In front of the picture is the figure of a man. A B C D
标准答案规定(A)为错误,应改为 in the front。请问 in front of 与 in the front of 有何区别?
在 in the front of A 结构里, the front 是 A 的不可分割的组成部分, 因此应译为“A 的前面部分”, 如 the front of the book 意为“本书的前面部分”, the front of the car 意为“这辆汽车的前部”; 而在 in front of A 结构里, in front of 相当于 before, 因此, 应译为“在 A 的前面”“在 A 的面前”。请考察下面的例子及其汉译法:
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The introduction is always in the front of the book. (MD) 导言总是放在书的前部。
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In the front of the picture is the figure of a man. (LDCE) 在这张照片的前部是一位男士。
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He's sitting in the front of the car with the driver. (LCED) 他跟司机坐在车子的前部。
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I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. (New Concept English, Book 2, L. 50) 我坐在汽车的前部以便观看乡村的景色。
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We couldn't read the notice on the board because several people were standing in front of it. (LDCE) 我们看不到布告牌上的公告, 因为有几个人正站在它前面。
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Would you like to sit in front of us? (CGEL) 请你坐在我们的前面好吗？
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A gay and noisy crowd was gathered in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. (College English, Book 3, p. 50) 在比萨斜塔的前面集聚了欢欣喧闹的人群。
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Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. (New Concept English, Book 2, L.69) 现在我们假设一个小孩突然在你面前穿过马路。
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Please don't swear in front of the children. (LDCE) 请不要当孩子们的面说脏话。
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A car was drawing up in front of the house ... (EED) 一辆汽车正要停在房子的前面 .....
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There was a man standing in front of me. (EED) 有一个人站在我的面前。
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At that moment two girls passed in front of me. (Mis) 这个时候有两个姑娘在我面前走过去。
请做下面的英语试题：
There was a big car ____.
A. in front of the his B. in front of his C. in the front of the his D. in the front of his in the front of/at the front of
Where does the teacher stand? At the back/front of the classroom.
上句中的 at the front of 我认为用错了,应当改为 in the front of。
虽然 in the front of 比较常用,但 at the front of 也是正确的。当把 the front 看作是人或物所在的空间上的一个点时,就可以使用 at the front of:
She had gone through just a few carriages before she found herself at the front of the train. 她走过几节车厢就发现自己已经来到了火车的前部。