Appearance
Unit 130 — Adjective + preposition 1
A. nice of you, nice to me
nice / kind / good / generous / polite / honest / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)
当我们评价某人做某件事的行为或表现时，可以使用：
adjective + of + somebody + to do something
常见搭配：
nice of somebodykind of somebodygood of somebodygenerous of somebodypolite of somebodyhonest of somebodystupid of somebodysilly of somebody
Examples:
- Thank you. It was very nice of you to help me.
- It was stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
(be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody
当我们描述某人对另一个人的态度或行为时，使用：
adjective + to + somebody
常见搭配：
nice to somebodykind to somebodygood to somebodygenerous to somebodypolite to somebodyrude to somebodyfriendly to somebodycruel to somebody
Examples:
They have always been very nice to me. (not
with me)Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
OF 和 TO 对比
adjective + OF somebody
强调：
评价这个人的某个行为
例如：
It was kind of you to help me.
你帮助我真是太好了。
adjective + TO somebody
强调：
某人对另一个人的态度
例如：
You are always kind to me.
你一直对我很好。
对比
It was nice of you to help me.
你能帮助我，真是太好了。
You are always nice to me.
你总是对我很好。
B. adjective + about / with
1. angry / annoyed / furious / upset ABOUT something
对于某件事情感到生气、恼火、不高兴：
angry about somethingannoyed about somethingfurious about somethingupset about something
Example:
- There’s no point in getting angry about things that don’t matter.
- Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.
angry / annoyed / furious / upset WITH somebody FOR doing something
对于某个人生气：
angry with somebodyannoyed with somebodyfurious with somebodyupset with somebody
如果进一步说明：
因为这个人做了某事
使用：
with somebody for doing something
Example:
- Are you annoyed with me for being late?
结构：
annoyed with me for being late
其中：
- with me → 对谁生气
- for being late → 因为什么生气
about / with / for 思维模型
angry ABOUT something 对某件事情生气
angry WITH somebody 对某人生气
angry WITH somebody FOR doing something 因为某人做了某事而对他生气
例如：
I’m angry about the problem.
我对这个问题很生气。
I’m angry with Tom.
我生 Tom 的气。
I’m angry with Tom for breaking my phone.
我因为 Tom 弄坏了我的手机而生他的气。
2. excited / worried / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT something
常见结构：
excited about somethingworried about somethingnervous about somethinghappy about something
Example:
- Are you nervous about the exam?
3. pleased / satisfied / happy / delighted / disappointed WITH something you get or experience
对于得到的东西或经历的事情感到满意、高兴、失望等：
pleased with somethingsatisfied with somethinghappy with somethingdelighted with somethingdisappointed with something
Examples:
- They were delighted with the present I gave them.
- Were you happy with your exam results?
ABOUT 和 WITH 对比
例如 happy 可以同时与 about / with 搭配：
happy about something
因为某件事情而感到高兴。
happy with something
对某个结果、东西或经历感到满意。
例如：
I’m happy about your good news.
听到你的好消息我很高兴。
I’m happy with my new computer.
我对我的新电脑很满意。
C. adjective + at / by / with / of
1. surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished / upset AT / BY something
常见搭配：
surprised at/by somethingshocked at/by somethingamazed at/by somethingastonished at/by somethingupset at/by something
Examples:
Everybody was surprised at the news. or ... by the news.
I hope you weren’t shocked by what I said. or ... at what I said.
AT / BY
这里很多情况下 at 和 by 都可以：
surprised at the news
surprised by the news
shocked at what happened
shocked by what happened
2. impressed WITH / BY somebody/something
impressed with somebody/something
或者：
impressed by somebody/something
Example:
- I’m very impressed with (or by) her English. It’s very good.
3. fed up / bored WITH something
fed up with something
bored with something
Example:
- I don’t enjoy my job any more. I’m fed up with it.
- I don’t enjoy my job any more. I’m bored with it.
fed up with
fed up with 是非常常用的表达：
be fed up with something
表示：
对……受够了 对……厌烦了
例如：
I’m fed up with this weather.
我受够这种天气了。
4. tired OF something
tired of something
Example:
- Come on, let’s go! I’m tired of waiting.
结构：
be tired of + noun / -ing
例如：
I’m tired of this job.
我厌倦了这份工作。
I’m tired of waiting.
我等烦了。
tired of 和 tired from 的区别
本单元重点：
tired of something
表示：
厌倦某件事
例如：
I’m tired of working every weekend.
我厌倦了每个周末都工作。
而日常表达中的：
tired from something
通常强调：
因为某件事情而身体疲劳
例如：
I’m tired from working all day.
我工作了一整天，很累。
所以：
tired of = 厌烦
tired from = 因……而疲劳
D. sorry about / for
1. sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened
对于某种情况或者已经发生的事情感到遗憾：
sorry about something
Examples:
- I’m sorry about the mess. I’ll clear it up later.
