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around ： round — 107
1a. 在大多数情况下，这两个介词可以通用（注：美国英语使用 around 较多），但比较说来，作“附近”讲，以使用前者为宜，作“环绕”或“绕行”讲，则以使用后者较为赅意。
例如：
Most of the houses around here were built several decades ago. 这里附近的房屋都是在数十年前盖的。
A rumour went around the town that the Mayor had died. 有个谣言在全城传开，说是市长已经去世了。
She spent the whole morning looking around the shops. 她花了一上午时间到各铺子去看了看。
Mary had a string of pearls round her neck. 玛丽有一串珍珠套在脖子上。
The secretary went round all families telling them to pay at-
tention to birth control. 这位书记到各处去串门，要他们多多注意计划生育。
1b. 因此，前者多半用于静态的场合，而后者则以用于动态为宜。
例如：
There are eight chairs around the table. 桌子的四周有 8 把椅子。
The children sat around their mother. 孩子们坐在他们母亲的周围。
The aggressors have put the noose round their own necks. 侵略者们已把绞索套在他们自己的脖子上了。
The earth revolves round the sun. 地球环绕太阳旋转。
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