in the street和on the street的区别的区别是释义不同、用法不同、所知范围不同。
1、释义不同:the street (车)在马路上;on the street(人)在马路边。
例句:
A man had accosted me in the street. 一个男的在街上和我搭讪。
Parisians on the street often looked worried, hurried andunfriendly. 巴黎街上的路人往往看上去忧心忡忡、匆匆忙忙而且不太友善。
2、用法不同:in是英国用法,on是美国用法。
例句:
The other day I came across a friend in the street. 日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。
Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击,有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
3、所知范围不同:in the street指在这条街的区域范围内;on the street 指在这条街的路面上。
例句:
I chanced to see your father in the street. 我恰巧在街上看到了你的父亲。
For me to think I'm any better than a homeless person on the street is ridiculous. 在我看来,认为我自己比街上的无家可归者要更加高尚是很可笑的。