I'm adam in today's video, I want to answer a very common question that I hear from people from all of you guys in the comment section.

我是亞當，在今天的視頻中，我想回答一個很常見的問題，我從評論區的各位朋友那裡聽到的。

Why are prepositions so hard?

為什麼介詞這麼難？

How can I study prepositions?

我怎樣才能學習介詞？

So today's video is going to give you a bit of an idea of why they're so hard and what you can start doing to try to improve your use of prepositions.

是以，今天的視頻將讓你瞭解為什麼它們這麼難，以及你可以開始做什麼來嘗試改善你對介詞的使用。

And yes, prepositions do make a big difference because there are very little words, but they can completely change the meaning of an expression or sentence and so on.

是的，介詞確實有很大的作用，因為字數很少，但它們可以完全改變一個表達或句子的含義等等。

So the first thing I want to look at our three different ways to approach prepositions.

是以，我想看的第一件事是我們處理介詞的三種不同方式。

One is direct call locations words that are working together that sometimes have a different meaning.

一個是直接調用地點的詞，這些詞在一起工作，有時會有不同的含義。

So for example we have in house with a hyphen, this is going to be used as an adjective compared to outhouse, which is one word that joins the two words on the house and something is housed in something else.

是以，例如我們有帶連字元的in house，這將被用作形容詞，與outhouse相比，它是一個連接房子上的兩個詞的詞，東西被安置在其他東西里。

So I have four expressions here within out on and in with completely different meanings and no real way of guessing and that's the hard part about prepositions.

是以，我這裡有四個表達方式，在out on和in裡面有完全不同的含義，而且沒有真正的方法來猜測，這就是介詞的困難之處。

So, in house.

所以，在家裡。

So for example, some companies hire an in house social media manager instead of getting somebody outside like a freelancer or to outsource something, they hire somebody full time to run their social media pages right?

是以，例如，一些公司僱用內部的社會媒體經理，而不是從外面找人，如自由職業者或外包的東西，他們僱用某人全職來管理他們的社會媒體頁面，對嗎？

Or channels.

或管道。

So this person is an in house employee, works inside out house.

所以這個人是內部員工，在外面工作。

Now, if you can think of this as an in house employee, what is an outhouse now completely, I'm sure you can't guess an outhouse is a toilet, it's a toilet that is actually outside, it's not inside the house.

現在，如果你能把這當成一個內部員工，什麼是外屋現在完全，我相信你猜不到外屋是一個廁所，它是一個實際上在外面的廁所，它不在房子裡面。

So especially if you're going to go camping or you're gonna go to like some cottage or cabin, a lot of these buildings are, a lot of these houses won't have a toilet inside the house, They have a little hut outside or like just basically a box with a hole in the ground and that's where you go to the toilet and that is called an outhouse and it's one word.

是以，特別是如果你要去露營，或者你要去像一些平房或小木屋，很多這些建築是，很多這些房子不會在房子裡有一個廁所，他們在外面有一個小木屋，或者像基本上一個盒子，在地上有一個洞，這就是你去廁所的地方，這被稱為外屋，它是一個詞。

So if you think you can guess one and guess the opposite.

是以，如果你認為你能猜到一個，並猜到相反的。

No, completely unrelated.

不，完全沒有關係。

So you have to be a little bit careful about that on the house doesn't mean like on top of the house, it actually has nothing to do with house.

所以你必須有點小心，在房子上並不意味著像在房子上面，它實際上與房子沒有關係。

On the house means free, but usually at a restaurant or a bar or anywhere that charges for a service.

在家的意思是免費，但通常是在餐廳或酒吧或任何收取服務費的地方。

So if you go to the bartender and you chat the bartender up and you have a nice time, the bartender will be nice and say now this drink is on the house means you don't have to pay for it.

是以，如果你去找酒保，和酒保聊得很投機，酒保就會很客氣地說，現在這杯酒是免費的，意味著你不用付錢了。

The house means the place, the establishment, the business, the business will pay for it, they will take the charge.

房子指的是地方、機構、企業，企業將支付它，他們將承擔費用。

It's on them.

這是在他們身上。

Right?

對嗎？

So on the house.

所以在房子上。

Now, here houses different houses.

現在，這裡有不同的房子。

A verb basically means to, to be like a container to something.

動詞的基本意思是，就像一個容器，用來裝東西。

So something is housed in something means it is inside this container.

是以，某物被安置在某物中意味著它在這個容器裡。

Right?

對嗎？

So now here's one expression, one situation where you have completely unknown guessable uh call locations or idioms in some cases.

所以現在這裡有一個表達，一種情況，你有完全未知的可猜測的呃調用位置或成語在某些情況下。

Now here I have a few expressions with time.

