130 : Adjective + preposition 1

   A   

It was nice of you to ...

 

nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)

• Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
• It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.

 

but

(be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody

• They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
• Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?

 

 

   B   

Adjective + about / with

 

angry / annoyed / furious / upset	ABOUT something
	WITH somebody FOR doing something

• There's no point in getting angry about things that don't matter.
• Are you annoyed with me for being late?
• Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.

 

excited / worried / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT a situation

• Are you nervous about the exam?

 

pleased / satisfied / happy / delighted / disappointed WITH something you receive, or the result of something

• They were delighted with the present I gave them.
• Were you happy with your exam results?

 

 

   C   

Adjective + at / by / with / of

 

surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished / upset AT or BY something

• Everybody was surprised at (or by) the news.
• I hope you weren't shocked by (or at) what I said.

 

impressed WITH or BY somebody/something

• I'm very impressed with (or by) her English. It's very good.

 

fed up / bored WITH something

• I don't enjoy my job any more. I'm fed up with it. / I'm bored with it.

 

tired / sick OF something

• Come on, let's go! I'm tired of waiting. / I'm sick of waiting.

 

 

   D   

Sorry about / for

 

sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened

• I'm sorry about the mess. I'll clear it up later.  // mess : 엉망
• Sorry about last night. (= Sorry about something that happened last night)

 

sorry FOR or ABOUT something you did

• Alex is very sorry for what he said. (or sorry about what he said)
• I'm sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)

 

You can also say 'I'm sorry I (did something)':

• I'm sorry I shouted at you yesterday.

 

feel / be sorry FOR somebody who is in a bad situation

• I feel sorry for Matt. He's had a lot of bad luck. (not I feel sorry about Matt)

 

 

 

※ There's no point in ~ing

 

 

 

※ matter :

 

 

matter : 문제, 물질 / 문제되다

• ‘I'm afraid I forgot that book again.’ ‘It doesn't matter (= it is not important enough to worry about).’
• ‘What did you say?’ ‘Oh, it doesn't matter’ (= it is not important enough to repeat).
• After his death, nothing seemed to matter any more.
• She was trying to get noticed by the people who matter.
• matter to somebody The children matter more to her than anything else in the world.
• Councillors are tackling the things that matter most to local people. (tackle : 달려들다)
• matter who, what, etc… Does it really matter who did it?
• It doesn't matter how fast you walk (= it will not make any difference), you're going to get very wet.
• matter to somebody who, what, etc… It doesn't matter to me what you do.
• matter (to somebody) that… It didn't matter that the weather was bad.
• What does it matter if I spent $100 on it—it's my money!
• As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. (???)
• He's been in prison, you know—not that it matters (= that information does not affect my opinion of him).

 

• What's the matter? Is there something wrong?
• Is anything the matter?
• matter with somebody/something // Is something the matter with Bob? He seems very down.
• There's something the matter with my eyes.
• ‘We've bought a new TV.’ ‘What was the matter with the old one?’
• What's the matter with you today (= why are you behaving like this)?

 

• It's a private matter.
• They had important matters to discuss.
• She may need your help with some business matters.
• financial/legal/political matters
• They've agreed in theory, but now we need to discuss practical matters.
• The matter should be referred to a senior manager.
• Do I have any choice in the matter?
• I always consulted him on matters of policy.
• matter for somebody It's a matter for the police (= for them to deal with).
• matter of something (formal) It was a matter of some concern to most of those present (= something they were worried about).
• It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.
• Let's get on with the matter in hand (= what we need to deal with now).

 

• Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to improve matters.
• I'd forgotten the keys, which didn't help matters.
• And then, to make matters worse, his parents turned up.
• I decided to take matters into my own hands (= deal with the situation myself).
• Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. (물러남, 사임 / resign : 물러나다)

 

• matter of something Learning to drive is all a matter of coordination.
• Some people prefer the older version to the new one. It's a matter of taste.
• She resigned over a matter of principle.
• The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency.
• Just as a matter of interest (= because it is interesting, not because it is important), how much did you pay for it?
• ‘I think this is the best so far.’ ‘Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently).’
• It's not pure fantasy ! It's a plain matter of fact.
• Getting the effect you want is a matter of trial and error.
• matter of doing something That's not a problem. It's simply a matter of letting people know in time.

 

 

 

※ sorry