中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴67

　　[误] I saw you stand by the president in the newsreel.

　　[正] I saw you stand beside the president in the newsreel.

　　注：stand by someone 的意思是“支持某人”(to support someone);to stand beside someone 才是“立于某人

　　旁边”(to stand by the side of someone)。但是，如果 stand by 后面的宾语不是人，那倒是可以与 stand beside 互换，表示“在...之旁”，例如：Their house stands by a forest(他们的房子在森林旁边)。除此之外，stand by 还有“袖手旁观”之意，例如：How can you stand by and watch while your allies are attacked?(当你们的盟友受到攻击时，你们怎能袖手旁观呢?)