四、其他介词
(一)for表示目的、原因,意思是“为……”
This present is for you.这个礼物是给你的。
I am sorry for being late.对不起,我迟到了。
Let's make a salad for dinner.让我们做个色拉做晚餐。
常用固定搭配:
for example 例如 for a while 暂时
for free 免费 for one's good 为某人好
look for 寻找 prepare for 准备
stand for 代表 wait for 等待
(二)of表示所属关系,意思是“……的”
What's the weight of that parcel?那个包裹多重啊?
Andy is a friend of Mark's.安迪是马克的一位朋友。
This is a map of China.这是一幅中国地图。
常用固定搭配:
of course 当然 of a sudden 突然
a kind of 一种 be afraid of 害怕
be fond of 喜欢 be tired of 讨厌
be ashamed of 为感到惭愧 first of all 首先
plenty of 足够多 out of work 失业
out of breath 上气不接下气 think of 想到
(三)up,down,along都是表示方向。up表示方向朝上;down表示方向朝下,along表示“沿着……”
Tim ran up the stairs.蒂姆跑上楼梯。
They began to climb down the mountains at four o'clock in the afternoon.下午四点,他们开始从山上下来。
Walk along Nanjing Road,and you'll see the hotel on the right.
沿着南京路走,你将发现酒店在你的右边。
英语中有很多常见的固定搭配,需要记住:
on holiday 在度假 on television 在电视上播放
on the phone 在打电话 on fire 着火
on time 准时 in bed 在床上
in hospital 住院 at home 在家
at work 在工作,上班 at school 在学校,在上课
Exercises
5.6 Complete the sentences with for,of,up,down,along,around (用for,of,up,down,along,around完成句子)
1.There are many different ways to shop ____ food these days.
2.What are you going to have ____ lunch?
3.Planes fly ____ the primary school every five minutes.
4.Mary is walking ____ the road with her mother.
5.Let's go for a walk ____ the lake.
6.Walk ____ the hill to the top.
7.Be careful!Don't fell ____ the stairs.
8.—Do you need anything from the supermarket?
—Yes,I need a loaf ____ bread,a box ____ cereal and a pound ____ apples.
5.7 Read and complete (选择合适的词组完成句子)
on fire in bed at home on time at work
at school in the sky in the world in a newspaper
1.Look!The car is ____.
2.Tommy didn't go to school today.He's ____.
3.Paul is not ____ today.He is sick.
4.There are a lot of kites ____.
5.If you get up earlier,you will be ____.
6.Where's May?She's ____.
7.It's Sunday.My mother is ____.
8.I read about the story ____.