在整个时间段里的某一点发生过,起止时间比较明显。
He often falls asleep during the class.
课堂上他常常打瞌睡。
(2)through:在......期间;从......开头到结尾(所指时间包括在内,此时与throughout相同)。
Tom bore up well under the strain of supporting his family through his father's illness.
在他父亲生病期间,汤姆坚强地撑起了养家的压力。
(3)over:在(做)......期间;此外, over还有"贯穿(一时间段)"的意思,相当于during。
We had a pleasant chat over a cup of tea.
我们一边喝茶一边愉快地聊天。
(三)表示工具、手段、方式的介词
1.by, in, on
三个词都可以表示旅行的方式。
(1)不涉及交通工具的名词前用by,名词前不带冠词。如:by sea, by water, by land, by air等。
(2)涉及交通工具的名词前用by,名词需用单数,其前面不加冠词和任何修饰语。如:by bike, by taxi, by plane, by ship/boat, by train, by spaceship等。
(3)当旅行方式涉及特指的交通工具时,用on或in,名词前应有冠词、物主代词、指示代词等修饰语。如:travel to New York on this plane, go to school on my bike等。
[名师指津] 步行、骑马、骑骆驼均用on。如:on foot, on horseback/on a horse, on a camel等。
2.with, in
(1)with用于有形的工具或身体某些器官之前,其后的名词多被冠词、物主代词等修饰。
We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, and walk with our legs.我们用眼睛看,用耳朵听,用腿走路。
(2)in
Please answer me in English.请用英语回答我。
The artist wrote in ink/pencil(=with a pen/a pencil).
那个艺术家用钢笔/铅笔写字。
(3)注意以下固定短语:
on/over the telephone/radio通过电话/广播