對話:
A:Have you read the newspaper? The police have arrested three men living in the house down the street.
你看報了嗎?警察逮捕了住在街那邊那座房子里的三個人。
B:Youmeanthose people involved in selling drugs?
你是指與販毒案有關(guān)的那個人嗎?
A:Yes. But the principalcriminalhas run away, and the police are searching far and widefor him.
是的,但是主犯在逃,警察正在到處搜尋他。
表達:
far and wide:到處,各處,四面八方
eg:
The exciting newsspreadfar and wide.
這個振奮人心的消息傳遍四面八方。
The flowersspreadtheirfragrancefar and wide.
花兒的芳香散發(fā)到四面八方。
My oldschoolfriends are scattered far and wide now.
老同學如今天各一方。