among 与between的区别

题目

among 与between的区别
she likes to live among the working people
there are spaces between the rocks.
为什么前者用among 而后者用between
rock就不是三者以上吗

答案

看字典解释,另外between用于2者和多者之间,很显然rocks是互相独立存在的.而工作人员属于一群人,1个整体
翻译应该是 她喜欢住在工作人员中 而不是强调中间,不是强调量度
石头中间还有空间 （你要看空间肯定是把石头当作1个个独立存在的实体,分别看他们中间的空间）
另外between可以用于表示介于2个量度（空间,距离,数量,重量等）之间
Among is used of people or things considered as a group *among用於指作为一整体的人或事物: Share out the books among the class. 把书分发给全班. * They talked among themselves while they waited. 他们一边等着一边互相谈话. * standing among the crowd at the football match 在人群中站着看足球比赛.
2 Between is used of people or things, either two in number or more than two considered individually *between用於指两个或两个以上各自独立的人或事物: one book between two (pupils) 两个人（小学生）一本书 * She divided her possessions equally between her four children. 她把自己的财物平均分给了她的四个孩子. * They hung flags across the street between the houses. 他们把旗子横跨街道悬挂在两边房子中间. * There's a lot of disagreement between the two main political parties on this issue. 对这一问题, 两大政党间有很大分歧. (Compare 试比较: There's a lot of disagreement among politicians on this issue. 对这一问题, 政治家们有很大分歧.)