B09
extended
Context
Space
Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
intermediate
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
含义
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
如何识别
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
示例
单词
near|far|here|there|this|that
短语
this house|that mountain|over there
句子
This cafe is near the station.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ANCHOR = speaker/listener/place
near: here, this cafe
distance grows ->
far: there, that mountain
Ask: how near/far?
Compare shape
Distance systems: 2-way: this/here | that/there 3-way: near me | near you | far richer: visible? uphill? inside? social distance may choose form
语言视角
用母语深入讲解
中文
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Proximity is commonly expressed with 这/那, 这里/那里, 近/远, and related deictic expressions.
这个离我很近。
zhè ge lí wǒ hěn jìn = this one is very close to me
在所学语言中
英语
显性程度
medium
学习难度
英语用形容词、副词和介词来表达距离远近和相对位置。
The shop is near the station.
near the station = 表示距离近/邻近
常见易错点
学习者可能混淆 near、close to、far from、nearby、next to。
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.