B： I’d be glad to show you around sometime.
我很高兴找个时间带你逛逛。
A： Are you familiar with this type of machine?
你熟悉这种机器吗？
B： No, sorry. I’m afraid not.
对不起，我恐怕不熟悉。
Be fond of? 喜欢??
I am not fond of eating meat.
我不喜欢吃肉。
A： Jack’s too fond of fun, so the boss doesn’t like him very much.
杰克太喜欢闹着玩了，所以老板不太喜欢他。
B： But he’s very popular with his colleagues.
但他非常受同事们的欢迎。
Be jealous of? 嫉妒?? / 妒忌??
Don’t be jealous of others’ success.
别嫉妒别人的成功。
A： Jim is jealous of his new baby sister because his parents spend so much time with her.
吉姆非常妒忌他的婴儿妹妹，因为他父母在他身上花大多时间了。
B： That’s natural. He’ll get over it soon.
那很自然。他很快会克服的。
Be patient with? 对??耐心
A： You’ll have to be patient with my mother—she’s going rather deaf.
你对我母亲得有耐心――他的耳朵越来越不好使了。
B： I wondered why you were shouting at her all the time!
以前我不知道你怎么总是对她大声叫嚷！
A： Be patient with him—he’s a little on the slow side.
对他耐心点――他有点迟钝。
B： I’d say he’s more than a little on the slow side! He’s just plain stupid!
我得说他不仅仅是有点迟钝！他纯粹是个白痴！
Be proud of? 为??骄傲
A： Honey, I’m really proud of you.
亲爱的，我太为你骄傲了。
B： Really? Oh, that means so much to me.
真的？哦，那对我太重要了。
A： He is proud of his daughter’s ability to speak four languages.
他为女儿能说四种语言而骄傲。
B： His daughter is a really genius.
他女儿真是个天才。
第五章 以介词为中心的句型
As for? 至于??
A： I’d love to go to college, but who’s going to pay my tuition?
我很想上大学，但谁来支付我的学费呀？
B： As for your tuition, I’ll pay it.
至于你的学费，我会支付的。
A： What did your boss think of the new management plan?
你们老板对新管理计划抱什么想法？
B： He was thrilled. As for me, I thought it was nothing.
他非常激动。而我认为没什么。
According to? 根据??
According to the directions, this medicine should be taken twice a day.
根据说明书，这种药需要一天服两次。
A： What’s the latest news from America?
有什么来自美国的最新消息？
B： According to Alan Greenspan, the economy is improving.
据格林斯潘说，经济在向好的方面发展。
Apart from? 除了??
A： Who attended the ceremony?
谁参加了庆典仪式？
B： Apart from the new freshmen, all the students were there.
除了新生，所有学生都参加了。
A： Apart from his bad temper, he is a nice guy.
除了脾气坏一点，他是个不错的小伙子。
B： But he does have an awful temper.
但是他的脾气确实太糟了。
Except for? 除了??
Everyone was in favor of the plan except for the new manager.
除了新上任的经理，其他人都赞成这个计划。
A： Your article is excellent except for a few small mistakes.
除了一些小错误，你的文章写得非常好。
B： Do you think you could help me fix them?
你可以帮我改正过来吗？
In addition to? 除了??
In addition to improving your health, eating right can help you to lose weight.
除了增进健康，良好的饮食有助于减肥。
A： What does your mother do?
你母亲是做什么的？
B： In addition to teaching, she also works part-time as a translator.
除了教书，她还兼职做翻译。
In spite of? 尽管??
In spite of the heavy rain, we still made our trip as planed.
尽管雨下得很大，我们还是按计划旅行了。
A： In spite of his fame and fortune, he was basically an unhappy man.
尽管他有名有钱，他过得并不幸福。
B： Money really doesn’t buy happiness you know.
你知道，金钱真的买不到幸福。
Instead of? 代替?? / 而不??
A： You can have tea instead of coffee, if you want.
如果你愿意，你可以不喝咖啡，而喝茶。
B： I prefer coffee.
我还是喜欢咖啡。
A： Why don’t you try helping instead of complaining all the time?
你为什么不能帮忙，而不是抱怨个不停？
B： What? Who do you think you are, talking to me like that?
什么？你以为你是谁，敢这样跟我说话？
In terms of? 从??来讲
In terms of money, her loss was small.
从金钱的角度来讲，她的损失是很小的。
A： What do you think about the level of education in China?
你认为中国的教育水平怎么样？
B： In terms of education, China ranks high in the world.
就教育而言，中国排在世界前列。
Because of? 因为??
Because of bad traffic, we missed our plane.
由于交通阻塞，我们误了飞机。
A： I started to study English all because of you.
我开始学英语都是因为你。
B： Wow! I’m so touched.
哇噻！我太感动了。