他往那边去了。He went that way ,

He went in that way ,

这两个男孩年龄一样大。The two boys are the same age ,

The two boys are of the same age ,

这对不对,我拿不定主意。I am in doubt whether this is right or not ,

I am in doubt about whether this is right or not ,

你在4点到5点之间随时都可以来见我。You may come to see me any time between four and five,

You may come to see me at any time between four and five,

她在这里一定呆了很久了。She must have stayed here a long time,

She must have stayed here for a long time ,

有些结构中，介词 in 常常省略。

忙于做某事be busy doing something,

be busy in doing something ,

花时间做某事spend time doing something ,

spend time in doing something ,

浪费精力做某事waste energy doing something ,

waste energy in doing something ,

做某事有困难have difficulty doing something ,

have difficulty in doing something ,

某事做得非常愉快have a good time doing something,

have a good time in doing something ,

某事做得很艰难have a hard time doing something ,

have a hard time in doing something ,

轮流做某事take turns doing something ,

take turns in doing something ,

做某事没有用it is no use doing something ,

it is no use in doing something ,

做某事无益it is no good doing something ,

it is no good in doing something ,

不必着急做某事There is no hurry doing something ,

There is no hurry in doing something ,

做某事无意义There is no point doing something ,

There is no point in doing something ,

做某事没有用There is no use doing something ,

There is no use in doing something ,

壶里应该有些咖啡的。Ought to be some coffee in the pot,

There ought to be some coffee in the pot ,

肯定有人在等你。Must be somebody waiting for you ,

There must be somebody waiting for you ,

为了避免重复，或者为了使某一内容显要注目，可以省略某些句子成分而保持句子原意不变。

希望如此。Hope so,

I hope so ,

请你原谅。Beg your pardon,

I beg your pardon ,

当心！Take care !

You take care ,

看起来像要下雨。Looks as if it will rain,

it looks as if it will rain ,

你活该！Serves you right,

it serves you right ,

祈使句主语通常省略，但有时为了明确对方，可加上主语。

当心！Take care !,

 今天你喂鸟，好吗？You feed the bird today, will you?,

请来个人接一下电话。Somebody answer the phone,please ,

 要紧吗？Anything the matter？

Is anything the matter?,

该谁了？Who next？

Who comes next？,

请等一会儿。Just a moment, please,

河很深，冰很薄。The river was deep and the ice thin ,

我们将尽力而为。We'll do the best we can ,

我们得不到的似乎要比我们已经得到的要好。What we can't get seems better than what we have ,

你准备好了吗？我准备好了。Are you ready? Yes ,I am ,

他还是像年轻时那样，是一位运动爱好者。He is a lover of sports as he was in his youth,

中国过去是，而且现在还是世界上人口最多的国家。China has been and still is the most populous country in the world ,

我们必须分析问题解决问题。We have to analyze and solve problems ,

我划了一根又一根火柴，但一根也没划着。I struck match after match, but could not light ,

让我们洗碗吧，我来洗，你来揩干。Let's do the dishes, I'll wash and you'll dry ,

他花了一部分钱，其余的他都存了起来。He spent part of the money and the rest he saved ,

即使最聪明的人也不能无所不知。The wisest man cannot know everything,

Even the wisest man cannot know everything ,

玛丽说得粗鲁，约翰答得也粗鲁。Mary spoke and John answered rudely,

Mary spoke rudely and John answered rudely ,

他没有受伤，真奇怪！He was not hurt ,Strange !

He was not hurt,How Strange !,

在一个句子中，省略可分为依赖上下文省略和不依赖上下文省略两种。前者省略的部分可在句子中找到，但后者可能找不到。

 再要点啤酒吗？Like more beer?

Would you like more beer?,

 用一下你的电话，你介意吗？Would you mind if I used your telephone？,

一点也不。Not at all ,

他这次考试会通过吗？Will he pass this examination ?,

大概会的。Probably ,

被省略的部分一般可以根据上下文在句子中补上，但有时省略结构已经定型，如果把省略部分补上，反而显得累赘或不合乎习惯。

一日之计在于晨。an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening ,

现在七点十分。it is now ten past seven ,

禁止停车。No parking ,

请上船。All aboard !

All go aboard ,

多么令人激动的消息啊！What exciting news !

What exciting news it is !

听上去是个好主意。 Sounds like a good idea,

it sounds like a good idea ,

看起来大家都准备好了。Everybody appears well prepared,

Everybody appears to be well prepared ,