1. About

movement around or near a place

（表示位置）在……周围；在……的各处；在……的附近
a) They were walking about in the museum.

他们在博物馆附近散步。

b) Stop messing about!

别再胡闹了！

c) They were kicking the ball about.

他们在踢球。

2. Across

from one side to another

（表示方向）从一边到另一边



a) They went across the field.

他们穿越了田野。

b) He had no problem getting his message across.

他可以把消息传达出去。

c) Have you come across any good stories in the paper?

你在报纸上看到什么好故事了吗？



3. Against

next to something （表示方位）紧靠着……



a) The man was leaning against the wall.

这个男人紧靠着墙壁。

b) In principle, we’re against the proposal.

原则上，我们不同意这项提议。

c) They insured the house against fire and theft.

他们确保房子防火防盗。

4. Along

continuous movement at the side of something（表示方向）沿着，循着，顺着



a) They walked along the river.

他们沿着河边行走。

b) They’re getting along very well.

他们相处的很融洽。

c) Things are coming along fantastically.

事情进展的十分顺利。

5. Apart

movement away from something, separation分离，分开



a) They took the toy apart to see how it worked.

他们把玩具拆开，看它是如何运作的。

b) They were once in love, but they drifted apart.

他们曾经相爱，但已经分开了。

c)They were good friends as children, but theygrew apart.

他们从儿时就是好友，但长大后分开了。