10个常见的介词用法错误：
1) arrive at 还是 arrive in
× When we arrived to Claudio’s house…
at通常用在具体的地点前：school学校、restaurant餐厅、airport机场、aunt’s house阿姨的家；而in通常用在城市或国家前面。
✓ When we arrived at Claudio’s house…
我们到达克劳迪奥的家……
✓ The train arrived at Shibuya station thirty seconds late.
火车延迟30秒到达涩谷车站。
✓ On Friday, the president arrived in Poland.
总统于周五到达波兰。
✓ The K-pop band arrived in Phnom Penh last week.
韩国流行乐队上周到达金边。
2) at night
× We often go out in the night.
in可以用在in the morning, in the afternoon, 和in the evening里，但是night前面需要用at。
✓ We often go out at night.
我们经常在夜晚出门。
✓ Krakow is beautiful at night.
夜晚的克拉科夫很美。
3) look for 还是 wait for
× I was looking my glasses.
× Giulia was waiting me at the bus stop.
如果你想表达寻找，那么用look for或者search for；如果你想表达等待，那么用wait for。
✓ I was looking for my glasses.
我在寻找我的眼镜。
✓ Tom is looking for a new job.
汤姆正在寻找一份新工作。
✓ Giulia was waiting for me at the bus stop.
茱莉亚正在车站等着我。
✓ Lucy is waiting for her sister to finish class.
露西正在等她的妹妹放学。
4) for [period of time]
× I’ve been working here since five years.
for用在一段时间前面，比如：a few minutes/three months/twenty years。
since和具体的时间点连用，比如：this morning/September/the day we met。
✓ I’ve been working here for five years.
我已经在这里工作五年了。
✓ She hasn’t drunk coffee for years.
她好多年不喝咖啡了。
✓ She’s been living in Yokohama since February.
她从二月起一直住在横滨。
✓ I haven’t seen her since yesterday morning.
昨天早上之后，我就没再见到她。
5) in [months and years]
× It’s my birthday on July!
in总是和年份或月份连用。
✓ It’s my birthday in July!
我的生日在7月。
✓ Ola was born in 2004.
欧拉出生在2004年。
6) live/work/study in [cities and countries]
× I live at Tokyo.
在某个城市或国家居住、工作或学习用in，但住在某个具体的地址则用at，比如在一个特定的机构工作，或者是在某所大学学习。
✓ I live in Tokyo.
我住在东京。
✓ Roberta works in Sassari.
罗伯塔在萨萨里工作。
✓ Hector studies in Canada.
赫克托尔在加拿大学习。
✓ Ania lives at No.34, Green Street.
艾尼雅住在格林大街34号。
✓ Ryosuke works for Toyota.
凉介在丰田工作。
✓ Dara studies at Phnom Penh International University.
达拉在金边国际大学读书。
7) on [days and dates]
× It’s my birthday in Saturday!
on和具体的星期几或日期连用：
✓ It’s my birthday on Saturday!
我的生日在周六！
✓ It’s my birthday on May 1st. (But remember: It’s my birthday in May.)我的生日在五月一号。（但是要记住：我的生日在五月用 in。）
8) it depends on
× It depends of what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.
depend后面如果要加某人或某物，一定要和on连用，不然只能说it depends。
✓ It depends on what you want: Italian food or Chinese food.
这取决于你想吃什么：意大利菜还是中国菜。
✓ We’ll go to either Disney World or the beach, depending on the weather.
我们要去迪士尼乐园或海滩，这要看天气。
✓ What do you usually have for breakfast – tea or coffee?
– It depends!
你早餐通常喝什么——茶还是咖啡？
—看情况。
9) welcome to
× Welcome in Peru!
欢迎到某地用welcome to+地点，比如：a
house/school/organization/city/country。
✓ Welcome to Peru!
欢迎来秘鲁！
✓ Welcome to Cagliari.
欢迎来卡利亚里。
✓ Welcome to Meiji University.
欢迎来明治大学。
✓ Welcome to the Plaza Hotel. We hope you enjoy your stay.
欢迎来广场饭店，我们希望你在此过得愉快。
10) married to
× He’s married with Kim.
与某人结婚要用married to或者get married to，也可以说marry sb.。
✓ He’s married to Kim.
他和金结婚了。
✓ John’s getting married to Sara next summer.
约翰明年夏天要和萨拉结婚。
✓ Kate is marrying my old school friend.
凯特要和我的一个老校友结婚了。
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