in favour of 贊成；以……為受款人

Was he in favour of the death penalty? 他贊成死刑嗎？

Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam. 支票上請寫明以牛津饑荒救濟(jì)委員會為受款人。

in front of 在……前面；在……面前

There is a pond in front of the house. 房屋前面有個池塘。

You shouldn’t discuss that in front of the children. 你不應(yīng)該當(dāng)著孩子的面談?wù)撃穷愂隆?/SPAN>

【注】該短語與帶有定冠詞的in the front of（在……的前部；指在某范圍之內(nèi)）意思不同。如：

The introduction is always in the front of the book. 書的前言總是在書的前面。

The teacher’s desk is in the front of the classroom. 老師的講桌在教室前面。

in honour of 為了向……表示敬意；為紀(jì)念；為祝賀

There is a party tonight in honor of our new president. 為慶祝新總經(jīng)理就任，今晚有個聚會。

A party was given in honour of the guests from Bonn. 為來自波恩的賓客舉行了歡迎酒會。

in light of 根據(jù)；鑒于；由于；考慮到

We need rethink our plan in light of this new information. 由于這個新的信息，我們需要重新考慮這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃。

【注】該短語通常可說成in the light of。如：

In the light of your remarks we rejected her offer. 鑒于你的評語，我們拒絕了她的提議。

His behaviour is explicable in the light of his recent illness. 他因近日患病，這種表現(xiàn)是可以理解的。

in memory of 為紀(jì)念

A service was held in memory of the dead. 為死者舉行了悼念儀式。

He founded the charity in memory of his late wife. 他興辦那項(xiàng)慈善事業(yè)以紀(jì)念他已故的妻子。

in need of 需要

We are all in need of a rest. 我們?nèi)�都需要休息�?/SPAN>

Are you in need of help? 你需要幫助嗎？

in place of 代替

Won’t you go in place of me? 你能代替我去嗎？

Who is here in place of the manager? 誰在這里代理經(jīng)理？

in point of 就……而言；關(guān)于

In point of ability, learning, culture, my friend is superior. 論能力、學(xué)問和修養(yǎng)，我的朋友優(yōu)于他人。

In point of cost, the first plan is better. 從費(fèi)用上考慮，第一個計(jì)劃更好些。

in possession of 占有，持有，擁有

The chief was in possession of a large quantity of stolen property. 那個頭目占有了大量偷盜來的財產(chǎn)。

Anyone found in possession of this poison will be punished. 凡是被發(fā)現(xiàn)擁有此種毒藥者均將受到懲罰。

in praise of 極力贊美，稱贊

Much was said in praise of him. 贊揚(yáng)他的話很多。

The leader spoke in praise of those who had died for their country. 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人表彰為國捐軀的人們。

in respect of 關(guān)于；作為……的報酬

In respect of this problem, we don’t have to draw a conclusion here. 關(guān)于這個問題，我們沒有必要在此作結(jié)論。

We should give him $100 in respect of the work he has done. 我們應(yīng)付給他100美元作為他的工作報酬。

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