新概念英語答疑時間：Except 和 Except for 如何區(qū)分

有同學提出了這樣的問題：

的確，except 和 except for 是兩個很難區(qū)分的詞，因為它們在意思上并沒有差別。關于如何判斷什么情況下該用哪個詞也是眾說紛紜，這里我們引用一下相對比較專業(yè)的"Practical English Usage"一書中的說法供大家參考：

1. We use except (for) after general statements, especially after generalising words like all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole, etc.
Except (for) 用于陳述整體情況，尤其是當前面有 all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, whole 等表示整體概念的詞。

例句：
He ate everything on his plate except (for) the beans.
He ate the whole meal, except (for) the beans.

2. In other cases we usually use "except for", not "except".
在其他情況下，我們通常用"except for"，而不用"except"。

比較：
- I've cleaned all the rooms except (for) the bathroom. (Except is possible after "all".)
- I've cleaned the house except for the bathroom. (NOT ... except the bathroom.)

- Nobody came except (for) John and Mary. (after "nobody")
- Except for John and Mary, nobody came. (before "nobody")

- You couldn't hear anything except (for) the noise of Louise typing.
- The house was quiet except for the noise of Louise typing.

3. We use "except", not "except for", before prepositions and conjunctions.
在介詞和連詞前，我們用"except"，不用"except for"。

例句：
It's the same everywhere except in Scotland.
He's good-looking except when he smiles.

◆ 來做些練習檢驗一下吧！

A. except
B. except for
C. Either could be used here.

看看以下題目分別該選哪個：

Q1 - They do nothing ____ complain all the time.

Q2 - I did everything ____ the last exercise.

Q3 - He's not very friendly ____ when he wants something.

Q4 - Everyone was there ____ Kumiko.

Q5 - There was complete silence ____ the sound of someone coughing.

Q6 - The weather was awful ____ in the south.

Q7 - I have no answer to the criticism, ____ to blame the short-sighted management.

Q8 - They have no one to blame for the trouble ____ themselves.

Q9 - New lightweight materials have replaced traditional ones ____ certain special uses.

Q10 - I can't remember anything ____ the pain after the operation.

答案反白可見→【 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 】

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