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be ashamed for，be ashamed of这一对形容词短语的涵义并不相同。To be ashamed for 的意思是“为…（一般指外在的人或事物，如他人）而感到羞耻”；to be ashamed of的意思是“由于…（一般指内在的人或事物，如自己）而感到羞耻”。例：Im ashamed for you．我为你感到羞耻。Im ashamed of you．我以你为耻。I felt ashamed for the callousness of the government in tackling land speculation．对于政府处理地产投机态度麻木不仁，我引以为耻。Are you ashamed of doing such a thing？你做这样的事感到羞耻吗？其他因搭配介词不同而含义及用法改变的词语有：He is considerate of other peoples feelings．他能体谅别人的感情。He is considerate to old people．他对老年人很体贴。Im anxious for a change．我渴望改变一下环境。Im anxious about his health．我为他的健康而担忧。She did it of herself．她自愿去做此事。She did it by herself．她独立去做此事。They are suffering for their country．他们正在为国受苦。They are suffering from the war．他们由于战争而在受难。 be going to，willBe going to在表示“将要”的意味时，很容易和will混淆不清。试看下面的对话：A：The detergent has been used up．洗洁精已用光了。B：Im going to get some today．C：Ill get some today．乍然看来，乙和丙的答话的意思是一样的，都是：“今天我要去买些”，其实不然。乙用 am going to get回答甲，其言外之意是：“在甲讲洗洁精用完这句话之前，他早已心中有数，并且早就有去买洗洁精的打算”。丙用will get来回答，表示：“事前并不知道洗洁精已用完，原先也没有打算去买，直等到甲讲了之后，他才决定去买”。通过上面的例句，我们可以知道下列对话中乙、丙的回答的不同涵义了：A：Where is my dictionary？B：Im going to get it for you．C：Ill get it for you．此外，be going to和will还有下列的区别：（一）be going to表示即将发生的动作；will表示将来发生的事情，不一定是最近期间之事。例：She told him she was going to quit the job．她告诉他，她即将辞职不干。She will go to Australia next year．她明年要去澳洲。（二） be going to可以用以表示某人打算做某事；will则用以叙述某件将要发生之事。前者含有主观意愿；后者只是客观的叙述。例：He is not going to be made a scapegoat．他不会去做替罪羊。He will not become a scapegoat．他不会做替罪羊。（三）在表示按计划或安排要发生的动作时，可以用be going to；will只表示单纯的将来，并无按规定或计划之意。例：The railway is going to be open on October 1．这条铁路将于十月一日通车。This railway will be electrified when there is a need．有需要时，这条铁路将改为电气化。 Be off，to be off这两个短语的涵义并不相同。Be off！的意思是“走开！”、“滚开！”，相当于英语的Be gone！或Get away！例：Be off！ you wretch！滚开！你这个卑鄙的家伙！Be off！ or Ill call the police．你出去，否则我要报警啦。Be off！亦可写作 Be off with you！或 Off with you！这三种形式可互换使用。To be off的涵义较多，有“离去”、“出发”、“脱离”、“暂停”、“中断”、“取消”等义。例：I must be off．（＝I must leave now．）我该走了。We are off！（＝Off we go！）我们出发了！