【正确答案】 1、正确答案：The Living Present Li Dazhao Of all things in the world, I think, "the present" is the most precious one, and also the most apt to slip through our fingers. We, therefore, treasure it all the more because of its transience. Why is "the present" so precious? The following quotation from the philosopher Emerson best serves for an answer:"Make use of time if you cherish eternity: yesterday cannot be recalled: tomorrow cannot be assured: only today is under your control. One day today equals to two days tomorrow. " Why is "the present" so easily lost? Because the universe as well as human life is changing non-stop all the time. Time never tarries with us a bit longer because we treasure and love it. It is hard to tell which moment in the ups and downs of life is our "present" or "now". What we call "present" or "now" at one moment which will quickly go and become "the past". Isn"t it a pity to unthinkingly idle away "the present"? Some philosophers say that we have "the past" and "the future" , but not "the present". Others say that "the present" is inclusive of "the past" and "the future". I, however, incline towards the latter view because "the present" is where all "the past" empties itself or, in other words, where lies hidden the entire legacy of the past. The prevailing thought of any age does not come into being all by itself. It is the synthesis of the popular thoughts of numerous previous ages or probably of all "the past". The rippling sound stirred up by a pebble thrown into the current of the times will keep spreading forever. LiSao, authored by Qu Yuan, will continue to touch a deep chord in the heart of every reader through all ages. The lethal shot that hit Abraham Lincoln"s head will keep echoing through eternal time and space. The changes of each age, instead of becoming extinct, will pass on to the next. The process will go on endlessly to form an eternal link in the world. The events of yesterday and today will combine to form several complicated events which will in turn combine with those of tomorrow to form several new complicated events. Thus one influence combines with another: one problem gives rise to another. The infinite past results in "the present" , and the infinite future results from "the present". It is "the present" that serves as a connecting link between "the past" and "the future" to bring about continuity, eternity and a boundless big while. Ring the bell of "the present" , and you will hear the distant echoes of the infinite past and future. That accounts for the fact that "the present" is inclusive of "the past" and "the future" and that is why "the living present" is the most precious.