1. against 對抗,反對
例: I'll never do anything against my conscience.
(我絕不會做任何違反我良心的事。)
Against everyone's advice, John went swimming alone.
(約翰不顧大家的勸告,仍然獨自去游泳。)
2. besides 除了……之外(尚……)
= in addition to...
例: Besides English, Peter speaks French and Spanish.
= In addition to English, Peter speaks French and Spanish.
(除了英語外,彼得還會說法語及西班牙語。)
3. beside 在……旁邊(= by)
例: Don't stand beside / by the door when the train is moving.
(火車行駛時不要站在車門邊。)
4. except 除了……之外(與 every、any、no、all 等含蓋性完全的形容詞並用)
例: All the boys love singing except Peter.
(除了彼得外,所有的男孩都喜歡唱歌。)
No one trusts David except Tom.
(除了湯姆外,誰都不相信大衛。)
I like every kind of music except rap.
(除了饒舌歌外,每一種音樂我都喜歡。)
Mary has no interest in anything except singing.
(瑪麗除了唱歌外,對啥都沒興趣。)注意 :
以上各句中的 except 均可被 but 取代,即:
All the boys loves singing but Peter.
No one trusts David but Tom.
I like every kind of music but rap.
Mary has no interest in anything but singing.
5. among 在(三者以上)之中
例: Among the four students, John is the best.
= Of the four students, John is the best.
(這四個學生中,約翰是最棒的一個。)注意 :
表『在兩者之中』只可使用 of。
例: Among the two students, John is the better. (×)
→ Of the two students, John is the better. (○)
(這兩個學生中,約翰比較棒。)
In spite of his dad’s warning, Paul went fishing alone.
儘管他爸爸提出警告,保羅還是獨自一個人釣魚去。
In spite of our best efforts, we couldn’t save the dying man.
儘管我們盡了最大的努力,還是無法挽救那位垂死的人。
Rachel bought an alarm clock to help her wake up early.
瑞秋買了一個鬧鐘來幫助她早起。
Kayla will go on vacation next week.
凱拉下星期會去度假。
The factory workers went on strike for better pay and working conditions.
該工廠工人罷工,要求加薪及改善工作環境。