第四周 介词和介词短语
一、常见介词的用法
常用介词如in, on, for, with, against, of, beyond, out of, across等含义较多，应全面把握。
1．against有“违背，违逆；反对；对……不利；倚；靠；碰撞；预防；衬托”之意。
My mother is against my suggestion while my father is in favour of it.
我母亲反对我的建议，然而我父亲赞成。
2．beyond可表示“范围，限度”，意为“超出，为……所不及”。
常用短语：beyond words/description/imagination/belief/one's reach/one's control“无法用语言形容、无法用语言描述、想象不出来、不相信、够不着、管不了”。
No one hopes that the situation between China and Japan is beyond control due to the Diaoyu Islands.
没人希望中日关系因钓鱼岛事件失控。
3．by可表示“程度或增减的幅度”，还可作“按；以……计；依据”讲。
As far as I know, workers are generally paid by the month.
