Tính từ + giới từ · Phần 2: afraid of, good at, interested in (Adjective + preposition (2))
Phần này gom các tính từ đi với MỘT giới từ cố định. of: afraid / scared / frightened / terrified of; fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious of; suspicious / critical / tolerant of; aware / conscious of; capable / incapable of; full / short of; typical of; certain / sure of (hoặc about). Còn lại: good / bad / brilliant / hopeless AT; married / engaged TO (không nói married with); similar TO; different FROM (hoặc to); interested IN; keen ON; dependent ON / independent OF; crowded WITH; famous FOR; responsible FOR.
afraid / scared / terrified OF; fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious OF
‘Are you afraid of spiders?’ ‘Yes, I’m terrified of them.’ Cũng nói scared of, frightened of. Why is he so jealous of other people? Cũng nói fond of, proud of, ashamed of, envious of.
- ‘Are you afraid of spiders?’ ‘Yes, I’m terrified of them.’ — ‘Bạn có sợ nhện không?’ ‘Có, tôi khiếp chúng.’
- Why is he so jealous of other people? — Sao anh ta lại ghen tị với người khác thế?
suspicious / critical / tolerant OF; aware / conscious OF; capable / incapable OF; full / short OF; typical OF
They didn’t trust me. They were suspicious of my motives. ‘Did you know he was married?’ ‘No, I wasn’t aware of that.’ I’m sure you are capable of doing the job well. Amy is always full of energy. I’m a bit short of money. He’s late again. It’s typical of him to keep everybody waiting.
- Amy is always full of energy. — Amy lúc nào cũng tràn đầy năng lượng.
- I’m a bit short of money. Can you lend me some? — Tôi hơi thiếu tiền. Bạn cho tôi mượn một ít được không?
certain / sure OF hoặc ABOUT
Với certain và sure có thể dùng of hoặc about: I think she’s arriving this evening, but I’m not sure of that (hoặc not sure about that).
- I’m not sure of that. / I’m not sure about that. — Tôi không chắc về điều đó.
good / bad / brilliant / hopeless AT; married / engaged TO; similar TO; different FROM / TO
good / bad / brilliant / better / hopeless AT: I’m not very good at repairing things (không nói good in repairing). married / engaged TO: Louise is married to an American (không nói married with). Nhưng Louise is married with three children = đã kết hôn và có ba con. similar TO: Your handwriting is similar to mine. different FROM hoặc different TO: The film was different from (or to) what I’d expected.
- I’m not very good at repairing things. — Tôi không giỏi sửa đồ lắm.
- Louise is married to an American. — Louise kết hôn với một người Mỹ.
interested IN; keen ON; dependent ON / independent OF; crowded WITH; famous FOR; responsible FOR
Are you interested in art? We stayed at home. Chris wasn’t keen on going out. I don’t want to be dependent on anybody (nhưng independent of). The streets were crowded with tourists (nhưng full of tourists). The Italian city of Florence is famous for its art treasures. Who was responsible for all that noise last night?
- I don’t want to be dependent on anybody. — Tôi không muốn phụ thuộc vào ai.
- The streets were crowded with tourists. — Đường phố đông nghẹt khách du lịch.
Lưu ý
- Mẹo: full of nhưng crowded WITH; dependent ON nhưng independent OF; married TO.