妙语佳句:
Who among you will be the vanguard of democracy, freedom, and discovery?你们当中谁将是民主,自由,和发明的先锋?
among:在 ... 之中, ...之一
among的用法比amongsta普遍。元音前,多用amongst(很少在美国使用), 如amongst us;
among与between的比较:
among用在三个或三个以上的人或物前,between是用在两者之间, 与and搭配,如between he and me,但不与among搭配,不能说among A, B and C。
表示在某些物体的两边之间时,不管物体的数量多少,用between。
Moral taint has spread among young people.
道德的败坏在年轻人之间蔓延。
She is the most lovable among all girls.
所有姑娘中她是最可爱的。
It is never wise to come between a man and his wife.
干预人家夫妇间的事是不智的。
I make the distance anywhere between ten to twelve miles.
我猜想距离在十到十二英里之间。
vanguard of:...的先锋
They are in the vanguard of technological advance.
他们是技术发展的先导。
The Communist Party is the vanguard of the working class.
共产党是工人阶级的先锋队。
考考你:
你们当中谁将是民主,自由,和发明的先锋?