about的用法

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　　about的用法：

　　在指“不久就要……”时，后通常接不定式，如about to start。也有接动名词，如about starting。但是不可再加表示时间的词，如不可说about starting at once;

　　指“大约”的意思时，表达方式有about ten，about half等。注意ten和half都是明确的数量，about不该用在“多少不定”的词前，如about more than ten，about less than half;

　　与at搭配使用时，about是副词，没有at时，about 是介词。句中可有at，也可没有，意思相同。

　　I went (at) about five (o'clock).

　　about + 不定式，表示“即将要去做某事”。

　　Don't go out now - we're about to have lunch.

　　about与动词go组成短语时，为副词，意为“着手做，从事”。

　　about英语例句：

　　1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.

　　不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。

　　2. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

　　别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。

　　3. If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it.

　　对于现况的不满，不能只是抱怨，要有勇气作出改变。

　　4. It's not about making the amazing saves. It's the little things and small things that made great gatekeepers great.

　　伟大的门将不是靠神奇的扑救成就，而是靠注重小事和细节成功。(Tim Howard美国国家队门将)

　　5. Doctors are complaining about being barraged by drug-company salesmen.

　　医生们抱怨他们疲于应付医药公司的销售人员。

　　6. I know it's nothing serious and I feel quite unemotional about it.

　　我知道那根本没什么大不了的，所以有些无动于衷。

　　7. I had obtained the authentic details about the birth of the organization.

　　我已经掌握了有关该组织诞生的可靠的详细资料。

　　8. He was carrying on about some stupid television series.

　　他喋喋不休地说着某个无聊的电视连续剧。

　　9. They were knocking around together for about a year.

　　他们交往大概有一年了。

　　10. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.

　　他勉强能看到柜台后面的小个子男人。

　　11. Kaspar had spoken know-ledgeably about the state of agriculture in Europe.

　　卡斯帕对欧洲农业状况发表了一番颇有见地的见解。

　　12. He'd spent his boyhood summers mucking about in boats.

　　他小时候，夏天都是在船上浑打胡闹度过的。

　　13. There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system.

　　这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。

　　14. By golly we can do something about it this time.

　　这次我们确实可以采取行动了。

　　15. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.

　　他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。