误Peter came back in the centre of the day.
正Peter came back in the middle of the day.
析middle和 centre都有“中间”“中央”的含义,但 middle表示的范围较大,是大致中心位置或中心区域, centre 表示正中心。
这个城市是国家的商业中心。误The city is the commercial middle of the whole country.
正The city is the commercial centre of the whole country.
析centre 可以用于引申含义的“中心”, middle则不可以。
在实验过程中,那个科学家突然发现了真知。误In the middle of his tests, the scientist burst on the truth.
正At the middle of his tests, the scientist burst on the truth.
当他醒来时他发现自己在大森林里。误When he regained consciousness, he found himself at the middle of the forest.
正When he regained consciousness, he found himself in the middle of the forest.
析in the middle of一般接表示“地点”的名词; 而at the middle of后才接表示“时间”的名词(in the middle of the day〔night〕例外)。
误Zibo is a middle city in Shandong Province.
正Zibo is a medium-sized city in Shandong Province.
析middle 是处在两者的“中间的”意思,如middle school, middle of the month〔year〕等。medium 指按某一标准来说,属于不大不小、中等,可指形状、质量、数量、规模、价值等。“中等城市”应译作medium-sized city。
这个城镇的历史可回溯到中世纪。误The history of the town dates back to the Middle Age.
正The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages.
析middle age(单数,首字母不大写)指“(人的)中年期”。表示“(欧洲历史上的) 中世纪”应该用the Middle Ages(复数,首字母大写)。
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