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AStudyofApplicationandTranslationofEnglishIdiomaticUsagesofPreposition
AStudyofApplicationandTranslationofEnglishIdiomaticUsagesofPreposition
Abstract:
PrepositionisveryimportantinEnglish.Thus,thispaperwillfirstintroducetheapplicationofEnglishidiomaticusagesofpreposition.Inthissection,itconsistsofthreeparts,includingnounpreposition,verbpreposition,andadjectivepreposition.AndthenitwilldiscussthetranslationofEnglishidiomaticusagesofpreposition,composedofmethodsandthetranslationofsomeexamplesentences.Atlast,thispaperwillconcludesomesuggestionsforhowtouseprepositionalusages.
Keywords:
application;translation;nounpreposition;verbpreposition;adjectivepreposition.
1.Introduction
Ingrammar,aprepositionisapartofspeechthatintroducesaprepositionalphrase,indicatingarelationbetweenthingsmentionedinasentence.Thoughprepositionsareemptywords,theyplayasignificantroleinEnglish.Becausetheyhavethehighestfrequencyofuse.WheneverweopenabookthatconsistsofEnglishsentenceswecanseefindtheexistenceofprepositions.Thus,somelinguistsbelievethat"Englishisthelanguageofprepositions."Theseallshowthatprepositionsarereallyveryveryimportant.However,manystudentsareconfusedbyprepositions.Forexample,theycan’tdistinguishonfromin.Thus,whatthispaperstudieshasgreatimportanceofpracticality.AnditwillhelpstudentshavebetterunderstandofEnglish.
Therearemanyessaysonprepositions,butmonographsstudyingtheidiomaticusagesofEnglishprepositionsarefew.PrepositionswrittenbySarah.WithersandEarl.Brockmanisthemainandimportantreference.Atpresent,manyscholarsfocusonthestudyofprepositionalphrases.Butinthispaper,Iwilldiscussnounpreposition,verbpreposition,andadjectiveprepositionandthetranslationofthem.
2.TheapplicationofEnglishidiomaticusagesofpreposition
2.1Verbpreposition
Averbthatconnectswithdifferentprepositionsmayhavedifferentmeaningsandusages.
A.argue
Argueisanintransitiveverb.Thus,itmustconnectwithapreposition.
Argueover/aboutsomething;arguewithsomebody;arguefor(=infavorof);argueagainst(=oppose)
e.g.TomandJimalwaysargueabout/overpolitics.
Atpresent,husbandsandwivesoftenargueoverwhoshoulddothehouseholdchores.
Theyarguedforthereformandopening.
Davidarguedforthelongerschoolyear.
Theyarguedagainstthelongerschoolyear.
B.agree
agreeon(athing);agreewith(person);agreetodosomething.
e.g.Weseemtoagreeonalmosteverything.
Canweagreeonadateforthenextmeeting?
Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.
Jimagreeswithmeonthatproposition.
AliceagreestoteachmeEnglish.
Weagreetoleaveatonce.
C.die
Dieout(alldie);dieof(illness,hunger);diefrom(wounds,accident).
e.g.Peopleinthatcitydiedoutintheearthquake.
Manyofthemdiedofstarvation.
AndrewdiedofAIDS.
Thesoldierdiedfromawoundinthebreast
Hissondiedfromatrafficaccident.
D.reward
Rewardfor(somethingdone);rewardwith(something);rewardby(aperson).
e.g.Ourteamwasrewardedforourgoodperformance.
Ourteamwasrewardedwithsomemoney.
Ourteamwasrewardedbythepresidentofourcompany.
E.compare
CompareAwithBcomparetosomething(metaphor)
e.g.Ourparentsoftencompareouracademicperformancewithourpeers’.
TheoldgenerationcomparesChairmanMaototherisingsun.
2.2Nounpreposition
A.For+noun
1.Forexample
Manygreatpeoplerosefrompoorbackgrounds,forexample,Lincoln.
2.Forlife
MyEnglishteacherinmiddleschoolhasinfluencedmeforlife.
3.Forthemostpart
Theboymovedrestlesslyfromonefoottotheother,keepinghiseyesdown,andFORthemostpartonlyhalfsinging.
4.For(this,that,some,etc)reason
Forthisreason,thegovernmentshouldmakethe"UniversityStudentVillageOfficer"rolelegalization,establishstrictselectionmechanismandimplementscientificmanagerialsystemtobuildanupstandinggrowingenvironment.
5.Forfun
Shedidtheworkjustforfun.
6.Forgood(always,permanently)
----HaveMr.andMrs.SmithmovedCanadaforgood?
----No,theywillcomebackherenextyear.
7.Forsale(onsale)
Forsalemeanswewanttosalethegoods,whileonsalemeansthegoodssellatacheaperpricethantheusualprice.
Isitthathouseforsale?
Ihopewecanbuyit.
Therearemanythingsonsaleinthatmarket.Thus,manypeoplegoandbuy.
B.By+noun
1.Byoneself(myself,yourself,etc)=onone’sown
Weshouldnotalwaysdependonothersandtrytodoeverythingwecandobyourselves.
2.Bychance
Ifindthisquietbutbeautifulplacebychance.
3.Byfar(toagreatdegree)
IthinkMyFairLadyisawonderfulmusicalcomedy.IlikeitbetterthananyotherIhaveeverseen,byfar.
4.Byallmeans
Thiscompetitionisveryimportanttous.Thus,everyofuswilltrytosurpassothersandwinthecompetitionbyallmean.
