英语中in、on、from、at、during、by、than等介词的很多用法，都可以用“于”来翻译，只是译文更像是古汉语的语序，很是有趣。
例：
1. He is reading books in the classroom.
译：他于教室内读书。/他读书于教室。
2. He was killed by an car accident.
译：他死于一场车祸。
3. Give the book to me.
译：给书于我。
4. He is taller than me.
译：他高于我。
5. He left at midnight.
译：他于子时离开。
6. He was born on a winter morning.
译：他出生于一个冬天的早晨。
反过来，汉译英时，“于”要译作各个介词。
例：冰生于水而寒于水。
译：Ice is born of water but colder than water.
除了“于”，英语的定语后置、状语后置、使动等现象，也与古汉语很相似。表面看都是巧合，实际上呢？大概是爱因斯坦说的那样：Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous. 所谓巧合，不过是上帝在匿名行事。
