初一英语语法集锦:方位介词解析
2015-04-02 18:14
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5. among, between
两者都含有“在……中间”的意思。 一般说法是:among 用于“三者或三者以上之间”,而 between 则用于“两者之间”。例如:
I bought three hundred eggs and there was not a single bad one among them. 我买了三百鸡蛋,里面一个坏的也没有。
What's the difference between Asian elephants and African elephants? 亚洲象与非洲象有什么不同?
不过这个定义过于简单。Oxford上对于两者的解释是:"Among" is used of people or things considered as a group. "Between" is used of people or things, either two in number or more than two considered individually.
1) among 除了表示多于两者之间的关系外,更重要是它表达了“在其中”的意思。究竟是多少人或事并不重要,因为他们/它们已经被视为一体。例如:
He stood among the crowd. 他站在人群中。
There is a thief among you. 你们中间有一个是小偷。
She divided the money among her three children. 她把钱分给了她的三个孩子。
2) Between 可用于“三者或三者以上之间”,指每个人或物与别的每个人或物分别发生联系,例如:
A treaty was signed between Great Britain, France and the United States. 英国同法国、美国分别有协定。
Ecuador lies between Columbia, Peru, and the Pacific Ocean. 厄瓜多尔位于哥伦比亚、秘鲁和太平洋之间。
3) Between 在表示“合作、协力”的意义时,其宾语不受所涉及到的个体数目的限制。例如:
The three children saved over a hundred pounds between them. 三个孩子一共赚了一百多英镑。
The three men tried to lift the box between them. 三个人一齐用力想把箱子抬起来。
Among 也有相同的用法:
They finished the work among themselves. 他们共同完成了这项工作。
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