介词用法详解(17)

We are all for cutting down the cost of production. 我们都赞成降低生产成本。(赞成)

but for 将在虚拟语气中详讲。

以上讲到了某些常用介词 in 用法，但远远不够，就

快到、对、向 towards，工、学、军、城、上、北、南

拿做插入语的介词短语来说就数不胜数。以下固定搭配不可随意改动： 例：in general 一般说来

例：It's getting on towards the end of term now. 现在已快到学期未了。(快到)

in short 简言之 Towards midnight my husband came back. 快到半夜了我的丈夫才回来。(快到)

Our teacher was very lenient towards us. 我们的老师对我们很松。(对)

What you have invented is really a big contribution towards our company.

你所发明的对我们公司确实是一大贡献。(对) The boy came running towards his mother. 那个男孩向他母亲跑去。(向着)

所谓工、学、军、城、上、北、南，是说 up 和 down 的用法。这也是汉英翻译时要注意的。例如：招工，上大学，参军，进城，

上山，向北方等都属于 up。而相反的下乡，向南，落榜等都属于 down。“大军南下，北上抗日”大概由此而来。

but for 否定用虚拟，复合介词待后言。 but for 是“若不是”的意思。

例：But for our great Communist Party, we could never have today's happiness.

若没有伟大的共产党，我们决不会有今天的幸福生活。

But for this chemical the vapour inside the system would not have been absorbed so completely. 若没有这个化学剂的作用，系统内的蒸汽不可能被吸收得这么彻底。

in other words 换言之

in my opinion 依我看

in simple words 简言之 on the whole 基本上 for instance 例如 for short 简称 after all 毕竟 above all 首先

此外考试中常出现的成语前置词也须牢记其用法。 by appearance 从外表 by the aid of 借……的帮助 by far ……得多

by course of ……照……常例 by reason of 由于 by request 应邀 by right of 由于凭借 out of date 过时

out of harmony with 与……不一致

out of harmony with 摆脱困境