"it is in the center of town" "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle" "they were in the eye of the storm"
"A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"
"young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
"the middle of the war" "rain during the middle of April"
"adolescence is an awkward in-between age" "in a mediate position" "the middle point on a line"
"Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500" "Middle Gaelic"
"in the middle years" "in his middle thirties"
误 Peter came back in the centre of the day.
正 Peter came back in the middle of the day.
析middle和 centre都有“中间”“中央”的含义,但 middle表示的范围较大,是大致中心位置或中心区域, centre 表示正中心。
这个城市是国家的商业中心。误 The city is the commercial middle of the whole country.
正 The city is the commercial centre of the whole country.
析 centre 可以用于引申含义的“中心”, middle则不可以。
在实验过程中,那个科学家突然发现了真知。误 In the middle of his tests, the scientist burst on the truth.
正 At the middle of his tests, the scientist burst on the truth.
当他醒来时他发现自己在大森林里。误 When he regained consciousness, he found himself at the middle of the forest.
正 When he regained consciousness, he found himself in the middle of the forest.
析 in the middle of一般接表示“地点”的名词; 而at the middle of后才接表示“时间”的名词(in the middle of the day〔night〕例外)。
误 Zibo is a middle city in Shandong Province.
正 Zibo is a medium-sized city in Shandong Province.
析middle 是处在两者的“中间的”意思,如middle school, middle of the month〔year〕等。medium 指按某一标准来说,属于不大不小、中等,可指形状、质量、数量、规模、价值等。“中等城市”应译作medium-sized city。
这个城镇的历史可回溯到中世纪。误 The history of the town dates back to the Middle Age.
正 The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages.
析middle age(单数,首字母不大写)指“(人的)中年期”。表示“(欧洲历史上的) 中世纪”应该用the Middle Ages(复数,首字母大写)。