[第216次听写]on a street vs in a street

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1 So, imagine you’re standing on a street anywhere in America and a Japanese man comes up to you and says,

on a street vs in a street

美国人用on更多, 英国人用in更多

注意美国人也会用in, 但表示的常常是另外一个意思

on=在…表面, in=在…里边

on a street=可以是车在马路上开, 可以是人在马路旁边走, 可以是电线杆在马路旁边立着不动

in a street=常常用于在马路中间, 比如经常会对小盆友这样说: Hey, don’t go into the streets, ok?

这二者的区别, 也可以联想一下on the tree vs in the tree来体会

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1 So, imagine you’re standing on a street anywhere in America and a Japanese man comes up to you and says,

2 “Uh, Excuse me, what is the name of this block?”

3 And you say, “I’m sorry, well, this is Oak Street, that’s Elm Street. This is 26th, that’s 27th.”

4 He says, “OK, but what is the name of that block?”

5 You say, “Well, blocks don’t have names. Streets have names.

6 blocks are just the unnamed spaces in between streets.”

7 He leaves, a little confused and disappointed.

8 So, now imagine you’re standing on a street, anywhere in Japan.

9 You turn to a person next to you and say,

10 “Excuse me, uh, what is the name of this street?”