Book 4
Unit 3Words and expressions
up to now
1. 到目前为止，我还没明白那词的意思。  Up to now, I haven’t worked out the meaning of the word.2. 直到现在，他也没还清他的债务。  He hasn’t paid off his debt up to now.3. 直到现在很多人还在与饥饿作斗争。  Many people have struggled against hunger up to now.    up to now 多与现在完成时连用；常用于现在完成时的时间状语还有①so far(到目前为止); ②since; ③in the past few years.
content
1) adj. 满意的，满足的
be  content with
be content to do
=be satisfied/pleased with
愿意做（某事）
  到目前为止，我对居住在济宁感到非常满意。   Up to now, I have been content to live i ...