現在在這裡我有一些與時間有關的表達。

Now in the first examples in time on time at the time, all of the uses of time are the same and then you have to understand the difference of in on at like you do with other situations with prepositions, especially with time time prepositions.

現在，在第一個例子中，in time on time at the time，所有時間的用法都是一樣的，然後你必須理解in on at的區別，就像你在其他情況下使用介詞一樣，尤其是時間時間介詞。

So if you if something is in time, if you do something in time, it means before the limit of time that you have.

是以，如果你如果某事是在時間內，如果你在時間內做某事，它意味著在你所擁有的時間限制之前。

Right?

對嗎？

So the project has to be finished in time so that we can can start the next phase of it.

是以，該項目必須及時完成，以便我們可以開始下一階段的工作。

For example, right?

比如說，對嗎？

It has to finish on time means at the set time.

它必須按時完成，即在規定的時間內完成。

So in time you have for example you have this much time to work on it in time means somewhere here On time means here at the at the last spot or a specific spot that you set at the time means at that specific time, not not before or after exactly the same on time.

是以，在時間上，你有例如你有這麼多的時間來工作，在時間上是指在這裡的某個地方，在時間上是指在這裡，在最後一個地點或你設定的特定地點，在時間上是指在那個特定的時間，而不是不在之前或之後完全相同的時間。

At the time are similar but you're going to use them differently, right?

在時間上是相似的，但你要用不同的方式來使用它們，對嗎？

A project has to finish on time and at that time or at the time we will begin phase two.

一個項目必須按時完成，在那個時候或在我們將開始第二階段的時候。

So on time, usually like a deadline at the time is a specific time, you can do whatever you want with.

所以在時間上，通常像當時的截止日期是一個特定的時間，你可以做任何你想做的事情。

So a little bit confusing because the time doesn't change, it's how you're using it with all these other preposition that changes and then you have out of time means time is finished no more time by the time.

所以有點令人困惑，因為時間並沒有改變，只是你如何使用它與所有這些其他的介詞發生了變化，然後你有out of time的意思是時間已經結束，沒有更多的時間了。

So at this time or before right with time.

是以，在這個時候或之前與時間的權利。

So any pain you have any if you if somebody broke up with you and your heart is broken with time it will mend right?

所以，你有任何痛苦，如果你如果有人與你分手，你的心被打破了，隨著時間的推移，它將被修復，對嗎？

So over some time over a period of time and I didn't write that here over time or with time things will get better right and there's another one over and with until such a time time out like again I'm gonna take a little break or time out in the game.

是以，在一段時間內，我沒有在這裡寫，隨著時間的推移或隨著時間的推移，事情會變得更好吧，還有另一個結束，直到這樣一個時間，像我要去休息一下或在遊戲中暫停。

You have a time out where you take a pause Overtime overtime, right?

你有一個暫停的時間 加班加點，對嗎？

So there's over the time but when you put them together now you're going beyond the scheduled time.

所以有超過時間，但當你現在把它們放在一起時，你就會超出預定的時間。

So if you work overtime at work you finished your 40 hours for the week.

是以，如果你在工作中加班，你就完成了本週的40小時。

Now you're working extra in a game that is finished with a tie.

現在你在一場以平局結束的比賽中額外工作。

They play a little extra time or a little over time to decide.

他們多打一點時間或多打一點時間來決定。

Now the scary thing is I can give you at least another dozen maybe even 20 more expressions with time with different prepositions.

現在，可怕的是我可以給你至少另外十幾個甚至20個帶有不同介詞的時間表達。

So the key is just to understand the use of the word time here.

所以關鍵是要理解這裡的時間一詞的使用。

You don't need to know the word house, you need to know the whole expression here.

你不需要知道房子這個詞，你需要知道這裡的整個表達。

You need to use the word time and then see how it's being used with the different prepositions.

你需要使用時間這個詞，然後看看它是如何與不同的介詞一起使用的。

And then as you add more expressions you can you can start to understand the actual call location.

然後隨著你添加更多的表達方式，你可以你可以開始瞭解實際的呼叫位置。

So if somebody says to you for example, it's about time, it's they're not talking about time, time is not the subject of a conversation, it's or it is about time means they're very frustrated, they've been waiting a long time and finally you came, it's about time that you came etcetera.

是以，如果有人對你說，比如說，時間到了，那他們不是在談論時間，時間不是談話的主題，是或者說是關於時間的，意味著他們非常沮喪，他們已經等了很久，最後你來了，你是時候來了等等。

So I'll get back to this in a minute and then there's the last one.

