為什么說英語中的介詞是學習的重點也是難點呢?因為同樣一個名詞或名詞短語與不同的介詞短語連用,意思會不一樣,有的時候甚至相差甚遠,如 at school 和 in school,in the road 和 on the road 等等。 那么在介詞的實際應用中要如何把握使用介詞的度呢,這其實還得從介詞的實際用法出發(fā)才能深入了解具體的應用,如 on demand 和 in demand,它們到底要怎么區(qū)分呢?
On 的用法豐富多彩,作介詞時,其中一個意思是“根據(jù),由于”等,相當于 according to 或 because of,例如: On their advice I applied for the job. 我聽從他們的建議申請了這份工作。
He inherited a quarter of a million dollars on his mother's death. 由于他母親去世,所以他繼承了25萬美元。 I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer. 我有來自權(quán)威人士的說法,這種光不可能引起皮膚癌。 那么 on demand 就是根據(jù)要求,可以意為“一經(jīng)要求或按需”等,通常指任何使用都可以要求,例如:The pharmaceutical factory is manufacturing drugs on demand.They can give you a Home Delivery service of medicine on demand.由 on demand 衍生出來的 on-demand,相當于 available,例如:A number of networks are offering up free on-demand programming.許多網(wǎng)絡(luò)正在提供免費的點播節(jié)目。There are many reality TV shows available to stream on-demand.They will sell a voice recognition product as an add-on, on-demand service for their users.他們將銷售一種語音識別產(chǎn)品,作為用戶的附加、按需服務(wù)。
二、in demand
In 的用法也豐富多彩,作介詞時,其中一個用法是用來表狀態(tài)或狀況,例如:
The house is in good repair.I must put my affairs in order.那么 in demand 就是處于需求中,可以意為“需求大,很搶手”等,例如:Good secretaries are always in demand.Now that the property market has begun to boom, construction workers are in demand.現(xiàn)在,房地產(chǎn)市場已經(jīng)開始繁榮,建筑工人很搶手。Well-qualified young people with experience in marketing are very much in demand at the moment.目前非常需要有營銷經(jīng)驗的高素質(zhì)年輕人。在實際的應用中要徹底掌握每個介詞的用法,只有這樣才能更深入了解某些介詞短語的構(gòu)造以及它們所表達的意思。
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