to where 是什么意思

to where 是什么意思

有朋友在“答疑中心”问，…he goes to where the Polar Bears are 中的 to where 是什么用法。我们特请本站特约作者老师解答如下：

这里的 to where 可视为 to the place where 的省略形式。这样的用法在英语中很普遍，请看以下出自词典的例句（注意体会其前省略的the place）：

He walked across to where I was sitting. 他走到我坐的地方。——摘自《朗文当代英语辞典》(2003年第4版)

He returned to where he had hitched his horse. 他回到他拴马的地方。——摘自《新牛津英语双解大词典》

He came quite close to where I was hiding. 他走到非常靠近我藏身的地方。——摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》(1989年第四版)

She hurried back to where he was waiting for her. 她匆忙赶回到他等她的地方。——摘自《麦克米伦英汉双解词典》

Compared to where I used to work, this place is paradise. 跟我原来工作的地方相比，这个地方已是天堂了。——摘自《麦克米伦高阶英语词典》

His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born. 为了寻找文化认同感，他回到了父母的出生地。——摘自《牛津英语搭配词典》

The accident happened right next to where we were standing. 事故就发生在我们所站位置的旁边。——摘自《美国传统英汉双解学习词典》

Alison mingled for a while and then went to where Douglas stood with John. 艾利森去应酬了一会儿，然后走到道格拉斯和约翰站着的地方。——摘自《柯林斯Cobuild高阶英汉双解学习词典》