介詞 3大 常犯錯 “In, on, at” 成日用錯、唔知邊個打邊個?唔想成日因為 Grammar 而失分?想知點樣可以令你行文更加流暢、更加native? 以下係3個 英文 介詞 常犯錯,快啲嚟記低佢,無論 DSE 、 IELTS 咩試場上都唔會跌入呢啲陷阱啦! 常犯錯 1. 形容詞和名詞後的介詞 部分形容詞後面總是跟一個特定的介詞 (preposition) “At” 例:bad at, good at, surprised at I was surprised at the number of people who came. “About and with” 例:angry about, pleased about (用於形容事物) I am pleased about your new job. 例:angry with, pleased with(用於形容人物) I was really angry with John. “Disappointed”後需使用“about” 或 “with”;“Worried”後則只能使用“about”: She was pretty disappointed with / about her exam results. I am worried about John. They are worried about the test. 部分名詞後面總是跟一個特定的介詞。 “In” 例:decrease in, drop in, fall in, increase in, rise in: There was an increase in attendance at this month’s meeting. “Between” 表達對比兩件事,需使用“the difference between them”: The main difference between the American and the Canadian accent is in the vowels. “Of” 例:advantage of, disadvantage of, example of, number of, percentage of, use of The number of people in my class who smoke is incredible. 常犯錯 2. 動詞後的介詞 部分動詞後面必須跟一個特定的介詞。 有時可以使用多於一個介詞,有時根據使用哪個介詞,含義會有所不同: “Agree” Agree with用於同意人或想法: I totally agree with the government’s decision. Agree to用於同意某事: Both sides in the war have agreed to the ceasefire. “Apologize” Apologise to用於向某人道歉 apologise for用於為某事道歉 Mum made me go and apologise to our neighbours for breaking their window. “Find out, know, learn, teach, think” 以上動詞後都可以配搭about: Our teacher is trying to teach us about life in the olden days. “Think”後亦可以配搭 “about” 或 “of” 表達意見或未來計劃: What do you think about / of the new computer lab? (意見) I’m thinking about / of going back to university next year to finish my degree. (未來計劃) “Look” 當表達注視某物時,需使用“look at”,而當表達尋找某物時,則使用“look for”: Oh, look at the sunset! Isn’t it beautiful? I’ve looked for my homework everywhere. Have you seen it? 常犯錯 3. 時間和地點的介詞 我們用“in”表示年、月或一天的一部分,但“on”表示日或日期: I came to Australia in 1988. We landed on 1st October, in the afternoon. 我們使用“at”來表示時間以及週末和晚上: Let’s meet at the weekend. Are you free on Sunday at 8:00? “For”可用作表示時間的長短: I have lived in Australia for 18years. “In”可配搭城市、國家和地方一起使用,表示某事發生在哪裡: I met my husband in London. 我們亦可使用“in”配搭書、報紙、雜誌、期刊、電影或電視節目來表示在哪裡閱讀或看到某物: I read some interesting new research in this month’s medical journal. 我們亦可使用“at”配搭學校、學院、大學、工作和家庭中來指代建築物: ‘Where is dad?’ ‘He’s at work.’ Shall we meet at the cinema? (= meet outside the building) 我們使用“to”配搭地方來顯示目的地: ‘Where are you going?’ ‘I’m just going to the library to do some work.’ 如果大家有什麼英文問題,如Spencer Lam, 好唔好咁樣學英文呀? 或者IELTS考試,成人英文/商業英文的知識及英文資源,歡迎你可以隨時再跟我多交流一下,可以Follow 「Spencer Lam English Team」 Facebook page同IG得到更多英文資訊,亦都可以上 https://spencerlam.hk/ 了解更多!