scene、scenery、sight和view都有景象的含义。

scene—

1) 某地的景色、风景，指展现在眼前的情景，也可以指scenery的一部分

It was a beautiful rural scene.  

I want to go abroad for a change of scene. 我想出去换换环境。

He photographed a range of street scenes.

The scene after the earthquake was horrible.地震后的场景十分可怕。

The mountain scene in front of the guest house is beautiful.

The boats in the harbour make a beautiful scene. 港中的船只构成美丽的景色。

The scene of sunset was very beautiful. 日落的景色是非常美的。

 

2) 场景、场面 ( 着重人物的活动)    

 Scene One/Two/Three  

war/love scene

I will never forget the scene of our wedding.

I will never forget the scene of us meeting for the first time.

Do you remember the scene in the play where Susan meets Alan for the first time?
你记不记得剧中苏珊第一次遇见阿伦的那个场面？

 

3) 事故现场   the scene of the accident    on/at the scene 在现场

The police were on/at the scene , searching for clues(线索).

4) make a scene with sb=have a quarrel with sb

I don’t want to make a scene with you now.

 

 scenery--指某地总的自然景色或风景全貌，尤指美丽的乡间景色。

如： The beautiful scenery and convenient transport here will surely make your trip pleasant.

The scenery as one travels by boat along the Changjiang Three Gorges is marvellous.坐船游览长江三峡的时候，两岸的风景美不胜收。

The scenery of this country is unparalleled. 这个国家的风景无与伦比。

The train moved slowly south through flat, drab mainline scenery. 火车穿过干线两侧风景单调乏味的地区，缓缓地向南驶去。

 sight--则既可以指场景、眼前看到的景观，多指人工的事物，又可以指名胜、风景，只是在表示后者的含义时，必须要用复数。如：

1)景象，  往往指给人印象深刻的、不寻常的景象

All the houses were burned down. What a beautiful sight it was!

What a beautiful sight the sunset was !

a sad sight悲惨的场景

2) 视野=view

3) 看见 

catch sight of 看见     at first sight 咋一看  

out of sight, out of mind  眼不见，心不烦

Suddenly I caught sight of my teacher and calmed down.

At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print.

4) the sights of sp 某地的名胜古迹

see the historical sights of London游览伦敦的名胜古迹。

The Great Wall is one of the most breathtaking sights in the world.长城是世上惊人的景观之一。
The Grand Canyon is one of the sights of the world. (科罗拉多)大峡谷是世界名胜之一。

它与view或者scenery最大的不同就在于当sight指景物时，多指某的特有的名胜。

 

view--常指从远处或高处看到的scenery的一部分，有时可与scene互换。

如：。

1)    从某地看到的景色、风景 

The view is cut off by the next building. 旁边的楼房挡住了视野。
You’ll get a fine view of the town from the top of the hill. 

 从山顶你可以清楚地看到全镇的全景。

From here, you can get a bird’s view of the city.

I would like a room with a sea/mountain view.

To climb the mountains was hard but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view.(课本page 22)

The mountain hotel offered magnificent views.从山间旅行社可以看到壮丽的景观。

The lantern slides show scene of the beach.幻灯片显示出海滩的景色。

There is a fine view of the mountain from our hotel window. 从我们旅馆的窗口可以看到秀丽的山景

2)  视野=sight  

a bird's-eye view 意为“鸟瞰” Land came into view/sight at last.

It was our first view of the ocean. 这是我们第一次看见海洋。

3) 观点     跟opinion同义   from sb’s point of view

。此外，view 还有“看法”、“观点”的意思，

eg:one's political view,a point of view.

 

小试身手：

1.. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high building is that you can get a good _____.

 A. sight      B. scene   C．view    D. look

2. The team’s victory produced __________of joy all over the country.

A. sights      B. scenes   C．views    D. looks

3.To get a better view of the valley, we climbed to the top of the hill.

4. Taxis and buses were part of the street scene.

5. The sight of all the blood on the ground made her feel sick.

6. Hangzhou is world-famous for its beautiful scenery.