Prepositions of Place - Visual Vocabulary Lesson

英文字彙 — 視覺字彙 — 地方介系詞

Hi, I’m Kasia.

嗨，我是Kasia。

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歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn about prepositions of place in English.

在本節課裡，您可以學到 英文地方介系詞。

You can see how to use several different prepositions and prepositional phrases to say where something

您可以看怎麼用幾種不同的介系詞 和介系詞片語來講

is.

某物在哪裡。

In this video, we won’t go into detail on the prepositions ‘at’, ‘on’ and ‘in’.

在本影片裡，我們不會進入到 介系詞“at”、“on”和“in”的細節。

We’ll make a separate video for these three, because that’s a big topic by itself.

我們會做一個分開的影片來介紹這三個， 因為那本身就是一個很大的話題。

Maybe we’ve already published the video – check our channel to see if it’s there!

也許我們已經發表了影片 — 看一下我們的頻道裡是否已經有了！

Before we start, don’t forget to visit our website: Oxford Online English dot com.

在開始之前，不要忘記瀏覽我們 的網站：Oxford Online English dot com。

You can see all our free English lessons, and also book classes with one of our professional

您可以看到我們所有的免費課程， 如果您在英文上需要額外的幫助，

teachers, in case you need extra help with your English.

也可以在我們的一位專業 老師那裡預約課程。

Also, don’t forget to turn on subtitles!

同樣，不要忘記打開字幕！

This video has subtitles in English, and possibly in other languages, too.

本影片有中英文字幕， 也有可能有其他語言的。

Click ‘CC’ in the bottom right corner of your video player now.

現在在您的影片播放軟體的 右下角點擊“CC”鍵。

Ready to start?

準備開始了嗎？

Let’s see how to use prepositions of place in English.

我們看看怎麼使用 英文地方介系詞。

The egg is in the bowl.

The egg is in the bowl.

Or, the egg is inside the bowl.

Or, the egg is inside the bowl.

The egg is on top of the bowl.

The egg is on top of the bowl.

‘In’ and ‘inside’ generally have the same meaning.

“In”和“inside”一般有相同的意思。

If you can choose, then it’s better to use ‘in’.

如果您可以選擇，那麼最好用“in”。

Use ‘inside’ when you want to emphasise that something is surrounded on all sides

當您想強調某物是被四面 包圍的，使用“inside”。

For example, Inside an egg, you can find two parts: the

例如， Inside an egg, you can find two parts: the

white and the yolk The egg is in front of the bowl.

white and the yolk The egg is in front of the bowl.

The egg is behind the bowl.

The egg is behind the bowl.

The egg is on the left of the bowl The egg is on the right of the bowl.

The egg is on the left of the bowl The egg is on the right of the bowl.

You can also say ‘to the left’ or ‘to the right’.

您也能說“to the left”或“to the right”。

There’s no difference in meaning The egg is next to the bowl.

在蛋緊挨著碗的 意思上沒有區別。

The egg is near the bowl.

The egg is near the bowl.

‘Next to’ and ‘near’ are similar, but not the same.

“Next to”和“near”是相似的， 但是不一樣。

‘Next to’ is more precise.

“Next to”是更精確的。

If you say ‘The egg is next to the bowl’, you mean that there isn’t much space between

如果您說“The egg is next to the bowl”， 您的意思是在碗與蛋之間

the bowl and the egg.

沒有太多的空間。

They’re very close to each other.

他們互相之間十分接近。

‘Near’ is less precise.

“Near”是沒那麼精確的。

If you say ‘The egg is near the bowl’, you mean that there isn’t a lot of distance

如果您說“The egg is near the bowl”， 您的意思是在碗與蛋之間沒有

between the bowl and the egg, but it doesn’t tell you exactly how close they are.

太大的距離，但是沒有準確地告訴您 它們彼此之間有多麼接近。

You can also use ‘beside’ and ‘by’, which are similar to ‘next to’.

您也可以使用“beside”和“by”， 那與“next to”相似。

‘Next to’ is more common in most situations.

在大部分情形下，“Next to” 是十分常見的。

So, you can say ‘The egg is next to the bowl’.

所以，您可以說“The egg is next to the bowl”。

Or, the egg is beside the bowl.

或者 the egg is beside the bowl.

Or, the egg is by the bowl.

或者 the egg is by the bowl.

All three have the same meaning, although in practice, you would probably always use

這三個都有相同的意思，儘管 在實踐裡，您有可能會總是

‘next to’.

使用“next to”。

If you’re not sure, use ‘next to’!

如果您不確定，使用“next to”！

What about ‘near’?

那“near”呢？

‘Near’ could mean closer, or further away.

“‘Near”意思可以是較近了，或者漸行漸遠。

‘The egg is near the bowl’ could mean that the egg is in many different positions.

“The egg is near the bowl”意思可以是 蛋在很多不同的位置。

The egg is between the bowls.

The egg is between the bowls.

The egg is among the bowls.

The egg is among the bowls.

‘Between’ and ‘among’ both have the meaning of ‘in the middle of’ or ‘surrounded

“Between”和“among”二者有“in the middle of” 或“surrounded by”的意思，

by’ ‘Between’ is more specific.

“Between“更特定。

‘Between’ means in the middle of *two* things.

”Between“意思是在*兩* 個東西中間。

‘Among’ means in the middle of many things.

”Among“意思是在很多東西中間。

He's holding the egg over the bowl.

He's holding the egg over the bowl.

He's holding the egg above the bowl.

He's holding the egg above the bowl.

He's holding the egg under the bowl.

He's holding the egg under the bowl.

He's holding the egg below the bowl.

He's holding the egg below the bowl.

‘Over’ and ‘above’ are similar as prepositions of place.

”Over“和”above“作為地方 介系詞是相似的。

Often, you can use either preposition, and the meaning is the same.

通常，您可以使用其他的介系詞， 意思是一樣的。

Be careful; if you’re talking about *movement*, then ‘over’ and ‘above’ are different.

請留意；如果您在談論*動作*，那麼 ”over“和”above“是不同的。

‘Over’ and ‘under’ are opposites.

”Over“和”under“是相反的。

‘Above’ and ‘below’ are opposites.

”Above“和”below“是相反的。

Like ‘over’ and ‘above’, ‘under’ and ‘below’ are often the same.

像”over“和”above“，”under“ 和”below“通常是一樣的。

‘Often’ the same?

”Often“一樣？

So, when are they different?

那麼，他們什麼時候是不同的？

There’s one important difference.

有一個重要的區別。

If something completely covers something else, you can only use ‘over’ and ‘under’.

如果某樣東西完全地覆蓋住其他某樣 東西，您只能使用”over“和”under“。

He put the bowl over the egg.

He put the bowl over the egg.

The egg is under the bowl.

The egg is under the bowl.

You need to use ‘over’ and ‘under’ because the bowl covers the egg completely.

您要用”over“和”under“，因為 碗完全地覆蓋住蛋了。

The bowls are opposite each other.

The bowls are opposite each other.

Use ‘opposite’ when two things are on different sides of something else.

當兩件東西是在其他某樣東西的 不同一側時，使用”opposite“。

For example, if you’re sitting at a table, and I’m sitting on the other side, facing

例如，如果您正坐在一張桌子旁， 而我正坐在另一側，

you, then we’re sitting *opposite* each other.

面對著您，那麼，我們正 *面對面*坐著。

You can also say ‘across from’, which is more conversational but has the same meaning.

您也可以說更具有對話性， 但有相同意思的”across from“。

That’s the end of the lesson.

本節課到此結束！

Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！