- Sorry about last night. (= Sorry about something that happened last night)
2. sorry FOR / ABOUT something you did or caused
如果是对于自己做过或造成的事情表示歉意，可以使用：
sorry for ...
或者：
sorry about ...
Examples:
I’m sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)
Sorry for the delay. (or Sorry about the delay)
sorry for + -ing
非常常见的结构：
I’m sorry for doing something.
例如：
I’m sorry for being late.
抱歉我迟到了。
I’m sorry for shouting at you.
很抱歉我冲你大喊了。
I'm sorry I did something
也可以直接使用：
I'm sorry + subject + verb
Example:
- I’m sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
也就是：
I’m sorry for shouting at you yesterday.
≈
I’m sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
3. feel / be sorry FOR somebody in a bad situation
当某人处于不好的情况，我们对他表示同情、难过时：
feel sorry for somebody
be sorry for somebody
Example:
- I feel sorry for Mark. He’s had a lot of bad luck. (not
I feel sorry about Mark)
sorry about 和 sorry for 的核心区别
sorry about + situation
对某件事情感到抱歉 / 遗憾
例如：
I’m sorry about the accident.
我对这次事故感到遗憾。
sorry for + doing
对自己做的某件事情表示歉意
例如：
I’m sorry for breaking your phone.
很抱歉我弄坏了你的手机。
sorry for + somebody
同情某人
例如：
I feel sorry for him.
我很同情他。
1. Unit 130 核心搭配总结
adjective + OF
nice of somebody
kind of somebody
good of somebody
generous of somebody
polite of somebody
honest of somebody
stupid of somebody
silly of somebody
adjective + TO
nice to somebody
kind to somebody
good to somebody
generous to somebody
polite to somebody
rude to somebody
friendly to somebody
cruel to somebody
unfriendly to somebody
adjective + ABOUT
angry about something
annoyed about something
furious about something
upset about something
excited about something
worried about something
nervous about something
happy about something
sorry about something
adjective + WITH
angry with somebody
annoyed with somebody
furious with somebody
upset with somebody
pleased with something
satisfied with something
happy with something
delighted with something
disappointed with something
impressed with somebody/something
fed up with something
bored with something
adjective + FOR
angry with somebody for doing something
annoyed with somebody for doing something
sorry for doing something
sorry for somebody
adjective + AT / BY
surprised at/by something
shocked at/by something
amazed at/by something
astonished at/by something
upset at/by something
adjective + BY / WITH
impressed by somebody/something
impressed with somebody/something
adjective + OF
tired of something
2. 高频搭配对照表
| Adjective | Preposition | 常见搭配 |
|---|---|---|
| nice | of / to | nice of somebody / nice to somebody |
| kind | of / to | kind of somebody / kind to somebody |
| polite | of / to | polite of somebody / polite to somebody |
| angry | about / with | angry about something / angry with somebody |
| annoyed | about / with | annoyed about something / annoyed with somebody |
| furious | about / with | furious about something / furious with somebody |
| upset | about / with | upset about something / upset with somebody |
| excited | about | excited about something |
| worried | about | worried about something |
| nervous | about | nervous about something |
| pleased | with | pleased with something |
| satisfied | with | satisfied with something |
| delighted | with | delighted with something |
| disappointed | with | disappointed with something |
| surprised | at / by | surprised at/by something |
| shocked | at / by | shocked at/by something |
| amazed | at / by | amazed at/by something |
| impressed | with / by | impressed with/by something |
| fed up | with | fed up with something |
| bored | with | bored with something |
| tired | of | tired of something |
| sorry | about / for | sorry about something / sorry for doing something |
3. Unit 130 最终思维模型
这一单元和 Unit 129 一样，重点不是单独记介词，而是把：
adjective + preposition
当成一个整体学习。
例如不要只记：
nervous = 紧张的
而应该直接记：
nervous about
不要只记：
satisfied = 满意的
而应该记：
satisfied with
不要只记：
tired = 厌倦的
而应该记：
tired of
不要只记：
nice = 友好的 / 好的
而应该区分：
nice of somebody to do something
评价某人的行为。
nice to somebody
对某人很好。
4. 一句话记忆
nice OF you — 评价你的行为
nice TO me — 对我很好
angry ABOUT something — 对某事生气
angry WITH somebody — 生某人的气
nervous ABOUT something — 对某事紧张
happy WITH something — 对某事满意
surprised AT/BY something — 对某事惊讶
impressed WITH/BY something — 对某事印象深刻
fed up WITH something — 受够某事
tired OF something — 厌倦某事
sorry ABOUT something — 对某种情况感到抱歉/遗憾
sorry FOR doing something — 为自己做的事情道歉
sorry FOR somebody — 同情某人