方向介詞：to / at / in / into

At / in 告訴我們某人在哪裡（位置）。To 告訴我們某人去哪裡（目的地）——用在 go, come, walk, drive, fly, travel, move, return 這類表示移動的動詞後面。

• My dad drives to work every morning.

  我爸爸每天早上開車去上班。

• Are you coming to the party on Saturday?

  你星期六來參加派對嗎？

• We flew to Bangkok for the holiday.

  我們坐飛機去曼谷度假。

• Can you take this parcel to the post office?

  你能把這個包裹送到郵局嗎？

💡中文說“去上班”“去市場”，“去”後面直接跟地點，所以學習者常漏掉 to，或者誤用 at：“I go at work”。只要是朝某地移動，就用 to：go to work, go to the market, go back to my hometown。

移動動詞後面的 home 不加 to：go home, come home, get home, walk home。go there, come here, go abroad, go downstairs 也一樣。但去某個人的家仍然要加 to：go to Lan's house。而待在家裡是 at home。

• I'm tired. Let's go home.

  我累了，我們回家吧。（不說：go to home）

• What time did you get home last night?

  你昨晚幾點到家的？

• My cousin wants to go abroad to study.

  我表弟想出國留學。

• Stay at home if you feel sick.

  不舒服的話就待在家裡。（待在家裡：at home）

Arrive 不加 to。arrive in + 城市或國家，arrive at + 建築物，或機場、車站、酒店、派對這類地點。Get to（= 到達）要加 to，get home 除外。Reach 直接接地點，不用介詞。

• We arrived in Hue just after midnight.

  我們剛過午夜就到了順化。

• What time does the train arrive at Hanoi station?

  火車幾點到河內站？

• How do I get to the night market from here?

  從這裡去夜市怎麼走？

• Call me when you get home.

  到家了給我打個電話。

Into = 從外面到裡面的移動；out of = 從裡面到外面的移動。In 通常表示位置（已經在裡面了）。

• She walked into the room and turned on the light.

  她走進房間，打開了燈。

• The children jumped into the pool.

  孩子們跳進了游泳池。

• He took his phone out of his pocket.

  他從口袋裡掏出手機。

• Everyone ran out of the building when the alarm rang.

  警報一響，大家都跑出了大樓。

在 put, jump, get, fall 後面，人們也常用 in 表示 “into”——兩種都對：Put the milk in / into the fridge. 但在 be, live, sit, stay 這類表示位置的動詞後面，只能用 in：The milk is in the fridge.

• Mum got into the car and fastened her seat belt.

  媽媽上了車，繫好了安全帶。

• We got on the train in Hanoi and got off in Vinh.

  我們在河內上了火車，在榮市下車。

• Get off the bus at the third stop.

  在第三站下車。

• He got out of the car and opened the gate.

  他下了車，打開了大門。

• Put your helmet on before you get on the motorbike.

  騎上摩托車之前先戴好頭盔。

💡中文“上車”“下車”不管車大車小，英語卻按交通工具的型別來選介詞：要鑽進去的小型車（car, taxi）→ in / out of；能在裡面走動的大型交通工具，或者騎在上面的（bus, train, motorbike）→ on / off。在車上也一樣：in the car, on the bus。

• ✗I go to home at five.

  ✓I go home at five.

  移動動詞後面的 home 不加 to。

• ✗We arrived to Hanoi at night.

  ✓We arrived in Hanoi at night.

  arrive in + 城市；不說 arrive to。

• ✗She got off the taxi.

  ✓She got out of the taxi.

  小汽車、計程車 → 用 get out of。

• ✗My mum goes at the market every morning.

  ✓My mum goes to the market every morning.

  朝某地移動 → 用 to。

• ✗Let's get in the bus.

  ✓Let's get on the bus.

  公交車、火車、飛機 → 用 get on。