Listen To、Look At、Depend On：帶住介詞朋友嘅動詞

"Please listen me carefully."

呢句少咗一個細細個但好重要嘅字：to。喺英文入面，你唔可以 listen someone，要 listen to someone。漏咗個 preposition，成句就散晒 —— 就算 native speakers 仲會明你講乜，佢哋耳仔都會抽搐一下。

同一道理嘅另一面：「Let's discuss about the budget.」呢句你加咗個英文唔想要嘅 preposition。「Discuss」係獨行俠；「talk」就會帶埋「about」。意思一樣，規矩唔同。

以下教你點分清楚呢兩種模式。

快速答案

• 有啲動詞永遠要帶 preposition：listen to、look at、depend on、wait for。
• 有啲動詞永遠唔要：discuss、answer、marry、enter、mention。
• 同一個動詞配唔同 preposition 可以解到完全唔同：look at（觀察）vs look for（搵）vs look after（照顧）。

簡單規則

• 動詞 + preposition 通常係一個要硬記嘅固定單位。
• 英文有一細組及物動詞係「沉默」嘅 —— 佢哋直接帶賓語，唔加 preposition，但 learners 經常因為母語類比而加多咗一個。
• 兩個 preposition 都揀得嘅時候，意思會變 —— 所以要聽上下文，唔淨係望個動詞。

真實例句

永遠帶住 preposition 嘅動詞

• Could you listen to this voicemail and tell me what she said?
• I've been looking at that painting for ten minutes and I still don't get it.
• We're looking for a quieter cafe - this one's too loud.
• Don't wait for me; I might be late.
• The whole plan depends on the weather.

同一個動詞，唔同 preposition，唔同意思

• I agree with my boss.（我同意佢嘅意見 —— 對象係人。）
• We agreed on Tuesday for the meeting.（我哋揀咗星期二 —— 對象係話題。）
• The bus arrived at the station.（具體細嘅地方。）
• They arrived in Tokyo last night.（城市或者國家。）
• I'm thinking about quitting my job.（考慮緊，現在進行。）
• What do you think of the new logo?（問人意見。）

Apologise：對邊個、為咩

• I want to apologise to my colleague for missing the meeting.

留意呢個雙 preposition 組合：to 跟住人，for 跟住個動作。兩個都要。

沉默介詞動詞（千祈唔好加 preposition）

• We need to discuss the budget.（唔係 "discuss about the budget"。）
• Please answer the question.（唔係 "answer to the question"。）
• They got married last year.（唔係 "married with each other"；你直接娶/嫁嗰個人："She married Daniel."）
• He entered the room quietly.（唔係 "entered into the room" —— 嗰個意思係「簽訂咗一份協議」。）
• She didn't mention the problem.（唔係 "mention about the problem"。）

常見錯誤

• ❌ "Please listen me." → ✅ "Please listen to me." · "Listen" 係嗰種絕對拒絕單獨行動嘅動詞，永遠要帶 "to"。
• ❌ "Let's discuss about the deadline." → ✅ "Let's discuss the deadline." · "Discuss" 係沉默動詞 —— 直接接話題，唔加 preposition。
• ❌ "I'm waiting you at the cafe." → ✅ "I'm waiting for you at the cafe." · "Wait" 要喺人或者嘢之前加 "for"。
• ❌ "I agree with your idea is great"（你想講嗰個話題）。→ ✅ "I agree with you that the idea is great." · "Agree with" 後面接人；"agree on" 後面接話題。
• ❌ "She married with a French guy." → ✅ "She married a French guy." · "Marry" 係沉默動詞 —— 動詞同對象之間冇 preposition。
• ❌ "He apologised me." → ✅ "He apologised to me for being late." · "Apologise" 喺人之前加 "to"，喺動作之前加 "for"。
• ❌ "We arrived to Bangkok at 7 a.m." → ✅ "We arrived in Bangkok at 7 a.m." · "Arrive" 永遠唔配 "to" —— 細地方用 "at"，城市或國家用 "in"。

考試陷阱

TOEIC Part 5、TOEFL 文法題同 IELTS 改錯題最鍾意呢一類，因為錯誤答案幾乎一定聽落啱。經典出題方式：一個動詞跟住空格，畀你四個 preposition 揀，當中有一個或者多個係其他語言入面嗰個動詞所帶嘅 preposition 嘅直譯（"discuss about"、"marry with"、"answer to"）。解決方法係將沉默動詞當成一張短清單嚟記（discuss、answer、mention、enter、marry、reach、approach、contact、attend），同埋鎖死啲固定配對（listen to、look at、wait for、depend on、apologise to/for、arrive at/in）。額外陷阱：當兩個 preposition 文法上都通（think about vs think of，agree with vs agree on），條題目其實係考意思，唔係考文法。

對廣東話 learners 特別容易踩中嘅地雷：「討論關於」、「答畀」呢類粵語直譯會自動變成 discuss about / answer to，但英文呢兩個動詞都係沉默動詞，後面直接接賓語就得。記住「討論」=「discuss + 賓語」，唔加 "about"。

小測試

1. We need to discuss _____ the new policy at tomorrow's meeting.
2. I've been waiting _____ the bus for twenty minutes.
3. She apologised _____ her manager _____ arriving late.
4. The flight arrives _____ Heathrow at 6 p.m.
5. What do you think _____ my new haircut?

答案

1. （唔填 —— 留空） —— "Discuss" 喺英文係沉默動詞；直接接話題，唔加 preposition。
2. for —— "Wait for" 係固定配對；架巴士就係佢等緊嗰樣嘢。
3. to / for —— "Apologise to" 嗰個人，"apologise for" 嗰個動作；兩個 preposition 都要。
4. at —— "Arrive at" 啱用喺具體細地方好似機場；"in" 就用喺 "London" 嗰種。
5. of —— "Think of" 用喺問意見嗰陣；"think about" 暗示係考慮緊或者諗緊。

一句總結

最快搞掂呢一類嘅方法：腦入面常駐兩張短清單 —— 「要帶 preposition 嘅動詞」同「拒絕 preposition 嘅動詞」—— 講之前 check 一 check。當你親耳聽到自己講咗幾次 "discuss the budget" 而唔係 "discuss about the budget"，你個腦就會永久鎖住佢。