They live in the next house but one. 他们住在隔壁过去一家。
复不定for、找,价,原,对,给,段,去,为,作,赞
复不定for,即用for 引出的不定式复合结构,也就是for 加名(代)加不定式;找,意为找到,提供; 价,意为价格、工资;原意为原因;段,意为时间或距离; 去,意为去某地或开往某地;作,意为作为; 赞,意为赞成(用于系表结构。)
例:It is high time for us to start. 我们不该再迟延了。
The most urgent thing is for us to get the preparation done. 员重要的事情是我们要把准备工作做好。
I don't think it advisable for him to study medicine. 我想她学医不适合。
Your parents and relatives are anxious for you to go to college. 你的父母和亲戚渴望你上大学。
My home town has changed too much for me to recognize. 我的家乡变化太大,简直认不出来了。
以上例句都是for 在不定式复合结构中的用法。
Someone is asking for you on the telephone. 有人找你接电话。(找)
You'd better write to me for more information about it. 如需更多这方面的资科和信息,你最好给我写信。(提问,索要)
They worked in the company for 200 yuan a month. 他们在这个公司干活,每月嫌200 元。(价格)
How much did you pay for the second-hand colour TV? 这台用过的彩电你花了多少钱2(价格)
Thank you very much for your coming. 谢谢您的光临。〔原因)
Thank you for your warm hospitality. 谢谢您的热情款待。(原因)
Forgive me for being tardy. 请原谅我迟到了。(原因)
I'm much obliged to you for telling me. 非常感谢你给我谈了这个情况。(原因)
We have boundless admiration for your struggle. 对你们酌斗争我们无限钦佩。(对)
Listening comprehension materials are good for training our minds. 听力材料对训练我们的脑子根有好处。(对)
Take the bitter medicine. It's good for you. 吃下这药吧,对你有好处。(对)
There is a telegram for Mr. Wang. 这有一份王先生的电报。(给)
May I use it for a minute? 我用一会儿好吗?(一段时间)
I followed the stealer for some distance. 我跟踪那个小愉一段路。(一段距离)
The ship was for Dalian. 这破船开往大连。(去某地)
We are off for Shanghai tomorrow. 明天我们去上海。(去某地)
The medicine is for reducing your temperature. 这药是退烧的。(为……目的)
After breakfast. I'll go for a stroll round the town. 吃完饭我要在城里到处走走。(为……目的)
I'll keep the lighter given by a foreign friend for a souvenir. 我要把外宾送给我的打火机作为纪念。(作为)
It is only meant for a joke. 这只是当笑话说说罢了。(作为)
We are all for cutting down the cost of production. 我们都赞成降低生产成本。(赞成)
快到、对、向towards,工、学、军、城、上、北、南
例:It's getting on towards the end of term now. 现在已快到学期未了。(快到)
Towards midnight my husband came back. 快到半夜了我的丈夫才回来。(快到)
Our teacher was very lenient towards us. 我们的老师对我们很松。(对)
What you have invented is really a big contribution towards our company. 你所发明的对我们公司确实是一大贡献。(对)
The boy came running towards his mother. 那个男孩向他母亲跑去。(向着)
所谓工、学、军、城、上、北、南,是说up 和down 的用法。这也是汉英翻译时要注意的。例如:招工,上大学,参军,进城,上山,向北方等都属于up。而相反的下乡,向南,落榜等都属于down。"大军南下,北上抗日"大概由此而来。
but for 否定用虚拟,复合介词待后言。
but for是"若不是"的意思。
例:But for our great Communist Party, we could never have today's happiness. 若没有伟大的**,我们决不会有今天的幸福生活。
But for this chemical the vapour inside the system would not have been absorbed so completely. 若没有这个化学剂的作用,系统内的蒸气不可能被吸收得这么彻底。
but for将在虚拟语气中详讲。
以上讲到了某些常用介词in 用法,但远远不够,就拿做插入语的介词短语来说就数不胜数。以下固定搭配不可随意改动:
例:in general 一般说来
in short 简言之
in other words 换言之
in my opinion 依我看
in simple words 简言之
on the whole 基本上
for instance 例如
for short 简称
after all 毕竟
above all 首先
此外考试中常出现的成语前置词也须牢记其用法。
by appearance 从外表
by the atd of 借……的帮助
by far ……得多
by course of ......照......常例
by reason of 由于
by request 应邀
by right of 由于凭借
out of date 过时
out of harmony with 与...... 不一致
out of harmony with 摆脱困境
out of bounds 超出权限
out of proportion to 与......不相称
out of reach 力量不及
out of one's wits 不知所措
out of question 没问题
out of the question 不可能的
to a great extent 很大程度上
Io one's taste 合......胃口
to one's thinking 据……看来
to one's heart's content 尽情地
to the utmost 尽力
behind schedule 不准时
behind the times 过时的
behind the curtain 在幕后
within reach 能力所及
within a hair's breadth 差-点
wlthin a stone's throw of 在附近
beyond description 无法形容
beyond reason 毫无道理
beyond reproach 无可指责
beyond one's expectation 超出......范围
beyond expression 无法表达
ing 型由于、鉴,除了,除外与包含。
之后,关于,在……方面,有关介词须记全。
最后,英语中v.+ing分词转化而成的特殊介词,更须注意,根据其语法功能,把它们同现在分词,动名词和连同区分开来。即: