淺析the first place和in the first place的用法
1. the first place第一名，冠軍；第一個（位置）
She took the first place in the beauty contest.
她在選美比賽中得了第一名。
The horse took the first place.The horse’s legs wre hurt.
那匹馬獲得了冠軍。那匹馬腿受了傷。《張道真初中英語語法》P312
He won the first place in the competition. (McArthur)
他在比賽中獲得第一名。
John and Tom were rivals for the first place in the class. (JED)
約翰和湯姆是班上第一名的競爭對手。
The two boys vied with one another for the first place. (SDA)
這兩個男孩為了第一名互相競爭。
The gold medal will be awarded to whoever wins the first place in the bicycle race. (2018天津卷單選)
在自行車比賽中獲得第一名的人將獲得金牌。
“Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?” “By no means. Ours is much stronger than theirs.”(2010江蘇卷單選)
“你認為他們的乒乓球隊會在即將到來的亞運會上獲得第一名嗎？“絕對不是。我們的比他們的強得多。”
The children jostled with each other for the first place in line.
孩子們搶著要排第一個。
表示“獲得”第幾名時，place 常常與 finish in, get, take 等動詞搭配。 例如：
She took third place. 她獲得了第三名。（摘自《牛津英語搭配詞典》第二版）
Who took first place?誰得了第一名？（摘自《韋氏高階英漢雙解詞典》p.1572）
He took second place in the long jump.他在跳遠比賽中獲得了第二名。
（摘自《朗文高級英語應試詞典》）
I finished in third place. 我得了第三名。(同上)
get (the) first place 獲得第一名（摘自《英漢多功能詞典》新編升級版
p.1275）
Jane’s goals helped Britain win third place in the Barcelona games.
簡的進球幫助英國隊在巴塞羅那奧運會上獲得了第三名。（摘自《柯林斯中階英漢雙
解學習詞典》p.1100）
John won first place in the contest.(Thorndike)
(摘自張道真主編：《現代英語用法詞典》p.1085)
Whose horse got the first place ? (OSD)（同上）
【注】以上實例的英語都來源于英語國家出版的詞典。
get (the) first place 獲得第一名（摘自《英漢多功能詞典》新編升級版
p.1275）
win (the) first place 贏得第一名（摘自2008年7月第1版《外研社英漢多功能詞
典》p.1586）
為了簡練而省略 the，但是，那不是錯誤，而是約定俗成。
He said he was going to try for first place next year.
他說他明年會爭取奪得第一名。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
It is uncertain whether she will win first place.
她是否會取得第一名還不太清楚。
《外研社英語同義詞辨析詞典》
They finished in joint first place.
他們獲得并列第一。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
Among the mineral deposits of the province, tin occupies first place; copper comes second.
該省礦藏，以錫最多，銅次之。
《漢英大詞典》
Let me congratulate you on your winning first place in the 100 metre dash.
祝賀你獲得百米賽跑第一名。
《漢英大詞典》
I finished in fifth place. 我得了第五名。
（摘自《朗文當代英語大辭典》p.1420）
win (或take, get) first place 得第一名
（摘自陸谷孫主編：《英漢大詞典》第2版p.1489）
2.in the first place,首先，首要的，一開始。最初，第一時間；根本；究竟
I should never have taken that job in the first place.
我當初就不該接受那份工作。
You should never have acted the way you did in the first place.
當初你就不該這么做。
Well, in the first place he has all the right qualifications.
噢，首先，他符合一切條件。
I don’t think we should have been there in the first place.
我認為我們從一開始就不該在那兒。
What brought you to Washington in the first place?
最初是什么讓你來到華盛頓的？
In the first place you are not old and in the second place you are a very attractive man
首先你不老，其次你是個富有魅力的男人。《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
I hear an echo of the thinking that got us into this mess in the first place
我聽到有人重提那個最先使我們陷入這一困境的想法。
It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place
最初是一顆流星促使我從事天文學。
Looking to the future, though, we asked him what the prospects are for a vaccine to prevent infection in the first place.
不過，展望未來，我們問到他研制出防止感染的疫苗究竟有多大的可能性。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
After all, students making their own choices in this respect is what caused the problem in the first place.
說到底，在這一方面由學生自主選擇就是導致問題出現的首要原因。
六級真題- 2018年 6月 2卷 閱讀B
Many patients also gained a better understanding of the illnesses that landed them in the hospital in the first place.
許多病人也能夠第一時間更好地了解導致他們住院的疾病。
四級真題- 2016年 6月 3卷 短文填空
Moreover, in order to be curious, “you have to be aware of a gap in your knowledge in the first place.”
另外，為了變得好奇，“你首先應該認識到自身知識的欠缺。”
