第十四章 介詞 between , beyond 和but 的用法

　　1. between:

　　l)在(兩者)之間：

　　I sat between Smith and Jane.

　　我坐在史密斯和簡之間。

　　Come between nine and ten o'clock.

　　在九、十點之間來。

　　2)在三個以上的人或東西間：

　　The three children saved ￡100 between them.

　　三個孩子一起存了100英鎊。

　　They don't know the difference between wheat，oats and barley.

　　他們分不清小麥、燕麥和大麥。

　　3)用于某些成語：

　　Just between ourselves, I don't think he did right.

　　咱們私下里說說，我覺得他做得不對。

　　He could read between the lines.

　　他能在字里行間看出問題。

　　We'll share the room between us.

　　這間房咱們合住。

　　2. beyond:

　　1)在……外邊，在……那一邊：

　　Beyond the tow cottages stood Li's house.

　　那兩問草房的那一邊是李家的房子。

　　The lake is beyond that hill.

　　湖在小山的那一邊。

　　2)超出：

　　It's expensive and beyond their reach.

　　這東西很貴，超出他們的購買力。

　　To do this was quite beyond my power.

　　辦這事完全超出我的能力。

　　3)無法……：

　　The scenery is beautiful beyond description.

　　風(fēng)景美得無法形容。

　　She was touched beyond words.

　　她被感動得無法用言語形容。

　　3. but:

　　l)除了(多和nobody, nothing, who 等代詞連用):

　　I haven't told anybody but you.

　　除了你我沒告訴任何人。

　　Who but a fool would do such a thing?

　　除了傻瓜誰會干這種事?

　　2)用于某些成語：

　　He lives in the next house but one.

　　他住在隔壁過去一家。

　　He was the last but one to arrive.

　　他是倒數(shù)第二個來的。