be tired of/from 【问】 请辨析be(get) tired of与be (get) tired from。 【答】 应记住:be (get) tired of是指“对……感到厌倦”,而be(get)tired from是指“因……而疲倦”。例如: 1. You’ll soon get very tired of me. (Walpole) 你很快就会对我感到厌倦的。 2. I am tired of living abroad. (Wilde) 我对生活在国外感到厌倦了。 3. Are you tired from rowing? (Hemingway) 你划船划累了吗? 4. He felt tired from arguing. (Hemingway) 他觉得辩论累了。 现在来做下面的试题,就是轻而易举的了: 1. “Why did you close the door?”“I’m tired____to the baby crying.” A. to listen B. of listen C. of listening D. listening (Michigan) 2. “Do you like working as a waiter?”“Yes,but I get tired____the whole day. ” A. with standing B. from standing C. to stand D. of the standing(TOEFL,71.3;76.2) be tired of/with 【问】 “Let’s play checkers,David.” “No,I’d rather not. I’m____that game” A. tired about B. tired with C. tired of D. fed up(TOEFL,71.3) 答案为C,能否选B呢? 【答】 不能选B,因为be tired with的意思是“因……而疲劳”,不合句意。 1. A lazy person often says,“I am tired with working.” 懒人常常说:“我工作得太累了。” 2.I am tired with climbing that steep hill. (Wood) 我爬那座陡山爬累了。