In, at, on (position) (2) Unit 118
Unit 118
In,
at, on
(position) (2)
(a)
Мы
говорим, что кто-то присутствует at каком-то
событии.
Например:`at a
party/at a
concert/at a conference
/at a football
match':
- Were
there many people at the
party / at the
meeting?
- I saw
Jack at the football match /
at the concert on
Saturday.
(b)
Мы
говорим:
at home |
at university |
at the seaside |
in
bed |
on
a farm |
at work |
at a station |
at sea
(on a
voyage) |
in hospital |
|
at school |
at an airport |
|
in prison |
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- I'll
be at work until 5.30 but
I'll be at home all
evening.
- Julia
is studying medicine at
university.
- We'll
be arriving at 9.30. Can you meet us at the
station?
- Tom's
father is in hospital.
- Have
you ever worked on a
farm?
(c)
Вы
часто можете употреблять in или at при
указании здания. Можно
сказать
in a hotel
или
at a
hotel; Вы можете
поесть
in a restaurant или
at a
restaurant.
Обычно мы
употребляем
at, когда
указываем на
место, где происходит событие
(например: концерт,
фильм, собрание, спортивное
мероприятие и т.д.):
- We went to a
concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
- The
meeting took place at the company's
headquarters.
- `Where
were you last night?' `At the
cinema.' / `At the
theatre.'
Мы говорим at someone's
house:
- I was
at Tom's house last night.
(или I was
at
Tom's last
night.)
Мы
употребляем
in, когда
имеем в виду само здание:
- The rooms
in Tom's house are very small.
- I
enjoyed the film but it was very cold in
the cinema.
(d)
Обычно мы употребляем in с городами и
деревнями:
- Tom's parents
live in Nottingham.
(но не `at
Nottingham')
Однако Вы можете
сказать
at, когда
город или
деревня является пунктом
следования:
- Do you know if
this train stops at
Nottingham?
- We
stopped at a pretty village
on the way to London.
(e)
Когда
говорят о прибытии в страну или город,
то
употребляют
arrive in :
- When did he
arrive in Britain /
in London?
Когда говорят о прибытии в
другие места (здания
и т.д.) или на мероприятия, то
используют
arrive
at
:
- What
time did he arrive at school /
at work /
at the hotel /
at the party?
Мы говорим
arrive home
(без
предлога):
- When did he
arrive home?
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