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corner¹

in the corner/at the corner

问

I must have fallen asleep to the corner, for I remember nothing of what happened during the night. (TOEFL)

我知道 B(to) 是错误的, 但不知应改为 in the corner, 还是应改为 at the corner。

答

in the corner 是指“在室内的角落里”：

Martin went to the telephone in the corner of the room. (London) 马丁向屋角的电话走去。
Those boys in the corner there must keep quiet. 那边角落的孩子们必须保持安静。 at the corner 是指“在街的拐角处”： I'll meet you at the corner of Smith Street and Beach Road. (LDCE) 我在史密斯街与海滩路的拐角处与你见面。可见,上面的考题应将 to the corner 改为 in the corner,而不能改为 at the corner。参见

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on the corner/at the corner

问

（a）I'll meet you at the corner.

(b) The house on the corner is for sale.

请问 at the corner 与 on the corner 哪个用法正确？

答

at the corner 与 on the corner 都作“在街的拐角处”解, 它们的用法和意义没有什么区别 (参见 corner $^{1}$ )。

I'll meet you on [at] the corner of Smith Street and Beach Road. (LDCE) 我将在史密斯街与海滩路的拐角处与你见面。
It's on the corner opposite the post office. (AOT) 它就在邮局对面的拐角处。
Then we passed the bookshop on the corner. (Mis) 然后,我们走过了街角上的书店。