PREPOSITION
由两个介词构成的双重介词,
? till after,from behind,except in …
? We stayed there till after the sunset,
? He picked up the gun from behind the
counter,
? The weather has been fine except in
the north,
beneath / underneath
? 表示“在 …… 下面(两物接触)”,
underneath有时用于表示抽象含义。
? The earth is beneath our feet,
? Underneath that stern exterior was a
heart of gold,
beside,beyond
? beside表示“在 …… 旁边”,beyond表
示“在 …… 的那一边”
? I sat beside the driver,
? They live in a small village beyond the
Great Wall,
besides,except,except for,
except (that),but
? 都表示“除了 ……”,但用法有区别
? Besides John,all of us passed the exam.( John也及格了)
All of us passed the exam except John,( John不及格)
? You can all go except Tom,
We had a very good time except for the weather,
在句首须用 except for,eg,Except for Tom,you can all go,
? Except (that) 表示“只是 ……”,后面连接从句。
I would willingly go except that it is too far,
(to be continued)
besides,except,except for,
except (that),but
? But用作介词时,常用于 all,no,nobody,who,
where等词后面; but不用于句首。
? There is no one here but me,
? Who but Tom would have done such a thing?
? All but / except the captain were rescued,
due to / owing to
? due to用作表语,owing to用作状语,但
现在也常见 due to用作状语
? His absence was due to the storm,
? He arrived late owing to / due to the
storm,
With引导的独立结构
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 不定式
He knew that with him to help her,she could
and would succeed,
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 动词 -ing 形式
With his satchel trailing behind him,the
small boy ran past,
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 动词 -ed 形式
With the question settled,they were happy
and relaxed,
(to be continued)
With引导的独立结构
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 介词短语
With chalk in one hand and a textbook in the
other,the professor rested against the
blackboard,
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 形容词
Although they sat with doors and windows
open,they were overpowered by heat,
? with + 名词 / 代词 + 副词
He went out with no hat on,