1.…the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
……孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷。
in the middle of表示“在……当中”、“在……中间”，既可以用于表示地理位置，又可以用于表示时间或在某个过程当中：
He heard someone shouting in the middle of the night.
午夜前后，他听到有人大声叫喊。
Mary was in the middle of reading when her aunt arrived.
玛丽的姑妈到达时，玛丽正在读书。
in the centre of(在……中部/中央)则一般用于表示地理位置：
Alice Spring is a small town in the centre of Australia.
艾利斯斯普林斯是澳大利亚中部的一个小镇。
2.…they cooked a meal over an open fire.
……他们就在篝火上烧起了饭。
open fire 指无遮盖的、没有围起来的火，如篝火、盆火等。
3.…they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
……(他们)就围在营火旁讲起了故事，唱起了歌。
介词by表示“在……旁边”、“靠近”，通常指距离非常近：
Come and sit by me.
过来靠我坐。
There are many trees by the river.
河边有许多树。
4.But some time later it began to rain.
但过了一阵子，天下起雨来。
副词 later表示“后来”、“以后”、“过后”：
He told me he would come again later (on).
他告诉我他以后会再来的。
I met her again a few days later.
几天以后我又遇见了她。
5.The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under
their tent!
那小溪弯弯曲曲穿过田野，然后正好从他们的帐篷底下流过去!
(1)wind表示“曲折而行”时，既可以是及物动词，又可以是不及物动词：
The car wound through the village.
汽车曲曲折折地穿过村子。
The river winds its way through this district.
这条河弯弯曲曲地流经这个地区。
(2)right在此处表示强调，意为“正好”、“恰恰”、“就”。这种用法多见于口语中：
I met him right here.
我就是在这里见到他的。
He hit the man right on the nose.
他正好打中那人的鼻子。
发表于 2016-7-11 22:32:59