about在表示"忙于,从事"及"在各处"两个含义时分别怎么用

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about 在表示"忙于,从事"及"在各处"两个含义时分别怎么用

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1.到处,在各处（in various directions）：There lay books about the room.书被扔得满屋子都是./Flowers dot about our school.我们学校里到处点缀着鲜花./Sheep and cows are about the lawn.草地上到处都是牛羊.
2.从事,忙于(concerned or occupied with)：What are you about?你在做什么?/Do you know how to set about it?你知道怎样做这事吗?
3.在四周,在周围,围绕（round）：There are a
lot of trees about the house.在房子的周围有许多树木./There is a fence about his
garden.他的菜园的四周围了一道篱笆.
/The children sat about Lei Feng.孩子们围着雷锋而坐.
4.在附近(in the vicinity of,near)：Mr.An bought a house about the school.安先生在学校附近买了房子./The parents arechatting and their children are playing with toys about them.父母们在聊天,孩子们在他们的旁边玩玩具.
5.在里面 (within a given place or area)：Mr.Zhang could only walk about the place that Mr Jiang limited.张先生只能在蒋先生限制的地方里面走动./He seemed tohave something hidden about his person.他的衣服里好像藏有什么东西.
6.在身边,在身上,在手头（on or near the body of）：Yesterday I wanted to buy the violin in the window,but I happenedto have no money about me.昨天我想买下窗口里的那把小提琴,但碰巧身上没带钱./A strange smell about her caused her much trouble.她身上的怪味给她添了很多麻烦.
7.关于,有关（concerning; regarding; in connection with）：They are talking about the filmthey saw last night.他们在谈论他们昨晚看过的电影./This story is about Lei Feng.这是个关于雷锋的故事./Please tell me something about your country.请告诉我有关你们国家的一些情况.
8.向四周,向各处（to various places）：He is traveling about the world.他正在世界各地旅行./The headmaster took the foreign guests about the campus.校长带外宾参观校园./The mice ran away aboutthe house on hearing a cat coming.老鼠们一听见猫到来就向屋子的四周奔逃.
9.与what或how连用,表示建议或询问：What about going out for
a walk?出去散步怎么样?/How
about this blue skirt?这件蓝色的裙子怎么样?
10 接近于,大约,左右（or so; close to）：We left there about ten o’clock.我们大约在十点钟离开了那里./The school is about six miles from the farm.学校离农场六英里左右.
11就要,即将（on the point of; going to）：Hurry up!The plane is about to start.赶快,火车就要开动了./I was about to go out when it began to rain.我正要出门,忽然天下起雨来.