along(沿着)
They walked along Nanjing Road.
There is a cinema along the street.
I’m getting along/ on well with my classmates.
against(反对)
What you are doing is against the rule.
We are against the proposal. (be against 反对)
Nobody has got anything against you.
at(在……)
Let’s meet at the station.
She was at a conference.
The committee is to meet at the weekend.
He joined up at eighteen.(join up 参军)
What are you laughing at? (laugh at 嘲笑)
Let’s have a look at the picture. (have a look at 看一看)
My mother was surprised at the news.(be surprised at 吃惊)
He is good at mathematics.(be good at 擅长)
He is good at drawing.
around(围绕)
We all drew up closely around him.
The guide showed us around the city.
(show sb. around 领某人参观)
besides (除…之外还)
There are six students in the classroom besides me.
Besides fun and good exercise， swimming is a very useful skill
before(在……之前)
Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。
Pride comes before a fall. 骄傲就会摔跤。
Before starting the work， we had a discussion.
Before long， the war broke out. (break out 爆发)
I bought the book the day before yesterday.
beyond(在……之外)
The lake is beyond that mountain.
Don’t go beyond the city boundary. (go beyond 超过)
It’s expensive and beyond our reach.
The city is beyond recognition. (beyond recognition 面目全非)
The problem is too difficult. It’s beyond me.
This is inevitable and beyond all doubts. 这是必然的，毫无疑义的。
between(在……之间)
Come between ten and eleven o’clock.
They don’t know the difference between wheat and oats.
(among 用于三者或三者以上)
What’s the difference between them?
by(经过)
She passed by me without saying goodbye to me.
The woman is standing by the door.
By the time we got to the station， the train had left.
By the end of the year， we have trained 400 people.
I came here by taxi. (by bus， by plane， by ship， on foot)
The girl isn’t an actress by profession. (actor 男演员)
What’s the time by your watch?
This novel is written by Charles Dickens.
Consumer goods production will go up by 6 % this year.
I met him by chance yesterday. (by chance 偶尔碰到)
We all have to abide by the rules. (abide by 遵守)
By the way， where is the teacher? (by the way 顺便说一下)
In order to pass the exam， we have to learn the texts by heart.
At the age of ten she began to live by herself.(by oneself 独自)
but ((除…之外)
Who but a fool would do such a thing?
I have nothing but a book in my hand.
I’m the last but one to get here.
for(为了)
After supper I always go out for a walk.
(go out for a walk 散步)
Thank you for spending so much time listening to me explain.
Thank you for spending so much time listening to my explanation.
Forgive me for being late. (表原因)
I’m sorry for what has happened.
The coat is for sale. (for sale 出售)
This is a book for you.
Whenever she is in trouble， she’ll turn to her parents for help.
except (除去)
None of us have seen the film except my sister.
He comes to school every day except Saturday.
She is alone in the world except for her mother.
in(在……里)
She was born in 1980.
We’ll be back in three days.
( He came back three days ago.)
Do you work in the daytime or at night?
We’ll be back in no time. (in no time 立刻，马上)
He is in his early thirties. (in one’s thirties 三十多岁)
He is always in a good mood.
(in a good mood 情绪很好 in a bad mood 情绪很糟)
I have no difficulty/ trouble in solving the problem.
(no difficulty in doing sth. 没有困难)
Did you have any difficulty in finding the hotel?
Can you write in English?
They have done it in a wrong way. (in a wrong way 错误的方式)
They accepted the plan in principle. (in principle 原则上)
from(来自……)
We’ve learnt a lot from our teacher.
They are busy from morning to night.(from……to…… 从…… 到……)
The letter is from your parents.
I have been away from home for a long time.
(be away from home 离开家)
(be from 来自) I’m from China.
The film we saw yesterday was different from the novel.
(be different from 与……不同，differ from)
The wine is made from the best grapes.
make from 化学变化
make of 物理变化 The desk is made of wood.
make sth. up 由……组成
Animal bodies are made up of cells.
Society is made up of people of widely differing abilities.
make with sth. 迅速拿出或提供某物
Make with the beers， buster. 伙计，拿啤酒来。
make for 为……做……
She made coffee for all of us.
Millions of people are suffering from the war.(suffer from 遭受)
He is weak from lack of sleep. (lack of 缺乏)
I disagree with them from the beginning.
(disagree with 不同意 agree with 同意)
I try to prevent them from doing the work， but in vain.
(prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事)
on(在……上)
You hit the nail on the head. 你这话击中了要害。
Put the book on the shelf， please.
My mother was born on April 14， 1947.
(哪一年用in，具体到某一天用on)
He left Beijing for home on the morning of July 2.
(in the morning ，具体到某一天的上午、下午、晚上用on )
On the eve of their departure， they gave a farewell banquet.
(on the eve of 在……前夕)
We usually get up late on Sunday morning.
On his return he told us about the meeting.
They will go on a visit to Asia. (go on a visit=visit )
He is here on business. (be on business 做生意)
She is away on a trip. (on a trip 旅行)
The workers at the airport is on strike. (be on strike 罢工)
When we came back， we found our house on fire.
(on fire 着火)
The professor is making a speech on the current situation.(关于)
This house is on sale. (on sale 出售)
Who’s on duty today?
The girl insists on leaving home and depends on herself for a living.
(insist on 坚持 depend on 依靠，依赖)
