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英语中方位的表达方式
一、in, to, on和off在方位名词前的区别
1. in表示A地在B地范围之内。如: Taiwan is in the southeast of China.
2. to表示A地在B地范围之外,即二者之间有距离间隔。如: Japan lies to the east of China.
3. on表示A地与B地接壤、毗邻。如: North Korea is on the east of China.
4. off表示“离……一些距离或离……不远的海上〞。如: They arrived at a house off the main road.
New Zealand lies off the eastern coast of Australia.
二、 汉语里“东南西北〞的先后顺序到英语里就变成了north,south,east,west;并由此有了以下中、英文表达上的差异。 东南方:southeast 西南方:southwest 西北方:northwest 东北方:northeast 如:十三陵位于北京西北50公里处。The Ming Tombs are located about 50 km to the northwest of Beijing. 天津位于北京东南120公里处。Tiajin is situated l20 km southeast of Beijing.
三. near, by, beside, at表示“在……附近〞时的区别
1. near表示相对的近,实际距离可能还很远。如: Suzhou is near Shanghai.
2. by和beside都表示靠近,实际距离不可能很远,但beside比by更具体地表示出“在……旁边〞的意思。如: He was sitting beside her.
3. at也有“在旁边〞的意思,但多表示有目的的行为所处的位置,而by和beside仅表示位置关系。如:
The students are sitting at the desks listening to the teacher.
Several students are sitting by / beside the window talking about a film.
四. at, in和on表示地点时的区别
1. at表示地点:
〔1〕用于指较小的地方。如: I shall wait for you at the station.
〔2〕用于门牌号码前。如: He lives at 115 Zhongshan Road.
2. in表示地点:
〔1〕用于指较大的地方。如: He lives in Shanghai.
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