In the sun 与under the sun的区别

问题

如果说“我们出门晒太阳”，哪一个对？ "We went out in the sun" 还是 "We went out under the sun"?

回答

在大多数语境中，当你在谈论户外的阳光时，最好使用“In the sun”，这里的sun相当于sunlight就像下面这些例子一样:

• The kids were in the sun all day, and they got sunburned.

孩子们整天在太阳底下，晒伤了。

• If you sit in the sun, you'll be warmer.

如果你坐在阳光下，你会更暖和。

• I put the plants in the sun to help them grow.

我把植物放在阳光下，帮助它们生长。

你会听到人们说“under the sun”，但它几乎总是被用作一个习语表达，强调某事有很多，如你所能想象的那么多。以下是一些例子:

• We talked about everything under the sun.

我们谈论了天底下的一切。

• She called me every name under the sun.

她对我百般谩骂。

• There is nothing under the sun [=nothing at all] that we cannot do.

天下没有我们做不到的事。

under the sun字典中的定义

On earth; in existence.

例句

They say there's nothing new under the sun.

他们说天下无新鲜事。

I looked everywhere under the sun for you! Where have you been?

我在世界到处找你!你去哪儿了?