Ask & Learn聞問(wèn)切英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ): In front of, In the front of
讀者 Tiny 來(lái)電郵問(wèn):in front of 和 in the front of 有什么分別?
In front of 是說(shuō)一件對(duì)象的位置在另一件的前面,例如:
The cat is lying in front of the dog.(小貓?jiān)谛」返那懊嫣芍?。?/P>
In the front of 是說(shuō)一件物件在另一件的前頭部分。譬如說(shuō):工人來(lái)修理家里的電燈,問(wèn):
Where is the main switch?(電路的總開(kāi)關(guān)在哪里?)
主人回答:In the front of the house.(在屋子的前頭。)
要注意:在對(duì)象的前頭部分是 in the front of,在后頭的部分是 in the back of。香港的豪宅,傭人房大多接近后門(mén),我們可以說(shuō):
The maid's room is in the back of the house.
In the back of 千萬(wàn)別說(shuō)成 in the behind of,否則會(huì)鬧笑話(huà),因?yàn)橘嫡Z(yǔ)的 behind 有別的意思,指人的屁股。
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