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节日前面用什么介词?

时间:2015-11-30 09:00:00 来源:中国英语作文网

节日前面用什么介词,按英语语法,节日之前的介词用法有四种:

1)谈到圣诞节、新年、复活节和感恩节,如指整个节日,就用at。如:

We often go carolling at Christmas. 我们在圣诞节常去唱颂歌。

We’re having the roof repaired at Easter. 我们要在复活节期间找人把房顶修一修。

Some children make lanterns out of pumpkins at Hallowe’en. 有些儿童在万圣节前夕用南瓜做灯笼。

2)但如果指节日中的某一天,就用on。如:

Come and see us on Christmas Day. 圣诞节那一天来玩儿吧。

What are you doing on Easter Monday? 复活节第二天你干什么?

3)表示周末时,英国人说at the weekend,而美国人则说on the weekend。如:

What did you do at the weekend? 你周末干什么了?

He likes to go climbing at weekends. 他喜欢在周末做登山运动。

They like to go ballooning at weekends. 他们周末喜欢乘气球玩。

4)当然,若强调是在整个期间,也可用during等。如:

Five thousand people were flown to Paris during the Easter weekend. 在复活节的周末有五千人乘飞机去巴黎。