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| in the east | 东部(范围之内):上海在中国的东部。 |
| to the east | 东边(范围之外):日本在中国的东面。(不接壤) |
| on the east | 东边(邻接关系):朝鲜在中国东边。(邻接) |
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| She sat on the corner of the table. | 她坐在桌子角上(直接坐在桌角上)。 |
| She sat at the corner of the table. | 她坐在桌子拐角(坐在凳子上,位置在桌子拐角处)。 |
| She sat in the corner of the room. | 她坐在房间角落里。 |
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| His action displeased me in a way. | 他的行为让我有点不高兴。(某种程度) |
| We have nothing to do with them in the way of business. | 我们与他们没有业务往来。(在某一方面) |
| I met him on the way to school. | 我在上学路上遇见了他。(在途中) |
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| We lined up and entered the hall in turn. | 我们排好队,依次进入礼堂。(依次,一个一个地) |
| She went hot and cold by turns. | 她忽冷忽热。(轮流交替) |
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| The child had milk and bread at breakfast. | 这孩子早点吃牛奶面包 (at表示时间概念)。 |
| The old man had tea for breakfast. | 这老人以茶当早点(for表示目的概念)。 |
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| At the beginning of the first term, the students learnt the alphabet of English. | 第一学期一开始,学生们学习英文字母表。 |
| In the beginning of the first term, the students learnt not only the alphabet but also phonetics. | 第一学期初期,学生们不仅学了字母表,还学了音标。(in表示“开始阶段”“早期”,是一段时间的概念。) |