1. 他病了三天。
ˇ He has been sick for three days.
χ He has been sick since three days.
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註︰這裡現在完成時態 have / has been 表示從過去某一時日到現在的一段時間存在的行為或狀態，與它連用的時間副詞應為 「for ＋若干時」，如 for a year, for three hours 等，意思是歷時多少。
2. 他自從星期三以來都很忙。
ˇ He has been busy since Wednesday.
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χ He has been busy from Wednesday.
註︰「自從……以來」，該用 since。說從某一天（某一時刻）到某一天（某一時刻）才用 from，如 from Monday till Friday。
3. 房間角落裡散放著一些零星物件。
ˇ There were some odds and ends lying in the corner of the room.
χ There were some odds and ends lying at the corner of the room.
註︰「在房間角落裡」該用介詞 in。例如：
He stood in the corner.
There is a lamp in the corner of the room.
at the corner 指房子外部的拐角。例如：
A little boy squatted at the corner of the hut.
I’ll be waiting for you at the street corner at three o’clock sharp.
A tree stood at the corner of the wall.
此外，on the corner 則往往指物件表面的角。例如：
The girl put the apple on the corner of the table.
4. 俄國官方否認干預美國選舉。
ˇ Russian officials have denied accusations of interference in the US election.
χ Russian officials have denied accusations of interference of the US election.
註︰interference 與 interfere 一樣，後面用 in 或 with。用 in 表示 「干預」，用 with 表示「妨礙」或「打擾」。
5. 她丈夫過世時，她身體狀況已經很差了。
ˇ When her husband died she was already in poor health.
χ When her husband died she was already of poor health.
註︰「身體健康」應說 in good health，「身體不健康」說 in poor health, in delicate health 等。
Exercises :
A. 我們決不容忍任何對人事部門作業的干涉。
We will not tolerate any interference __________ the procedures of the personnel department.
1. with
2. in
3. for
4. of
B. 這台車雖舊，車況卻很不錯。
The car was still __________ good condition despite its age.
1. with
2. in
3. for
4. of
Answers: A. 1 B. 2
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