2020-07-17 “In” 作时间介词时的五个用法

内容简介

介词 “in” 除了有 “在……里面” 的意思，它还可以作时间介词，表示 “在……期间” 或 “在……（时间）之内”。本集 “一分钟英语” 讲解时间介词 “in” 的五个用法。

文字稿

Hi, I’m Phil from BBC Learning English. Today, I’m going to tell you five ways to use in with time expressions.

Number one: months. I can say: I’m going on holiday in May.

Number two: seasons. So, we can say: In winter, it’s cold.

Number three: years. So, I can say: I finished school in 2000.

Number four: most times of day. I leave home in the morning. I get home in the evening. But, I go to sleep at night. It’s an exception!

Number five: We use it with in the past, in the present and in the future. In the future, you’ll learn everything from videos.

用法总结

In is a preposition of time. It can be used with:
“In” 作时间介词时，可与以下类型的词语搭配使用：

1. in + 月份

• I’m going on holiday in May.
• I’ll next see you at Christmas in December.
• I think we arrived some time in June.

2. in + 季节

• In winter, it’s cold.
• I think this year I’ll have my holiday in summer.
• Mummy, do the leaves fall off the tree in spring or in autumn?

3. in + 年份

• I finished school in 2000.
• The Titanic sank in 1912.
• I grew up in the 1930s.

4. in + 一天的上午、下午和晚上

• I leave home in the morning.
• I’ll see you in the afternoon.
• I get home in the evening.

Be careful!
要注意！表示 “在夜里” 时，用介词 “at”。

• I can’t sleep at night.

5. in + 过去、现在、将来

• In the past, people died much younger.
• You need to learn to live in the present.
• In the future, you’ll learn everything from videos.