托福阅读考试介词短语作用：介词短语在新托福阅读中应该是属于虚词一类，似乎远不如实词那么举足轻重，其实不然，介词短语在阅读中起着非常重要的作用，知道介词的一些常规用法对于阅读速度的提高有很大的帮助。下面为考生们介绍托福阅读介词短语使用技巧。
一、带-ing词尾的介词
barring：except，not including除....外
concerning：about，regarding论及，关于
excepting=except
failing：in default of因缺少...;在缺少...时
following：after in time;as a sequel to在....以后
including：if we include如果包括我;......包括在内
pending：during/until在.....期间/直到.....为止
regarding：about，concerning，in respect of
二、成语介词
according tas stated by/ in proportion根据...../依照.....
ahead of：further forward in space or time sb/sth; ealier tan sb/sth; further advanced than sb/sth
along with：in addition to;together with另外，加之，还有
apart from：exceping，not considering; in addition to除.....外/且莫说;除....之外尚有
as for：with regard to至于
as from：on and after(a specified time)从一特定时 间开始
as of=as from
as regards：about，concerning至于，而论
as twith regard to关于，至于
because of：on account of，by reason
but for：without the help or hindrane etc.of假如没有....(帮助或障碍等);要不是
by means of凭借......的方法
due to，because of由于
except for：not including，other than除了
以上就是为大家分享的托福阅读技巧——关于托福阅读中介词短语使用的技巧，希望能够帮助大家提高托福阅读速度。
