***英文介詞***

In:
talk about an area
talk about a position inside an area
e.g.
There is a bookshop in the shopping centre.

On:
talk about a position on a surface
talk about a level in a building
e.g.
The key rings are on the shelf.

At:
talk about an exact place
e.g.
Sally lives at 85 Nathan Road.
There are 53 shops at Rainbow Plaza.

****Preposition of location ～地方介詞 ～ on, in, at

運用方法

1.at ～ 表示確切的地方或地點。
at home在家
at the bus stop在巴士站
at the cinema在電影院
at the station在車站
at the party在派對
at school在學校裏
at the airport在飛機埸
at the supermarket在超級市場

2.on ～ 表示某一件物件的位置處於另一件物件之上。
On the table在桌子上
On the road在路上
On the train在火車上
On the floor在地上
On Hong Kong Island在香港島

3.in ～ 表示一個範圍較的地方或地點，例如國家、河流、海洋。
in China在中國
in the city在城市裏
in the river在河流裏
in the ocean在海洋裏
in hospital在醫院裏
in a factory在工廠裏
in the room在房間裏
in the car在汽車裏

****Preposition of time ～ 時間介詞 ～ on, in, at

1.at ～ 表示準確的時間或節日。
at 4:00p.m. ～ 在下午四時。
at noon ～ 在中午。
at this moment ～ 這一刻
at midnight ～ 在午夜
at sunset ～ 在日落
at dawn ～ 在黎明
at Christmas ～ 在聖誕節
at New year ～ 在新年

2.on ～ 表示一個特殊的時間或日期
on her birthday ～ 在她的生日
on Christmas Eve ～ 在聖誕節前夕
on Thursday ～ 在星期四
on Friday morning ～ 在星期五早上
on a cold day ～ 在一個寒冷的日子裏
on September 10, 1994 ～ 在一九九四年九月十日

3.in ～ 表示某一時間或時段
in 1990 ～ 一九九零
in March ～ 在三月
in the morning ～ 在早上
in the past ～ 過去
in the future ～ 未來
in the afternoon ～ 在下午
in a week ～ 一星期內
in two months ～ 兩個月內

****Preposition of location位置介詞

1.at the top of在……頂上
The bird is at the top of the house.
那隻鳥在屋頂上。

2.on the top of放在……之上
Peter’s book is on the top of the other books.
彼得的書在其他書上面。

3.at the back of在後面
Sam was sitting at the back of the classroom.
森坐在課室最後面。

4.in front of在……前面
Miss Lee stands in front of the pupils.
李老師站在同學們的前面。

5.以下都是：
Above 在……之上
Below在……之下
Between在……之間
Beside在……旁邊
Opposite在……對面
Near附近
Behind後面
Next to在……旁邊
Under在……下面

Perpositions of Time : at, on , and in

AT ---We use (at) to designate specific times. 指出一個特定時間
eg. The train is due at 12:15 p.m. (火車 下午 12:15 到達)

ON---We use (on) to designate days and dates.指出一個特定日或日期
eg. My brother is coming on Monday.
We are having a party on the Fourth of July.

IN---We use (in) for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year
没有特別指定何年, 何月, 何日, 何季.....

eg. She likes to jog in the morning.
It is too cold in winter to run outside.
He started the job in 1971.
He is going to quit in August.

Prepositions of Place : at , on , and in

AT-- We use (at) for specific addresses.指定的地址
eg. Peter lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.

ON-- We use (on) to designate names of streets, avenuse, 指定的街名, 小徑
eg. Her house is on Boretz Road.

IN---We use (in) for the names of Iand-areas (town, counties, states, countries, and continents) 指定的城市, 國家, 歐洲大陸
eg. She lives in Durham
Durham is in Windham County.

Prepositions of Time : for and since

For---We use (for) when we measure time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years) 我們用(For) 去量度 時, 分, 秒, 日, 月, 年...
eg. He held his breath for seven minutes.
She has lived there for seven years.


Since(自從)----We use (since) with a specific date or time.指定某時某日..
eg. He has worked here since 1970. 他自起就在此工作
She has been sitting in the waiting room since two-thirty.她由二時半在等候室坐到現在。