所以，我一會兒就會回到這個問題上，然後是最後一個問題。

Now agree to agree with a lot of people confuse these types of call locations with phrase all verbs.

現在同意同意很多人把這些類型的呼叫地點與短語所有動詞混淆。

These are not phrase all verbs, these are just ka locations where you're using a certain verb with a certain preposition for a certain purpose.

這些不是短語的所有動詞，這些只是你為某種目的使用某種動詞與某種介詞的ka地點。

So if you agree to then you still agree.

所以，如果你同意，那麼你仍然同意。

You agree to do something or you agree to the demands of the company means you accept right, but you're generally agreeing with to do something, agree with means, share an opinion or agree with the rules, agree with someone means you share an understanding that you accept the same thing, so very similar, agree about again.

你同意做某件事，或者你同意公司的要求，意味著你接受了權利，但你一般是同意做某件事，同意的意思是，分享意見或同意規則，同意某人的意思是你分享一個理解，你接受同樣的事情，所以非常相似，同意再次。

Now you there's a specific topic and you have agreement so they agree doesn't change what comes after the preposition changes to suit the purpose, right?

現在你有一個特定的話題，你有協議，所以他們同意並不改變介詞後面的內容，以適應目的，對嗎？

So this is where it becomes a little bit tricky here.

是以，這就是這裡變得有點棘手的地方。

The preposition changes in reaction to time, what and what's happening here.

介詞的變化是對時間、什麼和這裡發生的事情的反應。

The preposition changes in reaction to what comes after two the purpose or the target of the agreement and so on, agree on.

介詞的變化是對後面的內容的反應 二是目的或協議的目標等等，同意。

So we agree on the timing for the project to be completed for example, so and agree in will generally take something else.

是以，我們同意項目完成的時間，例如，所以和同意在一般會採取其他的東西。

You agree in principle, you agree in writing.

你原則上同意，你就會以書面形式同意。

So just just because I say I agree with you in a legal context, doesn't mean anything.

是以，僅僅因為我說我同意你在法律上的觀點，並不意味著什麼。

If we agree in writing means we wrote it out and both signed it, then we have an agreement.

如果我們以書面形式達成協議，意味著我們把它寫出來，雙方都簽字，那麼我們就有了協議。

Right?

對嗎？

So the reason I'm showing you the three different ways to look at prepositions is so that you can start collecting these call locations like keep them in the notebook.

是以，我向你展示看介詞的三種不同方法的原因是，你可以開始收集這些調用位置，比如把它們放在筆記本上。

So you have to study these like vocabulary Of course I know the difference between and on at for from etcetera over under, next to between etcetera, know all of those in their functions but start collecting call locations that are idiomatic ka locations that are just ka locations and ka locations that work before and after the main verb and also remember it doesn't have to be a verb.

所以你必須研究這些，比如說詞彙。當然，我知道and on at for from等之間的區別，over under，next to between等，知道所有這些的功能，但是開始收集成語ka location，就是ka location和ka location，在主動詞之前和之後發揮作用，而且還要記住它不一定是動詞。

It could be a noun or a verb right time out, agree to the verb, the noun, the adjective, the preposition start learning all of these different call locations and then you'll see that you can start making different expressions as well.

它可能是一個名詞或動詞，同意動詞、名詞、形容詞、介詞開始學習所有這些不同的呼叫位置，然後你會看到你也可以開始做不同的表達。

Okay.

好的。

and that's basically it.

而這基本上就是了。

Now, the main thing is also to realize that you can a lot of it comes from just listening to native speakers or listening to tv shows and movies.

現在，最主要的是也要意識到，你可以很多都是來自於聽母語者或聽電視節目和電影。

Start paying attention to the use of the prepositions and especially in writing when you're writing these prepositions, small mistakes, can you lead to huge misunderstandings so make sure you know how to use them correctly.

開始注意介詞的使用，特別是在寫作時，當你寫這些介詞時，小錯誤，可以你導致巨大的誤解，所以確保你知道如何正確使用它們。

Now you can also go to my other channel right to top dot com on, you can watch on Youtube.

現在你也可以去我的其他頻道，就在top dot com上，你可以在Youtube上觀看。

I do have a few lessons showing you more of these complications and it will help you with your writing as well.

我確實有幾節課向你展示了更多的這些併發症，它也會幫助你的寫作。

If you have any questions about these, please ask them in the Youtube comment section or in the in vid dot com uh comments area, take the quiz and come back soon and we'll do this again and I'll show you some more interesting call locations like these.

如果你對這些有任何疑問，請在Youtube評論區或in vid dot com uh評論區提問，參加測驗並很快回來，我們會再做一次，我會向你展示一些像這樣有趣的通話地點。