英语专业四级考试常见词辨析："中心"位置
<p> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="core">core</span>, <span word="midst">midst</span></p><p> 这些名词均含有中心之意。</p><p> <span word="center">center</span> :指三维空间的中心点，也可比喻抽象事物的中心。</p><p> 例如：<span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>. （当时人们相信地球是宇宙的中心。）</p><p> <span word="middle">middle</span> :一般指时间、空间或过程两端间等距的部分。</p><p> 例如：<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>.（最好把甜美的蛋糕从中间切开。）</p><p> <span word="heart">heart</span> :指事物最内部或最重要的部分，表地理位置时可与<span word="center">center</span>换用。</p><p> 例如：<span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>.（他们到了森林的中心地带。）</p><p> <span word="core">core</span> :指某事物固定的中心部分或最重要的核心部分。比喻意义指某物的精华。</p><p> 例如：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.（我们呼吁的中心是要言论自由。）</p><p> <span word="midst">midst</span> :书面语用词，指在一个群体的深处或在某活动的进程中。</p><p> 例如：<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="midst">midst</span>.（我们当中有小偷。）</p><p> </p>
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