| 词组 | west |
| 释义 | 1． 注意一些表达法: the West( 在美国常可指密西西比河以西的) 西部地区 the Middle West 或 Midwest( 美国中北部至大湖区之间的) 中西部 the Wild West ( 美国法律和秩序建立以前) 野蛮西部、荒野的西部、西大荒 Before Parkman went to the West，however，he had already traveled a great part of New Eng- land as a teenager. I've done a couple of little， tiny tours when we went to the Mid- west and played in Chicago. Some of the pioneers were loo- king for excitement and adventure in the Wild West. 2． 在亚洲等东方国家，人们常把 the West 当作“西欧和美洲等( 发达地区或国家)”: Will the West's aid ever arrive? ( 海啸之后，东南亚人民问: ) 西方的援助到底还会不会来? 3． 下面两个句子的含义不同: The airport is to the west of Lon- don. 该机场在伦敦以西。 ( 机场不在伦敦地区) The airport is in the west of Lon- don. 该机场位于伦敦的西部。 ( 机场在伦敦地区内) 4． the West End 常指( 英国的) 伦敦西区，那里有王宫、议会、大商店、高级住宅区，是富人居住的地方，与 the East End ( 工薪阶层居住的东部地区) 相对应: That's why I am moving into the most beautiful theatre in the West End of London. I remember，when spending sev- eral months in the East End of London，during which time I wrote a book and adventured much a- mongst the worst of the slum clas- ses， that I got drunk several times. |
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