一、Of
1. 表示所属关系:...... 的,属于......
例:
He is a friend of my father's.他是我办的一个朋友。
One of the longest rivers in the world is the Yangtze River.世界上最长的河流之一是长江。
2. 表示具有某种性质的:
例:
This photo is of great value.这个照片很珍贵。
3. 表示同位关系
例:
At the age of 15, he went England with his parents.十五岁时,他随父母去了英格兰。
4. 来自......的;出自......
例:
He is a child of the poor.他是穷人家的孩子。
5. 表示原因,常见于 die of
例:
The little child died of pneumonia.那个小孩死于肺炎。
6. 有关......的,在......方面
例:
His uncle is hard of hearing.他的叔叔有点聋。
7. of 后面的宾语正好是前面表语的逻辑主语
例:
It’s very kind of you to do so.
你这么做真是太好了。
二、for
1. 为了......
例:
Dad bought a flute for me.爸爸为我买了个笛子。
Here is the present for you.这是给你的礼物。
2. 作为......
例:
This house was built for a reading room.这座房子为当作阅览室而修建的。
3. 表原因:由于........
例:
He was blamed for being late again.他因为有一次迟到而被批评。
4. 表示在时间、距离、范围上“大到......”
例:
The couples have lived here for years.这对夫妇在这里住了多年。
5. 就......而言,对......来说
例:
You are too young for the job.你还太年轻,无法胜任这个工作。
6. 支持......
例:
Are you for or against the desicion?你是支持还是反对这项决定?
7.往......,朝着......
例:
The team is leaving for Shanghai tomorrow.这个球队明天动身去上海。
8. for 可以作连词用,引导原因状语从句
例:
They had to take a taxi for there were no buses.他们只有打车,因为没有公交了。
9. for 引出动词不定式的逻辑主语,表示“对于…而言”
例:
It's easy for me to put him in trouble.给他找些麻烦对我来说不难。