in ... of短语知多少?
[看一看] 请看下列句子,体会划线部分的含义.
1. In terms of money I am quite rich, but not in terms of happiness.
2. The front was in need of medicine and medical workers.
[讲一讲]
\x09以上划线部分的两个介词短语分别意为“就……来说；从……角度”和“需要……”.
\x09in terms of 的近义短语有：with regard to, according to.term构成的常见短语有：in the short / long term从近期/长远来看；on good / bad terms(with)和……关系很好/不好；come to terms达成协议.
\x09in need of相当于in demand of,后接名词或代词.need 构成的常见表达有：meet / satisfy one’s need满足某人的需要；There is no need to do sth. 没必要做某事.
[拓展] 英语中类似的in ... of结构还有许多.如：
in charge of负责
in search of寻找
in the hope of怀着……的希望
in honor of为了纪念
in favor of赞成；支持
in spite of不管；尽管
in case of如果；万一
in place of代替
in memory of纪念
in possession of占有
in face of面临
in control of控制；管理；掌握
in praise of赞扬
in reward of酬答
[练一练] 用以上短语的适当形式填空.
1. I felt lonely and I was ________ some companionship.
2. ________ natural resources, this country is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.
3. ________ great efforts, we failed to carry our plan through at last.
4. ________ fire, open this door.
Key:
1. in need of \x092. In terms of
3. In spite of \x094. In case of
