(1) in the street(s)意为“在大街上”或“在户外”。
- I met an old friend of mine in the street yesterday.
昨天我在大街上遇到一个老朋友。 - It is dangerous to be in the streets after dark in that town.
在那个镇上,天黑以后还待在街上是危险的。
(2) 在上述句子中,美国人用on the street,但在英式英语中,on the street却意味着做妓女,等于to live/go on the street(s)。
- In the old society, many women were forced to live/to go on the streets .
旧社会,许多妇女被迫做妓女。
(3) 在具体某一街道上英美人也分用in和on。
- His home is in/on Fifteenth Street.
他家位于第十五大街。 - He lives on Fifth Avenue.
他住在第五大街。