汤姆正在寻找一份新工作。

Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.

茱莉亚正在车站等着我。

Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.

露西正在等她的妹妹放学。

4) for [period of time]

*I’ve been working here since five years

for用在一段时间前面,比如:a few minutes/three months/twenty years。 

since和具体的时间点连用,比如:this morning/September/the day we met

I’ve been working here for five years.

我已经在这里工作五年了。

She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.

她好多年不喝咖啡了。

She’s been living in Yokohama since February.

她从二月起一直住在横滨。

I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.

昨天早上之后,我就没再见到她。

5) in [months and years]

*It’s my birthday on July!

in总是和年份或月份连用。

It’s my birthday in July!

我的生日在7月。

Ola was born in 2004.

欧拉出生在2004年。

6) live/work/study in [cities and countries]

*I live at Tokyo.

在某个城市或国家居住、工作或学习用in,但住在某个具体的地址则用at,比如在一个特定的机构工作,或者是在某所大学学习。

I live in Tokyo.

我住在东京。

Roberta works in Sassari.

罗伯塔在萨萨里工作。

Hector studies in Canada.

赫克托尔在加拿大学习。

Ania lives at No.34, Green Street.

艾尼雅住在格林大街34号。

Ryosuke works for Toyota.

凉介在丰田工作。

Dara studies at Phnom Penh International University.

达拉在金边国际大学读书。

7) on [days and dates]

*It’s my birthday in Saturday!

on和具体的星期几或日期连用:

It’s my birthday on Saturday!

我的生日在周六!

It’s my birthday on May 1st(But remember: It’s my birthday in May.)我的生日在五月一号。(但是要记住:我的生日在五月用 in。)

8) it depends on

*It depends of what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

depend后面如果要加某人或某物,一定要和on连用,不然只能说it depends。 

It depends on what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.

这取决于你想吃什么:意大利菜还是中国菜。

We’ll go to either Disney World or the beach, depending on the weather.

我们要去迪士尼乐园或海滩,这要看天气。

What do you usually have for breakfast – tea or coffee? – It depends!

你早餐通常喝什么——茶还是咖啡?—看情况。

9) welcome to

*Welcome in Peru!

欢迎到某地用welcome to+地点,比如:a house/school/organization/city/country。Welcome to Peru!

欢迎来秘鲁!

Welcome to Cagliari.

欢迎来卡利亚里。

Welcome to Meiji University.

欢迎来明治大学。

Welcome to the Plaza Hotel. We hope you enjoy your stay.

欢迎来广场饭店,我们希望你在此过得愉快。

10) married to

*He’s married with Kim.

与某人结婚要用married to或者get married to,也可以说marry sb.。

He’s married to Kim.

他和金结婚了。

John’s getting married to Sara next summer.

约翰明年夏天要和萨拉结婚。

✓Kate is marrying my old school friend.

凯特要和我的一个老校友结婚了。