arrive 和 get 都是不及物动词,前者较正式,后者则较口语化.两者之后均不可接宾语,但可接 here,there,home 之类的表地点的副词作状语.如:
What time does the train arrive?火车什么时候到?
We got [arrived] here last night.我们昨晚到这儿.
要表示“到达某地”,需借助适当介词:
1.arrive 之后通常接介词 at (一般用于较小的地方)或 in (一般用于较大的地方).如:
We arrived at the station five minutes late.我们到车站晚了 5 分钟.
They will arrive in Paris next Monday.他们将于下周星期一到达巴黎.
2.get 之后通常接介词 to.如:
When we got to the park,it began to rain.我们到达公园时,就开始下雨了.
在谈到火车、汽车等或乘客等到站时,通常用 get in.如:
The bus gets in at five thirty.汽车五点半到站.
■reach 通常是及物动词(较 get 更正式),其后可直接跟地点名词作宾语(不能用介词).如:
He reached Beijing yesterday.他昨天到达北京.
注:reach 之后也可接 here,there,home 等词.如:
When did he reach home yesterday?昨天他什么时候到家?
顺便说一句:reach 除可表示到达某地外,还用于其它意义的到达.如:
Your letter reached me last week.我是上周收到你的信的.
He has reached school age.他已达到上学年龄.
You can guess it when you reach the end of the chapter.当你读到这末尾时,你就可以猜到了.