一、ABOUT
1.动词+aboutt+sth.。about在此表示;论及,谈起,涉及,着手;等意思:
arrange about安排,argue about辩论, ask about询问,bring about带来,chat about闲聊,care about在意,complain about报怨,go about着手,hear about听说, inquire about打听,know about了解, quarrel about争论,read about读到, see about负责处理,set about开始, speak about谈起, talk about谈论, think about考虑, trouble about担心,tell about讲述,worry about着急。现举例说明其中一些短语的用法:
She inquired about my brother. 她向我打听有关我兄弟的情况。
I must set about my packing. 我必须开始收拾行装。
What are you chatting about? 你们在聊什么呢?
2. be +形容词+about+sth.。about在此意思是;为;,对;;,接表原因的词:
be anxious about为;着急, be bad about对;感到不舒服,be busy about忙于;,be careful about小心;, be certain about对;有把握, be concerned about关心;,be crazy about为;发狂,be excited about为;感到激动, be happy about为;而高兴,be mad about为;发疯,be nervous about对;感到紧张, be particular about挑剔;,be pleased about为;兴奋,be strict about对;严格,be thoughtful about对;考虑周到的,be uneasy about为;感受到不安。请看例句:What have you been busy about today? 今天在忙些什么?
You are certainly very thoughtful about others. 你为别人想得太周到了。
I‘m strict about such things. 对这些事我是很严格的。
注:come about发生,get about疾病、谣言)流行,turn about转身,leave about到处乱放,lie about随便堆放,put about打扰;传播,put oneself about使;发愁。这些词组中about作副词,此时about不能接宾语。
二、AFTER
1.动词+ after.介词after有;追赶,问候,效仿;之意:
ask after问候, be after寻求,dosth.)after学着做,go after设法得到, inquire after问候, look after寻找,run after追求, seek after追逐, take after长得像。例如:Every afternoon he called to ask after his girl friend.他每天下午都打电话问候他的女朋友。
The boy takes after his father. 这男孩长得像他父亲。
The dogs went after the wounded deer. 一群狗在追赶那只受伤的鹿。
2.after构成的其它短语。after在不同的短语中意思各异:
after a little/moment/while过了一会,after all毕竟,after dark天黑以后,after one‘s heart合;的心, after school放学后, after service售后服务,after the fashion勉强, day after day日复一日,one after another一个接一个,year after year年复一年。例如:Don’t be too strict with him. After all he is still a child.不要太苛刻了,毕竟他还是个孩子。#p#分页标题#e#
He can speak and write English after a fashion.他多少会说和写一点英语,但不太好。