■ presence

这个名词在 in sb's presence（在某人面前、当着某人的面）中比较易懂好译，但独立出现代表某事物时中文不好翻译，要灵活处理。

• A mysterious winged presence, felt rather than seen.一个可以感觉到但是看不见的神秘有翼怪物。
• The Judicial Reform Alliance was a noisy presence in Washington funded primarily by insurance company, medical associations, and manufacturing groups.司法改革联盟是华盛顿的一个主要由一些保险公司、医学协会和制造业集团出钱支持的熙熙攘攘的团体。
• He was aware of her presence.他知道她也在那里。
• Is his presence at the meeting essential?他到会很有必要吗？
• Your presence is requested.敬请光临。
• One day, the squirrels left evidence of their presence in our upstairs bedroom.有一天，松鼠到过我们楼上的卧室，留下了痕迹。
• Word emerged from Asian retailing sources last week that Wal-Mart is more than doubling its presence in China... (Newsweek, Oct. 30, 2006, p.50)上周从亚洲零售业人士那里传出消息，说沃尔玛正在把在华经营规模扩大一倍以上…
• US military presence in this region threatens the Islamic Republic. (Foreign Affairs, Vol. 85, No. 4, July/Aug., 2006, p.68)美国在这个地区的驻军，对这个伊斯兰共和国是个威胁（译成“军事存在”似乎太生硬）。
• Now delivering pizza in 55 countries, Domino's Pizza Inc. is aggressively expanding its presence across the globe wile at the same time expanding its domestic delivery area.多米诺比萨公司目前在五十五个国家送比萨饼上门，它正在大刀阔斧地扩大在全世界的经营，而同时又在扩大国内送货上门的区域。
• Now he was walking up these stairs with his commanding presence. (Mary Higgins Clark, Weep No More, My Lady, p.79)现在他竟然大摇大摆地走上楼梯。