Ask & Learn聞問切英語口語: In front of, In the front of
讀者 Tiny 來電郵問:in front of 和 in the front of 有什么分別?
In front of 是說一件對象的位置在另一件的前面,例如:
The cat is lying in front of the dog.(小貓在小狗的前面躺著。)
In the front of 是說一件物件在另一件的前頭部分。譬如說:工人來修理家里的電燈,問:
Where is the main switch?(電路的總開關在哪里?)
主人回答:In the front of the house.(在屋子的前頭。)
要注意:在對象的前頭部分是 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,我們可以說:
The maid's room is in the back of the house.
In the back of 千萬別說成 in the behind of,否則會鬧笑話,因為俚語的 behind 有別的意思,指人的屁股。
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