Not "Amina lives on Haffenville." — say "Amina lives in Haffenville.". 城市名前面要记住的搭配是 in,不是 "on"。
试一试: Hiroshi lives ___ Haffenville. (in / on / under) 答案: in — 城市名前面用的词是 in:in Haffenville。"on" 是用在表面上的,不是城市。
on = 在表面上
记住这个搭配:on = 贴着放在某个东西的表面上。
The book is on the table.
The cup is on the desk.
The bag is on the chair.
Not "The book is in the table." — say "The book is on the table.". 书放在桌面上,所以搭配是 on;"in" 就变成在桌子里面了。
试一试: The book is ___ the table. (on / in / under) 答案: on — 书放在桌子表面上,所以用词是 on。"in" 会变成在桌子里面。
under = 在下面
记住这个搭配:under = 在某物下面。
The ball is under the chair.
The shoes are under the bed.
The cat is under the table.
Not "The ball is on the chair." — say "The ball is under the chair.". 在下面就是 under,"on" 会变成球放在椅子上面。
试一试: The ball is ___ the chair, on the floor. (under / on / in) 答案: under — 球在椅子下面,所以用词是 under。"on" 会变成球放在椅子上面。
试一试: The keys are ___ the bag. (in / on / under) 答案: in — 钥匙在包里面,所以用词是 in。"on" 会变成放在包的表面上。
next to = 在旁边
记住这个搭配:next to = 就在某物旁边。它前面不用加别的词。
Amina sits next to Hiroshi.
The cafe is next to the library.
The lamp is next to the bed.
Not "Amina sits in next to Hiroshi." — say "Amina sits next to Hiroshi.". 就是 next to,前面别加 "in"。
试一试: The cafe is ___ the library. (next to / next of / next) 答案: next to — 完整的说法是 next to:不是 "next of",也不能只说 "next"。
between = 在中间
记住这个搭配:between = 在两样东西中间,一边一个。
The bank is between the two shops.
Amina sits between Hiroshi and Sofia.
The park is between the school and the cafe.
Not "The bank is next to the two shops." — say "The bank is between the two shops.". next to 是在一样东西旁边;between 是在中间,两边各有一样东西。
试一试: The bank is ___ the two shops. (between / next to / under) 答案: between — 两边各有一家店,所以是 between。"next to" 只是在一样东西旁边。
behind = 在后面
记住这个搭配:behind = 在某物的后面。它后面不用加 "of"。
The car is behind the house.
The garden is behind the school.
Hiroshi stands behind Amina.
Not "The car is behind of the house." — say "The car is behind the house.". 就是 behind,后面不加 "of"。
试一试: The car is ___ the house, where you can't see it from the street. (behind / behind of / in front of) 答案: behind — 它在后面,所以用词是 behind,后面不加 "of"。
in front of = 在前面
记住这个搭配:in front of = 在某物的前面。
Hiroshi stands in front of the door.
The bus stops in front of the library.
A tree is in front of the house.
Not "Hiroshi stands behind the door." — say "Hiroshi stands in front of the door.". 在前面就是 in front of,"behind" 会变成在后面。
试一试: The bus stops ___ the library, right by the entrance. (in front of / behind / between) 答案: in front of — 它停在前面,靠近入口,所以是 in front of。"behind" 会是在后面。
试一试: The cup sits on top of the desk. The cup is ___ the desk. (on / in / under) 答案: on — 在表面顶部就是 on:on the desk。"in" 表示在里面;"under" 表示在下面。