副词用作介词宾语

副词用作介词宾语不算普通，主要见于以下特殊情况：

(1) 疑问副词用作介词宾词，不过这样用时，介词通常可以省略。如：

Where are you going (to)? 你去哪儿?

Where does this road lead (to)? 这条路通到哪儿?

How long have you known her (for)? 你认识地有多久了?

Where do you want me to take these files (to)? 你要我把这些档案送到哪里去?

(2) 某些表地点的副词作用介词的宾语。如：

① 副词here和there用作along, around, down, in, near, on, over, round, through, under, up等介词的宾语。如：

Your hotel is quite near here. 你的旅馆离这儿很近。

Be along here at two tomorrow afternoon. 明天下午两点到这里来。

It’s difficult finding your way around here. 在这一带认路是不容易的。

So I drove all the way down there. 因而我一路开车前往那里。

Open the window—it’s like an oven in here! 打开窗户吧——这里热得像火炉!

I want to ask a question of that man over there. 我想问那边那个人一个问题。

② 副词home用作at, (away) from, close to, near, toward(s) 等的宾语。如：

I’m at home every evening. 我每天晚上都在家。

She supposed him to be away from home. 她认为他不在家。

His comments struck unpleasantly close to home. 他的话点中了要害，让人不舒服。

We were driving towards home when we saw the accident. 我们在开车回家的路上目睹了一起车祸。

③ 副词abroad只用用作from的宾语，如：

I’ve got a letter from abroad. 我收到一封国外的来信。

When telephoning from abroad, dial 865, not 0865. 从国外打电话，要拨865，不要拨0865。

④ 介词from后接behind, downstairs, upstairs, inside, outside, above, below, beneath, underneath, indoors, outdoors, within等表示地点的副词作宾语。如：

The enemy attacked us from behind. 敌人从后面袭击了我们。

The door was suddenly opened from within. 门突然从里面开了。

The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping. 楼下的吵闹声使我睡不着觉。

As the door opened, gales of laughter came from inside. 门一打开，里面传出一阵大笑声。

(3) 某些表时间的副词作用介词的宾语。如：

① after后接today, tomorrow等作宾语。如：

The day after today is tomorrow. 今天之后就是明天。

If today is Wednesday, the day after tomorrow will be Friday. 今天要是星期三，后天就是星期五。

② before后接long, yesterday等作宾语。如：

I hope to write to you before long. 我希望不久就能给你写信。

If today is Wednesday, the day before yesterday was Monday. 今天要是星期三，前天就是星期一。

③ by后接now, tomorrow, then等作宾语。如：

He left two hours ago and he should be there by now. 他是两小时前离开的，到现在应该已经到那里了。

If you can’t finish the book by then, you must come and renew it. 这本书如果你到时候还看不完，你应当来续借。

④ for后接today, now, once, ever, long等作宾语。如：

That’s all for today. 今天就讲到这里吧。

Just for once he arrived on time. 只有这次他是按时到了。

Nothing engages his attention for long. 什么事都无法使他长时间精神集中。

I wish the friendship between the two countries would last forever. 我希望两国间的友谊天长地久。

⑤ from后接now, today, tomorrow等作宾语。如：

I’ll study harder from now on. 从此我要更加用功。

The new law takes effect from tomorrow. 新法令明日起实行。

A week from today, we’ll be flying home. 一星期之后我们就乘坐着飞机回家了。

⑥ since后接lately, recently, then, yesterday等作宾语。如：

I’ve changed my mind since then. 从那以后我改变了主意。

The army has been shelling the town since yesterday. 军队就从昨天开始就在炮轰这座城镇。

⑦ till, until后接recently, then, now, tomorrow, late, later等作宾语。如：

Shops remain open till late in the evening. 商店一直开到晚上很晚。

I was unaware of his existence until now. 现在我才知道有他这么个人。

Do you want to have lunch now or wait till later? 你是现在吃午饭，还是再等一会儿?

(4) 在某些固定搭配中，偶尔也有副词用用介词的宾语。如：

They worked all day and had a hurried lunch in between. 他们工作了一整天，中间匆匆吃了一顿饭。