三．谈谈介词的否定意义
介词在英语中属于“小词”，事实上介词在英语中发挥的效力可不小。
介词在英语中起着＂螺丝钉”的作用，它随处可见，且功能强大。
其功能之一就是，它可以和介词宾语一起构成许多否定意义的成语或词组。
介词否定表达简捷明意义深刻，其译文多采用译。
1.Above
The text is above me.（无法理解）
She thinks she is above criticism. (不容批评)
The child is above all nervousness. (一点也不紧张)
His conduct has always been above suspicion. (无可怀疑)
I think a gentleman like him is above doing such a thing. (不屑于)
Don’t depend on me. It’s above my bend. (力不所及)
He is above the weather now. (无病的)
2.Against
Almost everything was against him. (不利于)
He’s always doing his best, against all odds. (不计成败)
3.At
The point is to win at any cost. (不惜一切代价)
At any rate, we’ve done something for you now. (不管怎样)
On the spot he was completely at sea. (不知所措)
4.Behind
The train is running behind time. (不准时)
Your ideas are all behind the times. (跟不上时代)
5.Between
The secret is between ourselves. (不得外传)
6.Before
Before long he realized that he was wrong. (不久)
I slipped out before the lecture began. (不等)
The guerrillas (游击队员) would fight to death before they surrendered. (决不)
7.Beneath
Lying is beneath him. (不合身分)
Such a fellow as that is beneath my notice. (不值一理)
8.Beside
What you said is quite beside the point. (不关正题)
9.Beyond
The news is beyond belief. (难以置信)
The stars are beyond number. (数不清)
The scene was beyond description. (无法形容)
Good advice is beyond price. (无价)
The facts are beyond dispute. (毋庸置疑)
My happiness was beyond words. (难以言表)
Doing such a thing is quite beyond my power. (无能为力)
与beyond 构成的短语还有：beyond all doubt毫无疑问；
beyond all praise赞美不完；
beyond comparison无与伦比；beyond control无法控制；
beyond count不计其数；beyond example没有先例；
beyond expression无法表达；beyond hope无望；beyond question无可争辩。
10.But
He was anything but pleased when he heard this. (才不)
