present sb.with sth.＝ present sth.to sb.把某物授予/颁发/赠给某人

(2)present adj.出席的，在场的(用作表语或后置定语)；现在的，当前的(作前置定语)

(3)present n．礼物，赠品；现在，目前

【跟踪典例】

(1)写出下列句子中present的含义

①The present headmaster presented each of the graduates present with a diploma.________

②They are talking the past，the present and the future. ________

③I'll make you a present of my old car.________

(2)完成句子

①The mayor ________________ a gold cup.

市长把金杯授予了获胜者。

②The headmaster ________ the prizes ________ the winners of the English speech contest.

校长把奖品颁给了英语演讲比赛获胜者。

③The children unwrapped their ________________ with delight.

孩子们高兴地把圣诞礼物拆开。

【答案】(1)①当前的；颁发；出席的；在场的　 ②现在，目前　③礼物　

(2)①presented the winner with　 ②presented；to ③Christmas presents

2. treat

John used these to treat the most severe injuries to Ms Slade's hands.约翰就