The author contrasts the protagonist's past and present life.

作者对比了主人公的过去和现在的生活。

The film beautifully captures the interweaving of past and present.

这部电影美妙地捕捉了过去与现在的交织。

We like to talk over the past and present in the teahouse.

我们喜欢在茶馆里谈古论今。

Grandpa always likes to talk over the past and present with us.

爷爷总是喜欢和我们谈古论今。

During long trips, we often talk over the past and present to pass the time.

在长途旅行中，我们常常谈古论今，打发时间。

Friends gather together to talk over the past and present, and they are very happy.

朋友们聚在一起，谈古论今，非常开心。

They talk over the past and present at the gathering, and the atmosphere is very lively.

他们在聚会上谈古论今，气氛非常热烈。

Her letters conflate past and present.

在她的信中过去和现在融为一体。

The island of Formosa past and present .

福尔摩沙本岛的历史与现状。

It is the city where past and present meet.

过去和现在在这座城市里交汇成一体。