一般about用于比较随便的谈话或非正式的文体;on用于正式的讲话、着作或报告中;of用于动词talk, read, know, say, hear, boast等的后面。如:
What are you talking about?
A paper on serfdom in Russian
In terms of natural resources
6.表示原料的介词
of和out of表示制成品的材料仍保持原材料的性质;with表示制成产品的一种成分;from表示制成品已失去了原材料的性质;in表示制成品的材料的色调或特殊性。
His house was built of brick.
She made these toys out of old cigar-boxes.
A fruitcake is made with fruit.
Steel is made from iron.
We have furniture of this design in oak and in walnut.:
7.表示价格的介词
at和for都可表示价格,at仅表示价格,for还表示“交换”,如:
Eggs are sold at 95 cents a dozen here.
I bought it for five pounds.
8.表示其它意义的介词
in spite of, despite, for(all…), with(all…)等表示让步意义的介词。其中:despite较为正式,in spite of较为普遍,for/with(all…)较为口语化。
In spite of / despite the bad weather 尽管天气不好
For / with all his shortcomings 尽管他有许多缺点
Except和but表示不包含的意义,只是单纯地将其后面所接的人或事物排除在外,一般不用于句首,多跟在表示一个集体的名词或代词后作定语。
He gets up early every day except Sunday.
Who would do such a thing but Peter?
Except for和apart from表示不包含的意义,所引导的短语,主要用于状语,以修饰全句,意为“除了有……之外”,“只是……”等,用于引出一个相反的细节或原因,因而部分地修正了全句的主要意思。
Except for Jack, the whole class passed the test.
Apart from its cost, the plan was a good one.
Except for和but for表示不包含的意义,可以引导有否定意义的条件状语从句。
Except for / But for the storm we should have arrived earlier.
except 指从整体中除去一部分,而besides则表示“除……之外还有……”的意义。