兩者之間：between有幾種用法？
When I was 13 I had my first love; There was nobody that compared my baby; And nobody came between us no-one could ever come above; She had me going crazy.
——Declan Galbraith
13歲時我遇見了初戀情人，沒有人能和我的寶貝相比， 沒有人夾在我們中間，沒有人阻攔我們。
——迪克蘭·加爾佈雷斯
一、下面我們來看看between有幾種含義
adv.
在中間，當中
My house was squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season.
我的房子被擠在中間，兩旁是季租金一萬二到一萬五的龐大地段。
prep.
1.在…之間
They planted a lot of trees between the two buildings.
他們在兩座建築物之間栽了許多樹。
2.私下，暗中
Between ourselves, I know he wants to marry her.
我們私下說說，我知道他想娶她。
3.來往於…之間
There is a path between the house and the road.
有條小路將房子與出路連接起來。
4.由…分擔（分享）
Between them they landed the big fish.
他們齊心協力將大魚捕上岸。
5.總共，總計
The three sites employ 12,500 people between them.
這三處共僱用了12,500名員工。
二、你知道between和哪些詞更搭嗎？
read between the lines n.看出字裏行間的意思領悟言外之意
between decks n.主甲板下方的甲板
war between the states n.南北戰爭
三、詞義辨析：表示“在……之間，在……之中”的有哪些詞？
among 指三者或三者以上的同類事物之間。
between 多指兩者之間，但現代英語中也可指三者或三者以上，表示彼此間清楚的獨立的個體關係。
amid 正式用詞，側重指在某個地方的中間或被某個東西包圍着或在非同類人中間。
amongst 與among同義，是among的變體。一般說來among總能替代amongst,而amongst則不然。
四、一起來做個填詞遊戲吧
He supplements his regular meals by eating meals.
他在兩餐之間吃點東西來補充正餐。
The little girl went her sister and her sister's boyfriend.
這小姑娘充當她姐姐和她姐姐男朋友之間的信使。
