1. for the time being : 暂时；
2. in being : 现有的；
3. come into being : 形成, 产生；
1. for the time being : 暂时；
2. in being : 现有的；
3. come into being : 形成, 产生；
形容词
1. All is well, for the time being.
目前一切都很好。
名词
1. That being the case, we have to cancel off the plan.
情况既然是这样，我们只好取消这个计划了。
2. Men, women, and children are human beings.
男人、女人、孩子都是人。
3. The news shook him to the very roots of his being.
这消息使他深感震惊。
4. When did the universe come into being?
宇宙最初是何时形成的？
结婚纪念日
Tootacke-(牙痛)
A：Oh!!! I have a horrible toothache.
哦，我的牙痛死了。
B：You should go to the dentist.
你该去看看牙医。
A：I hate dentists.
我讨厌看牙医。
B：Well, suffer then. If you have a toothache, you have to go to the dentist.
那么，你就忍着吧。如果你牙痛，你应该去看牙医的。
A：It always hurts. I hate going.
它老是痛个不停，我讨厌去（看牙医）。
B：Stop being such a baby. If it really hurts that much, just let them knock you out.
别象个小孩子似的。如果牙真的那么痛的话，就让医生治疗。
A：O.K., O.K., I’ll go.
好了好了，我会去的。
B：Good. You feel better after you do.
那才好。去了之后你会觉得好受一些的。
In Labor-(生小孩)
A：My wife is in labor!
我的妻子要生小孩了。
B：Here, Ma’am please get on the stretcher.
这里，女士，请到担架上来。
A：Is Doctor Hawkins here? She’s our doctor. We called her from the car.
霍金斯医生在这儿吗？她是我们的医生。我们在车上给她打了电话。
B：Calm down, sir. We’ll call her to make sure she’s on the way.
别急，先生。我们回答电话给她看她是否在路上。
A：Thanks. Sorry. It just came as such a surprise. The baby isn’t due for another two weeks.
谢谢。很抱歉，事情很突然。预产期不在接下来这两周内。
B：How long has she been in labor?
这样多久了？
A：About fifteen minutes.
大约15分钟。
B：O.K. Are you planning on being in the delivery room sir?
好的，你们打算去产房吗，先生？
A：Yes.
是的。
B：Please follow the nurse. She’ll get you ready.
请跟着护士去。她会为你们准备好的。
1.
2. （用于说明原因的非限定性从句中）因为，由于
Being is used in non-finite clauses where you are giving the reason for something.
e.g. It being a Sunday, the old men had the day off...
因为是星期天，所以老人都休息。
e.g. Little boys, being what they are, might decide to play on it...
出于天性，小男孩们可能会决定利用这一点。
3. 生物
You can refer to any real or imaginary creature as a being .
e.g. People expect a horse to perform like a car, with no thought for its feelings as a living being.
人们希望马能像汽车一样，完全没有考虑到马作为一种有生命的动物会有什么样的感受。
e.g. ...beings from outer space.
来自外太空的生物
4. 存在
Being is existence. Something that is in being or comes into being exists.
e.g. Abraham Maslow described psychology as 'the science of being.'...
亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。
e.g. The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。
5. （用于解释所说内容的原因）因为，由于
You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
e.g. I used to go everywhere with my mother being as I was the youngest.
我以前到哪儿都跟着我妈，因为我是老小。
6. see also: well-being
other things being equal -> see equal
for the time being -> see time