第十七课 - Prepositions

In this lesson you'll learn about prepositions and how to use them in the English language. Many examples of how to use prepositions in English are included.

You'll also learn the English words for some common animals.

词汇 - Animals

In this section you'll learn the English words for some common animals.

cat

dog

butterfly

rabbit

mouse

turtle

snake

bird

duck, bird

pigeon, bird

owl, bird

deer

horse

squirrel

bear

wolf

fox

monkey

whale

dolphins

语法 - Prepositions

A preposition is a connecting word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word, usually the subject in a sentence. They are commonly used to give information about time or location.

Prepositions are usually placed after the verb and before the noun or pronoun they are associated with. The noun following the preposition is never the subject of a sentence.

Prepositions are very common words that can have several different meanings. Words used for prepositions are often used as adverbs and conjunctions as well.

A prepositional phrase refers to a preposition and its object. The following are some examples of prepositional phrases.

under the bridge
in the meadow
along the path

Common Prepositions

about	above	across	after
against	along	among	around
at	before	behind	below
beneath	beside	besides	between
beyond	by	despite	down
during	for	from	in
into	like	near	of
off	on	out	over
since	through	throughout	till
toward	under	until	up
with	within	without

例子

The story is about a cat.	故事讲述的是一只猫。
The birds flew above her.	那只鸟飞她上面。
We walked across the bridge.	我们过桥走。
I usually go for a walk after lunch.	我通常在午饭后散步。
He leaned against the wall.	他靠在墙上。
We walked along the narrow trail.	我们沿着狭窄的步道走去。
I sat among the ruins.	我坐在之中废墟。
What is around the corner?	什么是指日可待？
The stars are visible at night.	星星是在夜间可见。
The train leaves at 10:30.	火车离开在10:30。
Look at the flowers.	再看看花。
They are at home.	他们在家。
I'll do it before the end of the day.	一天结束前我会做到这一点。
There is a cat behind the window.	还有就是窗口的后面一只猫。
My son is sitting beside me.	我的儿子坐在我旁边。
There is nowhere to sit besides the floor.	有无处可坐，除了在地板上。
I am sitting between two apple trees.	我两台苹果树之间坐着。
Lunch will be here between 12:30 and 1:30.	午餐将在这里和12:30之间1:30。
I don't know what's beyond the hill.	我不知道什么是超越了小丘。
I like to sit by the river.	我喜欢在河边坐。
I have to finish the book by Friday.	我必须在周五之前完成这本书。
It will be done by the end of the week.	它将在本周结束时完成。
I stopped by your house this morning.	我今天早上路过你的房子。
The store was closed by the time I got there.	这家商店是由我到达那里的时候关闭。
I fell asleep during the meeting.	会议期间，我睡着了。
He waited for two hours.	他等了两个小时。
She was born in September.	她出生在九月。
It gets colder in the winter.	它得到在冬天更冷。
My exam is on Tuesday.	我的考试是在周二。
The plane flies over the mountains.	飞机飞过山脉。
She drives through the tunnel.	她开车穿过隧道。
The road goes under the bridge.	这条路在桥下。
He worked until 6:00.	他一直工作到6:00。
Can you go with me to the concert?	你可以和我一起去听音乐会？

Compound Prepositions

A compound preposition consists of two or more words, but acts like a single preposition. The following table shows some common compound prepositions.

ahead of	as far as	because of	by means of
in addition to	in back of	in case of	in regard to
in spite of	instead of	next to	out of

Examples

They arrived ahead of me.	他们到达那里我前面的。
Your jacket is next to the door.	你的外套是在门旁边。
I finished in spite of the interruptions.	我尽管有中断的完成了工作。

练习

写几段关于你最喜欢的动物。

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the English words for common animals.

测验

When you are confident you have learned the material included in this lesson, take the online quiz. Make sure you understand the example sentences in the preposition section.

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