this

pron

1. [与that相对，指近处的人或物] 这；这个；这个人

• This is my watch. 这是我的手表。

• As for me, I like that much better than this. 对我来说，我喜欢那个远甚于这个。

2. 上述之事；以下所述

• This is what you must do first of all. 以上所说的事是你首先必须做的。

• This is the news of the past twenty-four hours. 以下是过去24小时的新闻。

3. 现在；今天；这次

• I wish you had helped me long before this. 你早在此之前帮助我多好啊!

• What day of the week is this? 今天是星期几？

• This is my first visit to Paris. 这是我第一次游览巴黎。

4. [与前者that相对的] 后者

• Of the two possibilities, this is more likely than that. 这两个可能性中，后者比前者更可能。

词组this and that 各式各样的

• We prepared this and that. 我们做了各式各样的准备。

this, that and (或or) the other 各式各样的