介词是一些非常常见的小词,例如at、for、in、on和to,通常位于名词或代词前面,表达与另外一个词之间的关系。母语是英语的人在常见的介词使用中很少犯错,然而,英语学习者经常犯错,因为他们更多地是直接从自己的语言中翻译,而非听地道的英语。今天文都四六级和大家分享英语六级考试最常见的10个介词用法错误,请看下面的文章内容。

介词使用能力最 好的方法是:

1. listen to spoken English as much as possible

尽可能多地听英语口语

2. test yourself on common prepositions

自我测试常用的介词

下面罗列了英语六级考试10个常见的介词用法错误:

1) arrive at 还是 arrive in

*When we arrived to Claudio’s house…

at通常用在具体的地点前:school学校、restaurant餐厅、airport机场、aunt’s house阿姨的家;而in通常用在城市或国家前面。

✓ When we arrived at Claudio’s house…

我们到达克劳迪奥的家……

✓ The train arrived at Shibuya station thirty seconds late.

火车延迟30秒到达涩谷车站。

✓ On Friday, the president arrived in Poland.

总统于周五到达波兰。

✓ The K-pop band arrived in Phnom Penh last week.

韩国流行乐队上周到达金边。

2) at night

*We often go out in the night.

in可以用在in the morning, in the afternoon, 和in the evening里,但是night前面需要用at。

✓ We often go out at night.

我们经常在夜晚出门。

✓ Krakow is beautiful at night.

夜晚的克拉科夫很美。

3) look for 还是 wait for

*I was looking my glasses.

*Giulia was waiting me at the bus stop.

如果你想表达寻找,那么用look for或者search for;如果你想表达等待,那么用wait for。

✓ I was looking for my glasses.

我在寻找我的眼镜。

✓ Tomis looking for a new job.

汤姆正在寻找一份新工作。

✓Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.

茱莉亚正在车站等着我。

✓Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.

露西正在等她的妹妹放学。

4) for [period of time]

*I’ve been working here since five years

for用在一段时间前面,比如:a few minutes/three months/twenty years。

since和具体的时间点连用,比如:this morning/September/the day we met。

✓I’ve been working here for five years.

我已经在这里工作五年了。

✓She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.

她好多年不喝咖啡了。

✓She’s been living in Yokohama since February.

她从二月起一直住在横滨。

✓I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.

昨天早上之后,我就没再见到她。

5) in [months and years]

*It’s my birthday on July!

in总是和年份或月份连用。

✓It’s my birthday in July!

我的生日在7月。

✓Ola was born in 2004.

欧拉出生在2004年。

以上就是文都四六级为大家分享的英语六级考试最常见的10个介词用法错误,希望各位考生可以在考试中心想事成,取得好成绩。

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