当下：now的词汇精析

Why wait? Dream is now.

——2 Broke Girls

何必等以后呢？梦想就在当下。

——《破产姐妹》

一、关于now，你应该知道的用法有

abbr.

1.(= National Organization for Women)（美国）全国妇女组织

2.(= negotiable order of withdrawal) 可转让的提款单

adv.

1.现在，目前，此刻 the present time

Now we're ready to design.

现在我们准备开始设计。

2.立刻，马上 at or from this moment, but not before

They stop the proceedings with the idiocy that the user must enter a valid customer number right now.

它们愚蠢地停下来，要求用户必须立刻输入正确的客户号码。

3.（用来引出后面的话或加强语气）嗨；那么；喂；却说；好 used to get sb's attention before changing the subject or asking them to do sth

4.于是，然后，当时 used with the sense of present time weakened or lost to introduce an important point or indicate a transition

The man now tried another plan.

于是，这个人试行另一个方案。

conj.

既然，由于 because the thing mentioned is happening or has just happened

As we now possess these infallible signs, let us commence our march.

既然已经掌握了这么可靠的线索，那我们就马上去追吧。

n.

现在，目前，此刻 [U] the present time or moment

Now is the best time to visit Paris.

目前是造访巴黎的最佳时节。

二、下面我们来学习一下含有now的常见短语

every now and then

adv.常常，不时，间或，偶而

here and now

就在此时此地

just now

1.现在，眼下 2.刚才，才不久 3.现在就，马上

now and again

有时；偶尔；时常

now and then

ph. 有时，不时，偶尔

三、最后，做个填词游戏吧

And ___ for some travel news.
下面播报几条旅游新闻。