【词组解析】
1. for the present 暂时,目前
（1）We will not talk about that for the present.
我们现在不谈这个。
（2）He thought the matter might be left over for the present.
他认为目前这事也许被暂时搁置。
2. for the sake of 为了,为了...的利益
（1）He had married her principally for the sake of her father's property.
他所以要娶她,主要是为了她父亲的财产。
（2）She called on us merely for the sake of courtesy.
她来访只是为了礼貌。
3. for the time being 暂时,眼下
（1）She's staying with her aunt for the time being.
她暂时住在她姨妈那里。
（2）Let's put up a shed here for the time being.
我们暂时在这里搭个棚吧。
4. foreign to 非...所原有
（1）Your argument is foreign to the question.
你的争辩与本问题无关。
（2）Sitting still is foreign to a boy's nature.
老老实实地坐着不是男孩的本性。
5. free of /from 未受...；免费
（1）Our government officials seem free of corruption.
我们的政府官员似乎很清廉。
（2）Even the wise are not always free from error.
智者千虑,必有一失。