一个英语现象－－place 的用法

定语从句中，如果定语从句修饰先行词放在它后面，从句的谓语动词是不及物动词，而先行词此动词逻辑上的宾语，则在从句的动词后有相应的介词存在。                                                                                   

He is the man whom I am looking for.

I like music that I can dance to .

I have seen the zoo that was suitable for animals to live in.

同样，做后置定语的动词不定式也有类似用法，动词不定式的动词是不及物动词，而前面的被修饰词是它逻辑上的宾语，如果此动词是不及物动词，它后面有相应的介词存在。

I have no paper to write on.

但是place 这个词，很特别，它被不及物动词不定式修饰的时候，介词可以省略。

Zoos are terrible places for animals to live。

I feel that zoos provide clean and safe places for endangered animals to live.

这里的live 是不及物动词，一般要用live in 来跟宾语，但in 被省略了。

 

take place, take one's place, take the place of辨析

1.take place意为“发生”，“举行”，相当于不及物动词，不能用于被动语态，主语不能是人。

e.g. Great changes have taken place in our country since 1980.

自从1980年以来，我们国家发生了巨大的变化。

They decided that the ceremony should take place on Thursday.

他们决定仪式在星期四举行。

2.take one's place意为“入座、就位”“坐某人的座位”、“代替某人的职位”。

e.g. Take your place, please. We are about to start.

请坐好，我们马上就出发了。

Mr.Green is ill. Who will take his place to give us lessons?

格林先生病了，谁来替他给我们上课呢？

They took their place(=took their seats)at the small round table.

他们在那小圆桌旁坐下。

3. take the place of sb./sth.意为“代替或取代某人/物”。

e.g. Now computers have taken the place of typewriters in the office.

如今，办公室里电脑已取代了打字机。

His sense of touch gradually took the place of sight.

他的触觉逐渐代替了视觉。

No one can take the place of your manager.

没有人能够接替你们经理的工作。

(=No one can take your manager's place.)

 

短语：

take place  发生

place of interest 名胜古迹

take one's place

give place to让位于，让座给…… 
in the first place 第一、首先

out of place 无地自容