托福阅读中常见介词短语：

一、带-ing词尾的介词
barring：except，not including除....外
concerning：about，regarding论及，关于
excepting=except  除…外
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关于
二、成语介词
according to/as stated by/ in proportion根据...../依照.....
ahead of：further forward in space or time sb/sth; earlier tan sb/sth; further advanced than sb/sth比…提前，比…更早
along with：in addition to; together with另外，加之，还有
apart from：excepting，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自 ... 起
as regards：about，concerning至于，就。..而论
as/with regard to关于，至于
because of：on account of，by reason由于，因为
but for：without the help or hindrance 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