Слово nearly -
это вообще не предлог, это наречие, означающее "почти" (или, в некоторых случаях, "чуть не"). Предложение I work nearly here означало бы "Я работаю почти здесь". (А предложение I nearly fell off the bike - "Я чуть не упал с велосипеда" .)Примеры:
Peter Brown called to say, you can make it OK. You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain
.1I'm a loser And I lost someone who's near
to me.2Let me sleep all night in your soul kitchen Warm my mind near
your gentle stove.3"Doctor, I am sorry to drag you so far out in the country on such a bad night," "Oh, it's all right because I have another patient near here
so 1 can kill two birds with one stone."И для сравнения:
I nearfy
died'cause you walked hand in hand With another man in my place.41. The Ballad of John and Yoko
ByThe Beatles. 2. I'm a Loser by
The Beailes.3. Soul Kitchen
byThe Doors.4. No Reply b
у The Beatles.
2. Предлоги и время
Who found the tail?"At a quarter to two"I," said Pooh,(Only it was quarter to eleven really),I found the tail!"
A. A. Milne, Winnie- The-Pooh
a)
когда мы говорим, в каком часу что-то произойдет, следует употреблять предлог at (а не in!):The band begins at
ten to six when Mr K. performs his tricks without a sound.1Wednesday morning at
five o'clock as the day begins.2Well, I stood stonelike at
midnight suspended in my masquerade.3b)
когда речь идет о днях, ставится предлог on (опять-таки не in!): The celebrated Mr K. performs his feat on
Saturday At Bishopsgate,4кроме тех случаев, когда к названиям дней приделаны слова morning
, evening, afternoon или night. В этом случае никаких предлогов ставить не нужно:Friday morning
at nine o'clock she is far away.51. Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite
byThe Beatles.2. She's Leaving Home
by The Beatles.3. Growin' Up
byBrace Springsteen.4. Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite
by The Beatles.5. She's Leaving Home
by The Beatles.Thursday night
your stockings needed mending.1To же самое, естественно, происходит, если дни фигурируют не как дни недели, а как числа или просто в виде слова "день":
On
the I st on January.On
the day of their wedding.I married Isis on
the fifth day of May.2Driving into Darlington County Me and Wayne on
the Fourth of July.Driving into Darlington County lookin' for some work on the county line.3
c)
а вот к году, месяцу и времени года полагается ставить предлог in: in
summer, in 1968, in May. etc.Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes A four of fish and finger pies in
summer Meanwhile back.4They let him out in
'79, he'd lost a little weight.5And then one day in
April, I wasn't even there, For there were many things 1 didn't know. A son was born to me.Mama held his hand, sayin' someday you'll understand.6
1. Lady Madonna
byThe Beatles.2. Isis
byBob Dylan.3. Darlington Country
byBruce Springsteen.4. Penny Lane
byThe Beatles.5. Joey
byBob Dylan.6. Someday Never Comes
by Creedence Clearwater Revival.d)
Когда перед словами, обозначающими нечто календарное (неделя, месяц, год, лето, зима, осень, понедельник, вторник и т. д.) стоят слова next, last или this, никаких предлогов ставить не нужно:Last
summer. Next
Sunday. This
week.Last
night the wife said. Oh boy when you're dead You don't take nothing with you but your soul.1e)
постоянная проблема возникает со словом "через" (через две недели, через месяц, через три года). Это вовсе не through и не after, как многие считают. Это in:See you in
a week.Увидимся через
неделю.I am going to LA in
two months.Через
два месяца я поеду в Лос-Анджелес.It's a thousand pages give or take a few I'll be writing more in
a week or two.2Тогда как слово after
означает не "через", а "после": после
войны - after the war;после
уроков - after the classes.1. The Ballad of John and Joko by
Thе Beatles.2. Paperback Writer
byThe Beatles.
3. Предлоги и место
"Please
, then," said Alice, "how am I to get in?"