2012年新托福考试语法全面解析六

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    1)动词+from

    a)动词+ from。from表示“来源、原因、起始”等：

    come from来自, date from追溯,   depart from违背, die from死于, escape from逃出, fall from自…跌落, hang from垂挂, hear from收到来信, learn from向某人学习, return from自某地返回，rise from自…冒出, result from起因于, suffer from忍受。例如：

    All the characters in the book are drawn from real life. 书中所有的人物都

    来自于真实的生活。

    Any damage resulting from negligence must be paid for by the borrower. 因

    疏忽引起的任何损坏都应由借用者负责赔偿。

    He has recovered from his surprise. 他好不容易回过神来。

    b)动词+ sth./sb. +from + sth./ sb. /a place。from表示“来源、免于”等：

    borrow  from向…借, choose from选自, excuse from免除, keep from阻止做, prevent from不准做, protect from不受…之害, receive from收到, remove from移动；除去,  save from保全；拯救, separate from分离开来, stop from阻止。例如：    He was excused from attendance at the lecture. 他获准可不去听课。

    Stop the child from spoiling the book. 不要让孩子弄坏了书。

    2)be +形容词+ from。此时from含义众多：

    be absent from缺席, be different from与众不同, be far from更不用说, be hidden from躲避, be made from用…制成, be tired  from因…而疲倦。例如：    The boy can’t walk and is far from running.那男孩不会走路，更不用说跑了。

    3)from…to…。本短语表示从一种状态到另一状态的变化或从…到…：

    from bad  to worse  每况愈下，from beginning to end自始至终，from cover to cover从头到尾， from   China to Peru到处，from day to day一天一天地，from door to door挨家挨户，from   end to end从头至尾，from first to last自始至终，from hand to mouth勉强糊口，from head to foot从头到脚，from mouth to mouth广泛流传，from sun to sun从日出到日落，from start to finish从头开始，from top to toe从头到脚，from time  to time不时地，from top to bottom彻底地。