⑵ after與in表示時間的用法區別：“after+(具體時刻/從句)”表示“在…時刻之後”常用於壹般時態；“in+(壹段時間)”表示“在(多久) 之後”,常用於將來時態。如：He said that he would be here after 6：00.(他說他六點鐘之後會來這兒)/ My father is coming back from England in about a month.(我父親大約壹個月以後從英國回來)
⑶ since與for表示時間的用法區別：“since+(具體時刻/that-從句)”表示“自從…起壹直到現在”,“for +(壹段斶間)”表示“總***有…之久”,都常用於完成時態；如：Uncle Li has worked in this factory since 1970.(李叔叔自從1970年起就在這家工廠工作了)/ Uncle Li has worked in this factory for over 30 years. (李叔叔在這家工廠已經工作了30多年)
⑷ by、in與with表示方式的用法區別：都可以表示“工具、手段”,但是by主要表示“乘坐”某個交通工具或“以……方式”,在被動句中可以表示動作的執行者；in表示“使用”某種語言/文字,with表示“使用”某個具體的工具、手段。如：We see with our eyes and walk with our feet.(我們用眼睛看東西,用雙腳走路)/ Please write that article(文章) in English.(請妳用英語寫那篇文章)/ Let’s go to the zoo by taxi.(我們打的去動物園吧。)/ It was written by Lao She.(那是老舍寫的)
⑸ about與on的用法區別：都可以表示“有關…”,但是about的意義比較廣,而on主要表示“有關…(專題/課程)”。如：Tom is going to give a talk on the history of America.(湯姆要作壹個美國歷史的報告)/ They are very excited talking about the coming field trip.(他們興致勃勃地談論著即將來到的野外旅遊)
⑹ through與across、over的用法區別： through指“穿過…(門洞/人群/樹林)”； across和over可以指“跨越…(街道/河流)”,可互換,但是表示“翻過…”時只能用over. 如：Just then a rat (鼠)ran across the road.(就在那時壹只老鼠跑過路面)/ There is a bridge across/over the river.(河上有座橋)/ They climbed over the mountain and arrived there ahead of time.(他們翻過大山提前到達了那裏)/ The visitors went through a big gate into another park.(參觀者們穿過壹個大門來到另壹個公園)
(7)as與like的區別：兩個詞都表示“像……”,但是as譯為“作為……”,表示的是職業、職務、作用等事實,而like譯為“像……壹樣”,表示外表,不是事實。如：Let me speak to you as a father.(我以父親的身份和妳講話。)(說話者是聽者的父親) / Let me speak to you like a father.(讓我像壹位父親壹樣和妳講話)(說話者不是聽者的父親)
(8)at the end of、by the end of、to the end、in the end的用法區別：at the end of…既可以表示時間也可以表示地點,譯為“在…末；在…盡頭”,常與過去時連用；by the end of…只能表示時間,譯為“在…前；到…為止”,常用於過去完成時； in the end與at last基本等義,表示“終於、最後”,通常用於過去時；to the end譯為“到…的終點為止”,前面往往有表示運動或連續性的動詞。如：By the end of last term we had learned 16 units of Book III.(到上學期期末我們已經學習了第三冊16個單元)/ At the end of the road you can find a big white house with brown windows.(在路的盡頭妳能找到壹幢有棕色窗戶的白房子)/ They left for Beijing at the end of last week.(上周末他們動身去了北京)/ In the end he succeeded in the final exams.(他最終在期末考試中考及格了)/ We should go on with the work to the end.(我們應該把工作幹到底)/ Follow this road to the end and you will see a post office.(沿這條路走到底就能看見壹家郵電局)
(9)for a moment、for the moment、in a moment、at the moment的區別：for a moment“壹會兒、片刻”(=for a while),常與持續性動詞連用；for the moment“暫時、目前”,常用於現在時；in a moment“壹會兒、立即、馬上”(=soon; in a few minutes),壹般用於將來時；at the moment“此刻,眼下”(=now),用於現在進行時。如：Please wait for a moment.(請稍等)/ Let’s leave things as they are for the moment.(暫時就維持現狀吧！) / I’ll come back in a moment.(我過會兒回來)/ I am very busy at the moment.(眼下我很忙)
(10)but的問題：用介詞but引出另壹個動詞時,要註意：如果前面有do,後面就用原形動詞,前面沒有do時,後面的動詞要加to。如：I could do nothing but wait.(我什麽也做不了只能等) / They had no choice(選擇) but to fight.(他們沒有選擇只有戰鬥)
(11)in front of 與in the front of： in front of“在…的前面”, 與in the front of“在…的前部”。如：A car was parking in front of the hall.(大廳跟前停著壹輛汽車)/ In the front of the hall stood a big desk.(大廳前部立著壹個大講臺)
(12)except (for)與besides的區別：except“除了”,表示排除掉某人物,即不包含；而besides“除了”則表示包含,即“不僅……又……”。如：Everyone went to the Palace Museum except Tom.(除了Tom,大家都去了故宮博物院)(Tom沒有去故宮)/ Besides Chinese he also studied many other subjects.(除了漢語之外,他還學其他許多功課)(“漢語”也是他學的功課之壹)
other than 除了......之外...... There 're nobody here other than me 與.....不同..... 與.....不同方式.....we can't get there other than by swimming.
Apart from : with the exception of ...; besides... Apart form a few scratches, the car was undamaged.