海滩，海岸，岸边
📖 逐句对照翻译
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Doyeon in Korea about the usage of three similar words.
本周的《问老师》节目中，我们回答来自韩国的道妍关于三个相似词汇用法的问题。
Here is the question:
这是问题：
Hello.
你好。
I want to know the differences between
我想知道两者之间的区别
the beach, . . . coast and shore.
海滩、……海岸和岸边。
Thank you.
谢谢。
You ask a useful question, Doyeon.
你问了一个有用的问题，Doyeon。
Beach, shore and coast are related words, but they have some important differences.
海滩、海滨和海岸是相关词汇，但它们之间存在一些重要差异。
The word “beach” is the most specific of the three words.
“beach”一词是这三个词中最具体的。
The Collins online dictionary defines beach as “a nearly level stretch of pebbles and sand beside a sea, lake, etc., often washed by high water.”
柯林斯在线词典将海滩定义为“海边或湖边等几乎平坦的卵石和沙地，常被高水位冲刷。”
Ocean beaches are popular places to visit.
海洋海滩是热门的旅游胜地。
We often use the phrase “at the beach” to express the idea of spending time in the general area of the beach, as in the following example:
我们常用“at the beach”这个短语来表达在海滩一带度过时光的意思，如下例所示：
They will vacation at the beach this summer.
他们今年夏天将去海滩度假。
We usually say “on the beach” when describing specific activities we do there:
我们通常用“on the beach”来描述我们在那里进行的具体活动：
She went for a walk on the beach.
她去海滩散步了。
I’m going to spend my afternoon on the beach.
我打算下午去海滩度过。
They are playing football on the beach.
他们正在沙滩上踢足球。
The Learning English Word Book defines coast as “land on the edge of the ocean.”
《英语学习词汇书》将coast定义为“海洋边缘的陆地”。
We can use the word to describe a wide area, however.
不过，我们可以用这个词来描述一个广阔的区域。
For example, Baltimore, Maryland is an East Coast city even though it is several kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean.
例如，马里兰州的巴尔的摩虽然距离大西洋有几公里远，但仍是一座东海岸城市。
Here are more examples of how we can use “coast” in a sentence.
以下是一些更多关于如何在句子中使用“coast”的例子。
The Florida coast has many nice towns and beaches.
佛罗里达海岸有许多美丽的城镇和海滩。
The coast of California extends over 1,300 kilometers.
加利福尼亚的海岸线绵延超过1300公里。
Like the expression “at the beach,” we can say “on the coast” when describing the general area, as in the following example:
就像“在海滩”这个表达一样，当描述大致区域时，我们可以说“在海岸边”，如下例所示：
Her mother has lived on the coast for 30 years.
她的母亲已经在海边生活了30年。
We can use the expression “off the coast of” to describe an area of ocean or sea relative to a place on land:
我们可以用“off the coast of”这个表达来描述相对于陆地上某个地方的海洋或海域区域：
The island is about 60 kilometers off the coast of Africa.
该岛距离非洲海岸约60公里。
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word “shore” as “the land bordering a usually large body of water.”
韦氏在线词典将“shore”一词定义为“与通常较大的水体接壤的陆地”。
Shore can sometimes mean the beach, but not always.
Shore有时可以指海滩，但并不总是如此。
For example, you might swim to shore and come out of the water onto a beach.
例如，你可能会游到岸边，从水中出来，走上沙滩。
But you could also come to shore at a port with no beach in sight.
但你也可以在一个看不到海滩的港口靠岸。
And we can use “shore” when discussing the general area, just like we do with the word “coast.”
当讨论大致区域时，我们可以使用“shore”，就像使用“coast”这个词一样。
The following example shows this meaning:
以下示例展示了这一含义：
The northern shore has many nice towns and beaches.
北岸有许多美丽的城镇和海滩。
For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English?
对于我们的读者和听众，你们对美国英语有什么疑问吗？
We want to hear from you!
我们期待您的来信！
Do you like to spend time at the coast?
你喜欢在海边度过时光吗？
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请发送电子邮件至learningenglish@voanews.com。
And please let us know where you are from, too.
也请告诉我们你来自哪里。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是“问老师”栏目的全部内容。
I’m Andrew Smith.
我是安德鲁·史密斯。
Andrew Smith wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
安德鲁·史密斯为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这节课。