5.Byname
Ionlyknowherbyname.=Ionlyknowhername.
C.On,off+noun
1.Onbusiness(forthepurposeofconductingbusiness)
IhavetogotoLondononbusinesstomorrow.
2.Onthecontrary
Itdoesn'tseemuglytome.Onthecontrary,Ithinkit'sratherbeautiful.
3.Onearth
Whatareyouonearthdoing?
Ofalllivingthingsonearthwhatelsedoesn'tlooklikehumankind?
4.Onedge(nervous)
Sheisverynervousandtheleastexcitementputsherallonedge
5.Onguard;opposite:
off(one’s)guard
Beonguardwhensomebodyflattersyou.
Seeingtheopponentwasoffguarded,theboxerlandedaknockoutpunch.
6.Ontheonehand…ontheotherhand…
Barbaraisundecidedaboutwhatshewilldonextyear.Ontheonehand,she’dliketofinishcollege.Ontheotherhand,she’dliketoleavecollegeandgetajob.
7.Onhand(athand;inone’spossession,available)
Onone’shands(tohaveasone’scareorresponsibility);opposite,offone’shands
----Whydon'tyoubuythebook?
Ithinkyoulikeit.
-----Ilikeit,butyoudon'thaveenoughmoneyonhand.
Mr.Bennetthasalotofbusinessdetailsonhishandsrightnow.
I’mgladthatjobisfinishedIt’sarelieftohaveitoffmyhands.
8.Onone’smind;opposite:
offone’smind
Inmind(havesomethinginmind):
haveunderconsideration
Somethingwasobviouslyonhismind,buthewasreluctanttosaywhatitwas.
Aftersomanyyears,heisoffmymindnow.
Iknowyouwanttobuyanewdress,butwhatkindofadressdidyouhaveinmind?
9.Ona(sad,hopeful,etc)note
Thispieceofmusicisonasadnote.
10.Onprinciple:
accordingtoprinciple
Inprinciple:
principally
Hedealtwiththeproblemonprinciple
Inprinciple,hecandoit.However,thereissomedifficultyindoingit.
11.Onthetown:
play
Thestudentsallhadanightonthetownaftertheexamswereover.
12.Onthewhole
Idon’tagreewitheverythinginyourplan,butonthewholeIthinkit’sgoodandthatitwillwork.
13.Onduty;opposite:
offduty
Themenwhodrivethebusesforthecityareondutyforfourhours,thenoffdutyforanhour,andthenondutyforfourmorehours.
D.Nounprepositionfollowingin
1.Inaddition(to)
Inadditiontogivingageneralintroductiontocomputer,thecoursealsoprovidespracticalexperience.
AmyisstudyingEnglishandFrench,andinadditionshe’stakingpianolessons.
2.Inchargeof(something)
Inthechargeof(somebody)
AtthattimeIwasinchargeoftheworkoftheCentralCommitteeandthegovernment,andIintroducedaseriesofrectificationmeasures.
Hewasinchargeoftheshopwhilethemanagerwasaway.
3.In(the)direction(of):
toward
Wewalkedinthedirectionoftheschool.
4.Indoubt(about,of)
Ifyouareindoubtaboutthemarketabilityofthiscommodity,wesuggestthatyouplacetrialorderofsmallquantity.
5.Inanyevent
Inanyevent,itseemsclearthatthestudyofquarksbythistechniquewillnotbeasroutineaswasexpected,ifthemethodeverworks.
6.Inhonorof
We'llholdabigcelebrationinhonorofthisgreatwriter.
7.Inthehopeof=inhopesof
Mr.Smithiswritingasciencefictioninthehopeof(inhopesof)gettingitpublishedsomedayinfuture.
8.Ina(good,bad,etc)humor
YesterdayMr.Joneswasinaterriblehumor.Hebeganthedaybycomplaininghiswife’scoffee,andheendeditbyscoldinghischildren.
9.Inline
Thestudentsallstandinlinetogettheirnewbooks.
It’sdifficulttokeepallthemembersofthecourtinline.
10.inperson
I’veseenalotofstarsonTVandinthenewspaper,butI’veseennoneoftheminperson.
11.Inplaceof:
replace
Johnaskedthewaitressifhecouldhavebeansinplaceofspinach.
Sheoftenspeaksatmeetingsintheplaceofherboss.
12.Insight
Webattledwithenthusiasmforpeacewasinsight.
13.Instyle
Shestayedinanexpensivehotelandreallylivedinstyle.
14.Intune;opposite:
outoftune
Thecurtainisnotintunewiththeatmosphereoftheroom.
Thepianoseemstobeoutoftune.Itsoundsterrible.
15.Inviewof
Inviewofthewindyweather,weshouldtakemoreclothes.
16.Intheway(of)
Thereisastoneintheway.Let’smoveitaway.
Strangelyenough,birdsoftencauseaccidentsbygettinginthewayofairplanes.
2.3Adjectivepreposition
Theseadjectiveprepositionalphrasesusuallyfollowthelinkverb.
A.Adjective+of
1.Ashamedof
Youshouldbeashamedofyourselfforyourrudebehaviortotheoldman.
2.awareof
Iwasnotawareoftheslightchanges.
3.Characteristicof
Arbitrary,duality,creativityanddisplacementarethecharacteristicofhumanlanguage.
4.Composedof
Theworldiscomposedofmenand
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