一、介词规则:
by:骑车、乘(驾)车、乘船、乘飞机可以使用介词by。
1.by 后跟“光棍”名词,即名词不加任何修饰。如:
by bike/bus/car/train/ship/boat/plane.
如:She is going to the Great Wall (长城)by car/ bus.
2. by ship 可用by sea表示;by plane 可以用by air 表示。如:
a. How long does it take by ship/sea?
b. They often come back by plane/air.
in/on:步行、骑车、乘车、乘船、乘飞机可以使用介词 in/on。
1. 步行只可用on foot.(注意:步行不用by foot)
如:Sometimes I go to school on foot.
2. 骑自行车须用介词 on :on a/ one’s bike.
3. 乘车、乘船、乘飞机可用in也可用on: in/ on a bus/train/ship/boat/plane.
4. 乘坐小汽车应使用 in a car,不用 on a car.
说明(一)
1. “by +名词”短语,多可以用in/on 短语替换来表示“骑、乘”之意。如:
a. His father goes to work by bike.
→His father goes to work on a bike.
b. They go to the railway station (火车站) by car.
→They go to the railway station in a car.
2. by sea,by air 是一种比较随便的口语结构,故不宜用in和on短语进行改写。即:
by sea 不可用in/on the sea 替换;by air不可用 in/on the air 替换。
二、动词规则:
以上出行活动皆可以选择性地用动词walk,ride,take,drive 来表示。
1. 步行用walk (to).如:She walks home every day.
2. 骑车用ride a bike.如:Can you ride a bike to go there?
3. 乘车用 take a bus/train.如:I will take a bus/train to go to Beijing.
4. 乘飞机用 fly (to ) 或 take a plane.如:We are flying to England next week.
5. 乘(驾)小汽车用 drive a car.如:They will drive a car to go to the USA.
说明(二)
动词规则不能与介词规则相结合使用,尤其是动词walk,fly .如:
She walks home on foot every day. (×)
a. She goes home on foot every day. (√)
b. She walks home every day. (√)
He will soon fly to London by plane/air. (×)
a. He will soon fly to London. (√)
b. He will soon go to London by plane/air. (√)
He goes to school by bus=He goes to school on a、the bus
=He takes a、the bus to school。
on one's bike 可转化成 by bike 或者 ride one's bike
简单的将,on强调的是在上面,范围较大,所以我们说on a bus、on the train、on a plane
in:在。。里面,空间较小,如 in a car等
on 或者 in + a 交通工具
很简单的一个区分点就是,看你整体在一个交通工具的内部还是上面。
如果是自行车,肯定是on 啊
而bus car 当然是in
这样用都很保险。当然有些是区分不大的,on和in都可以。
而by短语及其他特别情况表示交通方式另当别论