先来看看几道例题,用 to 或 for 填空,
1.I made a cake ____ you.
2.I gave a cake ____ you.
3.I sold a cake ____ you.
4.I want to sing ____ you.
5.I want to talk ____ you.
6.I want to do that ____ you.
用 to 还是 for, 以前经常混淆这两个单词,有时感觉用哪个都可以,有时又觉得稍欠妥当,经常丈二和尚摸不着头脑,请教过一些大神,大神的回复常常是,语感,但除了语感,还有没有其他一些规则或者规律呢
通过阅读各种教材, 我总结了一些规律给大家
1.To 用来表示 exchange, 即 转移、变换
2.For 用来表示对某人有益处/有坏处
我们套用这两个规律来做一下文章开头的例题
1.我做了个好吃的蛋糕给你 good for you,那应该是
I made a cake for you.
2.我把一个蛋糕给你,蛋糕转移给你,那应该是
I gave a cake to you.
3.我卖一个蛋糕给你,蛋糕转移给你,那应该是
I sold a cake to you.
4.我想唱歌给你,好歌给你,那应该是
I want to sing for you.
5.我想和你说话,说话可以理解为信息的转移变换,那应该是
I want to talk to you.
6.我想为你做某件事,也就是对某人有益处的事,那应该是
I want to do that for you.
看看有没有和你刚开始想的答案一致呢
至于to + 动词,for + 名词,我想这个显而易见的规律你早已掌握了,在这篇文章里我也就不过多说了
I go to the supermarket to buy bananas.
I go to the supermarket for bananas.
像一些固定搭配,记牢就行
I prefer bananas to apples.
I wake up at ten to eight. (表示时间的 7:50)
It's about 5km from my house to my school.
Drinking more water is good for you.
I live in China for ten years.
可见,使用过程中最容易混淆的情况是to / for + 人物或人物代词,其他的情况基本都是固定搭配,而最容易混淆的情况,恰好就能使用我们总结的规律来解决,即像这样的句子
I made a cake for you.
I sold a cake to you.
有些同学或许会说,凭借语感也能做对一大半,确实语感对语言的学习很有助力,但是语感的培养需要大量的输入,这些输入就来自大量的阅读和听力,所以你平时也应该加强语感的培养,语感 + 规律 将让你更胸有成竹
如果你以前也对这两个词的使用拿捏不准,这篇文章有没有使你更明确呢
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