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2008年天津高考英语试题中有一道这样的考题: 　　10. Many Chinese Universities provided scholarships for studentsfinancial aid. 　　A. in favour of B. in honour of 　　C. in face of D. in need of 　　正确答案为Din favour of 赞成,支持;有利于……;in honour of为向……表示敬意;为庆祝……;为纪念……;in face of面对着,在(危险困难的)情况下,在……的威胁面前;in need of需要:很多中国大学向需要经济资助的学生提供了奖学金 　　中学英语中还有很多“in+n.+of...”短语,将它们集中起来复习,能起到事半功倍的效果 　　 　　1. in advance of 在……前面 　　Don’t get too far in advance of the others. 　　不要远远走在其他人的前面 　　Galileo’s ideas were well in advance of the age in which he lived. 　　伽利略的思想远远走在他所生活的时代的前面 　　2. in aid of 用来帮助,起……作用 　　A concert will be given in aid of the Nurses’ Fund. 　　将举办音乐会来帮助护士基金会 　　What is the money in aid of? 　　这笔钱是起什么作用的? 　　3. in case of 以防;如果,万一 　　The wall was built along the river in case of floods. 　　沿江筑了坝,以防涨水 　　In case of fire,ring the alarm bell. 　　如遇火险,即按警铃 　　4. in celebration of 庆祝 　　The party was in celebration of Mother’s silver wedding. 　　晚会是为庆祝母亲的银婚而举行的 　　Next day was to be the great mass?鄄meeting in celebration of the Russian revolution. 　　第二天将有大型的群众集会以庆祝俄罗斯革命 　　5. in charge of 负责(某事) 　　Mary was in charge of the baby. 　　玛丽负责照料这个婴儿 　　An experienced worker is in charge of the project. 　　一位有经验的工人负责此项工程 　　6. in course of 在……的过程中 　　The new textbook is in course of preparation. 　　新的教科书正在准备之中 　　The railway is in course of construction. 　　这条铁路正在修筑中 　　7. in danger of 有……的危险,可能遭受 　　The bridge is in danger of collapse. 　　这桥有倒塌的危险 　　We were in danger of being hit by a stone. 　　我们有被石头砸到的危险 　　8. in defence of 保卫……,为……辩护 　　He gave his life in defence of his country. 　　为保卫祖国他献出了自己的生命 　　I can find nothing to say in defence of his action. 　　我说不出什么可为他的行为辩护 　　9. in explanation of 解释……,说明…… 　　What did he say in explanation of his lateness? 　　他说了什么以解释他的迟到? 　　In explanation of his absence,he alleged(allege vt. 声称)that the message did not reach him. 　　为解释他的缺席,他声称没有接到通知 　　10. in face of 面对着,在(危险困难的)情况下,在……的威胁面前 　　She showed great courage in face of danger. 　　面对危险,她表现出了巨大的勇气 　　W