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a hole in the wall. 表示“穿過……”的through和across:through表示從內(nèi)部通過,與in 有關(guān)。across則表示從一端至另一端在表面上的通過,與on有關(guān)。如: Water flows through the pipe./ The old man walked across the street. in the corner, on the corner, at the corner:in the corner 表示在角落里,in指角的`內(nèi)面。on the corner表示“在角上”,on指的不是內(nèi)面,也不是外面,而含內(nèi)外兼有之意。at the corner指“在拐角處”,at指的是拐角外附近的外面。如:The lamp stands in the corner of the room./ I met with him at the street corner./ He sat on the corner of the table. in the end, at the end of, by the end of:in the end作“最后”、“終于”解,可單獨(dú)使用,后不接介詞of。at the end of 表示“在……末梢”,“到……盡頭”,既可指時間,也可以指地上或物體。不可單獨(dú)使用。by the end of 作“在……結(jié)束時”,“到……末為止”解,只能指時間。不可單獨(dú)使用。如:In the end they reached a place of safety./ At the end of the road stands a beautiful garden./ They decided to have an English evening at the end of this week./ by the end of last month he had finished the novel. 表示“關(guān)于”的about 和on:兩者都有“關(guān)于”的意思,不過前者為一般用詞,而后者為較正式