肖鈺敏
中圖分類(lèi)號(hào):G642 文獻(xiàn)標(biāo)識(shí)碼:B 文章編號(hào):1002-7661(2015)10-003-01
anxious about / anxious for
We are anxious about her health and anxious for a cure for his disease..
我們擔(dān)心她的健康,并且渴望有一種治愈的方法。
析:anxious作“焦急”解,與介詞about搭配;作“渴望,急切”解,與介詞for搭配。
be late for / be late with
She was late for work this morning , because she was late with getting up.
今早她上班遲到了,因?yàn)樗鸫餐砹恕?/p>
析:be late for 意為“作某事遲了、晚了”;be late with意為“遲(晚)做某事”
be satisfied with / be satisfied of
I am fully satisfied of the truth of his statement, but I'm not satisfied with your explanation.
盡管我完全相信他講的是事實(shí),但我對(duì)他的解釋并不滿(mǎn)意。
析:satisfy (vt) “使?jié)M意;滿(mǎn)足”,be satisfied with“對(duì)……滿(mǎn)意”;be satisfied of 或be satisfied that意為“確信(相信)……”
throw …to / throw…at
He threw the ball to Tom and picked up a stone and threw it at the dog.
他把球扔給了湯姆,撿起一個(gè)石頭向那條狗砸去。
throw to“把某物扔給某人”; throw at“把某物向某人扔去”,含有攻擊性。
throw“扔;投;擲;拋”是一般用語(yǔ),cast強(qiáng)調(diào)“迅速拋出”;fling強(qiáng)調(diào)“奮力拋出”;hurl指用力投擲,動(dòng)作迅猛,強(qiáng)調(diào)投擲的距離較“遠(yuǎn)”;pitch強(qiáng)調(diào)“技巧性”,主要用于體育項(xiàng)目;toss則指“輕松、不在意或無(wú)目的地亂甩”.另“投球”用shoot a basket,不用throw;throw a ball是“扔球”,不是“投球”
think of / think about
I cant think of the name of the street , but I will think about buying a flat there.
我想不起那街道的名字,但我會(huì)考慮在那兒買(mǎi)一套房子。
think of 具有“想起;考慮;認(rèn)為”之意;think about 意為“考慮”(是否去做)。
care for / care about / take care of
She doesnt care about what we are talking because she doesnt care for the foreign movies.
她不關(guān)心我們所談的的事,因?yàn)樗幌矚g外國(guó)電影。
We must take care of ourselves. No one else there cares about us. They dont care whether we are careful or careless, for they dont care for us at all!
析:care for 喜歡(常用于否定句、疑問(wèn)句);想要(疑問(wèn)句);關(guān)心,照料,照顧,照看。care about 感興趣,關(guān)心;介意,在乎;擔(dān)心。take care of 照顧
part from / part with
Although he parted with his wife , he is still unlwilling to part with his property.
雖然他與妻子分手了,但仍不愿意割舍他的財(cái)產(chǎn)
析:part from (leave sb; no longer be together with) “離開(kāi)某人或與某人斷絕關(guān)系”, 多用于人; part with常表示“放棄”“割舍”可用于物或人。part sb from sb “使......與......分離”The war parted many men from their families.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)使許多人離開(kāi)了家庭。
keep ... away from/ of keep sb from doing keep sb doing
She wants to keep his son free from /of computer games , so she keeps him staying at home all day to keep him from playing games.
她想要她的兒子不受電腦游戲的影響,因此為了防止他玩電腦游戲,她讓他整天呆在家里。
keep ... away from/ of “使......免受(影響、傷害),使.....不含(有事物)” ; keep ... Doing“使......不停地做......”; keep ... from doing “防止(阻止)......做某事”[from不能省略],相當(dāng)于prevent / stop ...(from) doing。
be ashamed for,be ashamed of
“Im ashamed for you .” doesnt mean “Im ashamed of you .” 我為你感到羞恥并不意味著我以你為恥。
析: be ashamed for 的意思是“為…(一般指外在的人或事物,如他人)而感到羞恥”; be ashamed of的意思是“由于…(一般指內(nèi)在的人或事物,如自己)而感到羞恥”。
result from / result in
The damage resulted from the fire , on the other hand the fire resulted in the damages.
這損害由火災(zāi)造成,換句話(huà)說(shuō),火災(zāi)帶來(lái)了這種損害。
析:result in先因后果, 意為“導(dǎo)致,結(jié)果是”,相當(dāng)于cause或lead to,主語(yǔ)是因,賓語(yǔ)是果;result from先果后因,意為“造成/發(fā)生……的結(jié)果”,相當(dāng)于lie in,主語(yǔ)是果,賓語(yǔ)是因。
Ex
1.The terrible accident _______ his carelessness.
A.resulted from B.resulted in C. as a result D.as a result A
2. As is known to us all , failure usually ________ laziness while diligence can _____success.
A. results from ; lie in B. result in ; result fron
C. leads to ; lie in D. results from ; result in D