2015年4月1日 星期三

Better Ways with Prepositions

書給看得殘舊, 應是一本好書吧. 所以, 我顧不得佢破爛及髒
兮兮就借了回家.

有些很基本, 有些我覺得不錯, 最少是溫故知新吧.  



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You live at 99 Park Street.
You live in High Street. (Br English, the street as being lined by buildings)
You live on 6th Street. (Am English, the street as a surface and one is on top of the surface.)

Between is used if there is a definite set of objects or people.
Belgium lies between The Netherlands, Germany, Luxenburg and France.


He did a lot of good for the homeless children...
He exercises regularly for the good of his health.

We now have everything in readiness for the performance.
He shows a great readiness to learn.

Our company comprises several divisions. (the items or people make up the total, East Malaysia = Sabah + Sarawak) 包含只幾個部門
Our company consists of several divisions.

She casts doubts on his ability to pay his debts.

The manager emphasised the need for more sales.
The manager laid emphasis on the good results the company had obtained this year.
The minister laid stress on the need for greater care on the roads.

He was emphatic about the need for new imitative.


This year's model has no resemblance to the previous one.
The two sisters have a strong resemblance in looks but not in character.








2 則留言:

  1. 我讀小學時,記憶最深嘅係查字典,look up the word in the dictionary 而 look for 同 look after 又有不同意思,所以覺得前置詞真係好好用!

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    1. 英文的前置詞的確很有趣, egged on, 不是向人擲旦, 是慫恿.

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