①in the sun 是"在太阳光下"的意思,指某人或某物处在太阳光的照耀下或之中,因此,它可引申为"晒太阳",还可转义为"显要的,有利的"的意思,因为太阳光耀眼夺目并有益于人类。
②under the sun 可解作beneath the sun。它是个习语,决不可译作"在太阳下"。它有两个意思和用法:
1.表示地点,意为"在世界上,任何地方";
2.用于加强语气,常放在疑问词之后,意为"到底,究竟",等于on the earth。
①in the sun例如:
His character is as fickle as the icicle in the sun.
他的性格就象阳光下的水柱一样说变就变。
Don't read in the sun. 不要在阳光下看书。
The cat likes to sit in the sun. 猫爱晒太阳。
The new generation of writers has achieved a place in the sun. 新一代的作家已经功成名就。
②under the sun 例如:The President's assassination shocked everyone under the sun.
总统遇刺,全世界都为之震惊。
1、I saw the floating dust, in the sun radiates magical splendor, forming a beautiful light.
我看见那些漂浮的尘埃,在阳光下散发出奇幻异彩来,形成了道道美丽的光线。
2、Light coloured, light weight clothes feel cooler in the sun than dark, heavy clothing.
浅色、重量轻的衣服在阳光下比深色、厚重的衣服感觉更凉爽。
3、I lay in the sun all day and was burned to a crisp
我在太阳底下躺了一天,都快烤焦了。
4、I stayed out in the sun for too long.
我在太阳底下呆的时间太长了。
5、An Asiatic lion dozes in the sun at the 6、Zurich Zoo in Switzerland.
瑞士苏黎世动物园,一只亚洲狮正在阳光下午休。
7、We sat there for hours talking about everything under the sun
我们在那儿坐了几个小时,谈天说地。
8、Where under the sun could I have put the purse?
我究竟把钱包放在哪儿了?