在托福阅读中经常见到的介词短语有哪些，下面从两方面进行介绍。
一、带-ing词尾的介词
barring：except，not including除....外
concerning：about，regarding论及，关于
excepting=except
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
二、成语介词
according tas stated by/ in proportion根据...../依照.....
ahead of：further forward in space or time sb/sth; ealier tan sb/sth; further advanced than sb/sth
along with：in addition to;together with另外，加之，还有
apart from：exceping，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
as regards：about，concerning至于，就。..而论
as twith regard to关于，至于
because of：on account of，by reason
but for：without the help or hindrane etc.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