take place/take the place/take one's place

take place 意为“发生”，相当于 occur 或 happen(见 occur):

1. The dialogue takes place at a tailor's shop. 对话发生在一家服装店。

2. The wedding of John and Sara will take place on 22 May. 约翰和萨拉的婚礼将于5月22日举行。

take the place of 意为“取代”“代替”。如果介词 of 的宾语是表人的词语, 则可采用 take one's place 的形式:

1. Here is a book to take the place of the one I lost. 这儿有本书可替代我丢失的那一本。

2. My brother is ill, and I've come to take his place. 我兄弟病了,我来接替他。

3. Great changes ____ in the city since 1979.

A. have taken place B. have taken the place C. have been taken place D. took place

2. Now plastics can ____ steel in many ways in life.

A. take place of B. take the place of C. in place of D. instead of

take one's place/take the place of 见上条, place $^{7}$