本篇为第10篇笔记：介系词。
一、经典例句
1. The book on the desk is mine.
2. Put the book on the desk.
1.1 介系词的受词
3. I went shopping with Mary yesterday.
4. I met Mary by chance, and I went shopping with her.
5. Things went rapidly from bad to worse.
6. How far is it from here to the bus stop?
7. I haven't seen her since then.
8. My brother used my computer without asking for my permission.
9. I'm looking forward to seeing you.
10. They did nothing but play cards all day.
11. I would rather stay at home than go out.
12. The future of this planet depends on whether we can protect the environment.
13. Men differ from animals in that they can use fire.
1.2 介系词的位置
14. Who(m) are you going with?
=> With whom are you going?
15. What are you talking about?
16. This is the river which I used to swim in.
=> This is the river in which I used to swim.
17. The young lady whom Mom is talking to is our music teacher.
=> The young lady to whom Mom is talking is our music teacher.
18. He has many friends to rely on.
19. She had something particular to write about.
20. His success is looked forward to by all of us.
21. The baby has to be taken care of.
=> We have to take care of the baby.
1.3 群体介系词
22. We must stay indoors all day because of the storm.
23. Thanks to your advice, I was able to win the game.
24. He sent his brother instead of going himself.
25. He saved the child at the risk of his life.
26. We express our thoughts by means of words.
27. I did my best with a view to pleasing my father.
1.4 双重介系词
28. He was chosen from among the volunteers.
29. She took a box from under the counter.
1.5 常见的介系词用法
30. in 1988、in August、in spring.
31. on Sunday、on the morning of October 10.
32. at nine o'clock、at dawn、at sunset、at midnight.
33. I'm going to work till seven tonight.
34. I'll finish the work by noon.
35. I began to work before eight this morning.
36. The work should take us from four to five hours.
37. He said the floods were the worst since 1968.
38. He came home after a few hours.
39. I have never seen snow in my life.
40. He will be back within a week.
41. I have learned English for five years.
42. I worked at the shop during the holidays.
43. I had to work through the night.
44. They are taking a stroll in the park.
45. The players are practicing on the field.
46. He waited for the girl at the door.
47. They are leaving for New York tomorrow.
48. The dog went to the boy.
49. The dog went toward the boy.
50. We walked along the river.
51. We swam across the river.
52. We walked through the park.
53. She sat by the window.
54. I sat beside her.
55. He lives near my house.
56. At the party, there were several girls beside Kelly.
57. At the party, there were several girls besides Kelly.
58. At the party, there were several girls except Kelly.
59. Peter sat between Jane and me.
60. He disappeared among the people in the crowd.
61. The earth moves around the sun.
62. He glanced about and saw him in conversation with someone.
63. The children sat around the old man.
=> The children sat about the old man.
64. He walked in the room.
65. He walked into the room.
66. He walked out of the room.
67. The cat jumped onto the TV set.
68. He switched on the light.
69. He switched off the light.
70. "B" comes before "C" in the alphabet.
71. We met in front of the school.
72. I hate driving behind a bus.
73. Let's have a game of tennis after school.
74. There is a fly on the ceiling.
75. A plane is flying above the mountain.
76. The sun is shining over our heads.
=> The sun is shining above our heads.
77. A cat is sleeping under the table.
78. There is a waterfall above(below) the bridge.
79. He must be well over 50 years old.