介词是把它的宾语介绍给它前面的词的一种虚词。介词可构成大量习惯用语。因为是虚词,故一般不带重音,多音节介词才有重音。
1.我四点钟左右已经到了
I arrived around four.
I have arrived around four.(误)
He has arrived for two hours误)
He arrived two hours ago.他两个小时前抵达。
arrive也可以用完成时,在表示到达的结果从过去持续到现在时就可以用完成时。当在只表示“到达”这个瞬间的动作时,不用完成时。
2.I have waited an hour.
我已经等了一个小时。
有时候表示期间的名词的介词for, during可省略
We waited there (for )two hours.我们在那里等了两小时
Nothing happened (during)the whole vacation.在整个假期中,什么事也没有发生。
3.表示时间的名词前有one, some, this, that, the ,last ,next, every,all 等字修饰时,前不可加介词。
One day I happened to see him.有一天我碰巧见到了他。
The light goes out for five seconds every two minutes.那个灯每二分钟熄灭五秒钟
I kept sitting all night.我整晚都坐着。
Will he come again the day after tomorrow?
4..near, next, opposite等之后的介词to常被省略(介词的省略)next to表示“几乎”时to不可以省
It is next to impossible.那几乎是不可能的
餐厅在麦当劳对面。
The resaurant is opposite McDonald's或者The resaurant is opposite to McDonald's
5.当两个介词在一起,成为双重介词,有:from among, from behind, from under, till after, in between等。
我想一直等到阴历年以后. I'd like to wait _till after____the Lunar New Year.
Please stay till after dinner.一直呆着吧,等到晚饭后再..
我从桌子底下拿的报纸
I took/got the newpaper from under the table.