1. be kind for sb. to do sth. 某人做某事(對人)有好處
eg.: It is kind for you to help me work out the maths problem.
你幫我算出那道數學題真是太好了。
be kind of sb. 某人好
eg.: It's very kind of you to help me.
你能幫我,真好。
我會巧辨析:
It is +kind+for sb. to do sth.與It is+kind+of sb. to do sth.的區別:
It is+kind+of sb. +to do sth.中的kind跟sb.有關,kind是用來形容
sb.的,表示某人這麼做真是太好了。It's very kind of you to visit me.把裡面的sb.和kind提出來可以發現you are kind是說得通的.
而It is +kind+for sb.+to do sth表示做某事對某人來說很kind,這裡的kind是do sth.的屬性,裡面的sb.跟kind有直接聯繫:It's kind for you to deal with the problem.不能說you are kind.
2. be known for 因為……而出名
be known for其後所接內容表示某人或物的特點、特長等。
eg.: Mr Geldof is well-known for organizing two big pop concerts on the same day.
蓋爾多夫先生因在同一天組織兩場大型的流行音樂會而出名。
我會巧辨析:be known for一般用well修飾。即:be well-known for它的比較級是:be better-known for。
be known as 作為……而著名
be known as:其後的名詞表示一個人的身份、職業等。
eg.: Liu Huan is known as a singer.
劉歡作為一個歌手而出名。
be known in 在某地很著名
be known in後面一般接表地點的名詞。
eg.: He is well-known in the town where he was born.
他在自己出生的那個鎮子上很出名。
我會巧辨析:be known as, be known for, be known to, be known in
這些都是be known與不同介詞搭配的詞組。
be known as意為「作為……而著名」,其後的名詞表示一個人的身份、職業等。
We're sure you'll be well-known as an artist.我們相信你會成為一位著名的畫家。
be known for意為「因……而著名」,其後所接內容表示某人或物的特點、特長等。
Guilin is known for her beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美麗的山水而聞名。
be known to「為……所了解/知道」,其後接表示人的詞語。「(人們都)知道」,其後接動詞原形。
He is known to all in our village.村子裡的人都了解他。
be known in:意為「在某地很著名」。
eg.:All of them are well-known in our country.所有這些人在我國都很有名氣。
3. be lacking in 缺乏
eg.: He is not lacking in intelligence.
他不笨。
我會巧辨析:in search of尋找;in place of代替;for lack of因缺乏;for fear of惟恐,以免,擔心。
4. be longing for 盼望去做……
be longing for中「for」是介詞,介詞後面接動詞的時候,動詞必須要用ing形式,構成介賓結構。
eg.: The lonely child is longing for the caress of his mother.
這個孤獨的孩子渴望母親的愛撫。
5. be ready to do 準備好做……
eg.: For crying out loud! Aren't you ever going to be ready to go out?
哎呀,我的天啊!難道你不準備出去了嗎?
6. be reduced by/to 降低了……(接數字、百分數)
eg.: Today, your weight is reduced by a few kilos.
今天,你的體重減少了(損失了)數公斤。