1. except
表示一种排除关系,意为“除了----外,不再有……“;不包括后面的内容,前面常与表示整体的肯定词all, everything, everyone,every等连用,或者与全部否定词 nothing,nobody 等连用,不能放于句首
(1) The door is never opened except in winter. 除冬天外,这扇门从不打开
(2) Everyone in our class went to the cinema yesterday except Tom. 昨天,除了汤姆以外,我们班的每个人都去看了电影。
2. besides
意为“除了----有……”,包括后面的内容,常与also, another, other,else等词连用。
(1) Lucy knows Japanese besides French. 除法语外,Lucy还懂日语。
(2) There were other sports besides soccer. 除了足球还有其他的运动。
(3) Who else will you go besides me? 除我之外,还有其他谁要去?
注意:Besides除用作介词外,还用作副词,其意为“此外”、“而且”,可用于分句句首(通常用逗号隔开)或句尾。如:
(1) I don’t want to go,besides, I’m too tired. 我不想去,而且我也太累了。
(2) This car belongs to Smith, and he has two others besides. 这部车是史密斯的,此外他还有两部。
3. except for
意思“除了---”,但它表示的是整体与部分的关系。 except for后所排除的内容与主语往往不是同一类的(异类排除), except后排除的内容与主语往往是同一类的(同类排除)。若用于句首,则用 except for。
(1) We had a wonderful time, except for the weather. 我们玩得很高兴,只是天气不太好。
(2) It’s a clean hotel, except for the manager. 酒店挺干净,除了那经理不怎么样外。
(3) The composition is very good except for a few spelling mistakes.除了几个拼写错误外,这篇作文非常好。
注意: 当用于all, every, no, everything, anybody, nobody, nowhere, whole等表示概括性的词语后面时,except与except for两者可互换。如:
We couldn’t hear anything except (for) the noise of the machine. 除了这台机器的声音外,你什么也听不到。
4. but
表达的“除……之外”用法和except一样,都表示排除在外,但but通常只与否定词连用。
No one but John went there yesterday. 昨天除了约翰以外,没有人去那里。
注意nothing but的特殊用法:
(1) nothing but的意思是“除……外什么也没有”,也可以翻译成“仅仅,只有”,它的后面除了接名词外,还可能接动词原形,不定式和动名词。
(2) 当nothing but前有动词do时,后面接动词原形。
Last evening, I did nothing but repair the bike.了修农具以外,什么也没做。
(3) nothing but前面是其它动词时,后面的动词形式由前面的动词决定。如:
She enjoyed nothing but being praised by others. 她只喜欢被人称赞。
I want nothing but to speak to you all these days.这些天,我只想和你说说话。
Exersises:选词 except/ beside/except for 填空
(1) Everyone____Tom and Mike has visited the Great Wall and the Summer Palace.
(2) I also want two kilos of beef____the fruit and vegetables.
(3)Who else has handed in homework___the five students?
(4) I want nothing____a pen and some paper.
(5) ___his good friends, his daughter also went to see him.
(6))The weather is sunny today____that in the northwest.
(7)The novel is wonderful____ the ending.
(8) There are many traditional festivals in Western countries ____
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
(9) Nobody was late ____you.
答案:
(1) except
(2) besides
(3) besides
(4) except
(5) Besides
(6) Except for
(7) Except for
(8) besides
(9) but
Let&39;s learn them together.