英语中常用的短语是between...and...(注意中间需连接两个并列成分,不可省略and),其核心含义和用法如下:
表示“在……和……之间”,用于连接两个或多个对象,描述它们之间的位置、时间、数量、选择、差异等关系。
用于说明某物/人处于两个具体对象的中间位置,或两者之间的关系。
The café is between the bookstore and the bank.(咖啡馆在书店和银行之间。)
The secret is just between you and me.(这个秘密只在你我之间。)
用于限定数量、温度、价格等的“区间”(从A到B)。
The temperature will be between 15 and 20 degrees today.(今天温度在15到20度之间。)
The cost of the trip is between $500 and $800.( trip的费用在500到800美元之间。)
限定“从某时到某时”的时间范围。
I’ll be available between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow.(我明天下午2点到5点有空。)
The festival runs between June 10th and June 15th.(节日从6月10日持续到15日。)
用于在两个动作或选项中做选择(between后接动名词,因为是介词)。
She’s trying to decide between studying abroad and getting a job.(她在考虑出国留学还是找工作。)
You have to choose between staying home and going to the party.(你得选是待在家里还是去派对。)
用于说明两个抽象事物(如观点、品质)之间的区别。
The main difference between Chinese and Western culture is collectivism vs. individualism.(中西方文化的主要差异是集体主义vs个人主义。)
There’s a fine line between confidence and arrogance.(自信和傲慢之间只有一线之隔。)
1、 成分对称:between和and后的成分需“类型一致”(如名词对名词、动名词对动名词),避免不对称结构。
✖ 错误:between to study and working(不定式≠动名词)
✔ 正确:between studying and working(动名词对称)
2、 不可用or代替and:between...and...是固定搭配,表“两者之间”;若用or则逻辑矛盾(“在A或B之间”不符合“区间”的含义)。
✖ 错误:between you or me
✔ 正确:between you and me
3、 between vs. among:
between:强调“两者(或多者中的两两关系)”,如:a treaty between three countries(三国之间的条约,指每两国之间的协议);
among:强调“在三者或以上的群体中”,如:She’s popular among her classmates(她在同学中受欢迎)。
4、 谓语动词的单复数:between...and...通常作状语/定语,不直接作主语;若连接两个主语,谓语动词的单复数取决于主语本身:
复数主语:Between the two girls are my cousins.(两个女孩之间是我的表妹们。)
单数主语:Between the desk and the window is a plant.(书桌和窗户之间有一盆植物。)
between...and...是“两者/多者之间”的核心表达,只要记住连接对称成分、用and不用or,就能准确使用啦!