最容易錯的介詞用法

導語:介詞又稱作前置詞,表示名詞、代詞等與句中其他詞的關係,在句中不能單獨作句子成分。下面由YJBYS小編告訴大家最容易錯的介詞用法,歡迎參考!

最容易錯的介詞用法

介詞是一些非常常見的小詞,例如at、for、in、on和to,通常位於名詞或代詞前面,表達與另外一個詞之間的關係。

母語是英語的人在常見的介詞使用中很少犯錯,然而,英語學習者經常犯錯,因爲他們更多地是直接從自己的語言中翻譯,而非聽地道的英語。

提高介詞使用能力最好的方法是:

  1. listen to spoken English as much as possible

儘可能多地聽英語口語

  2. test yourself on common prepositions

自我測試常用的`介詞

下面羅列了10個常見的介詞用法錯誤:

1) arrive at 還是 arrive in

*When we arrived to Claudio’s house…

at通常用在具體的地點前:school學校、restaurant餐廳、airport機場、aunt’s house阿姨的家;而in通常用在城市或國家前面。

✓ When we arrived at Claudio’s house…

我們到達克勞迪奧的家……

✓ The train arrived at Shibuya station thirty seconds late.

火車延遲30秒到達澀谷車站。

✓ On Friday, the president arrived in Poland.

總統於週五到達波蘭。

✓ The K-pop band arrived in Phnom Penh last week.

韓國流行樂隊上週到達金邊。

2) at night

*We often go out in the night.

in可以用在in the morning, in the afternoon, 和in the evening裏,但是night前面需要用at。

✓ We often go out at night.

我們經常在夜晚出門。

✓ Krakow is beautiful at night.

夜晚的克拉科夫很美。

3) look for 還是 wait for

*I was looking my glasses.

*Giulia was waiting me at the bus stop.

如果你想表達尋找,那麼用look for或者search for;如果你想表達等待,那麼用wait for。

✓ I was looking for my glasses.

我在尋找我的眼鏡。

✓ Tomis looking for a new job.

湯姆正在尋找一份新工作。

✓Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.

茱莉亞正在車站等着我。

✓Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.

露西正在等她的妹妹放學。

4) for [period of time]

*I’ve been working here since five years

for用在一段時間前面,比如:a few minutes/three months/twenty years。

since和具體的時間點連用,比如:this morning/September/the day we met。

✓I’ve been working here for five years.

我已經在這裏工作五年了。

✓She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.

她好多年不喝咖啡了。

✓She’s been living in Yokohama since February.

她從二月起一直住在橫濱。

✓I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.

昨天早上之後,我就沒再見到她。

5) in [months and years]

*It’s my birthday on July!

in總是和年份或月份連用。

✓It’s my birthday in July!

我的生日在7月。

✓Ola was born in 2004.

歐拉出生在2004年。

6) live/work/study in [cities and countries]

*I live at Tokyo.

在某個城市或國家居住、工作或學習用in,但住在某個具體的地址則用at,比如在一個特定的機構工作,或者是在某所大學學習。

✓I live in Tokyo.

我住在東京。

✓Roberta works in Sassari.

羅伯塔在薩薩里工作。

✓Hector studies in Canada.

赫克托爾在加拿大學習。

✓Ania lives at No.34, Green Street.

艾尼雅住在格林大街34號。

✓Ryosuke works for Toyota.

涼介在豐田工作。

✓Dara studies at Phnom Penh International University.

達拉在金邊國際大學讀書。

7) on [days and dates]

*It’s my birthday in Saturday!

on和具體的星期幾或日期連用:

✓It’s my birthday on Saturday!

我的生日在週六!

✓It’s my birthday on May 1st. (But remember: It’s my birthday in May.)我的生日在五月一號。(但是要記住:我的生日在五月用 in。)

8) it depends on

*It depends of what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

depend後面如果要加某人或某物,一定要和on連用,不然只能說it depends。

✓It depends on what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

這取決於你想吃什麼:意大利菜還是中國菜。

✓We’ll go to either Disney World or the beach, depending on the weather.

我們要去迪士尼樂園或海灘,這要看天氣。

✓What do you usually have for breakfast – tea or coffee? – It depends!

你早餐通常喝什麼——茶還是咖啡?—看情況。

9) welcome to

*Welcome in Peru!

歡迎到某地用welcome to+地點,比如:a house/school/organization/city/country。

✓Welcome to Peru!

歡迎來祕魯!

✓Welcome to Cagliari.

歡迎來卡利亞里。

✓Welcome to Meiji University.

歡迎來明治大學。

✓Welcome to the Plaza Hotel. We hope you enjoy your stay.

歡迎來廣場飯店,我們希望你在此過得愉快。

10) married to

*He’s married with Kim.

與某人結婚要用married to或者get married to,也可以說marry sb.。

✓He’s married to Kim.

他和金結婚了。

✓John’s getting married to Sara next summer.

約翰明年夏天要和薩拉結婚。

✓Kate is marrying my old school friend.

凱特要和我的一個老校友結婚了。