to where 是什么意思

有朋友在“答疑中心”問，…he goes to where the Polar Bears are 中的 to where 是什么用法（問題見www.hz123456.com/GuestBook/Guest_Reply.asp?TopicID=1432）。我們特請本站特約作者陳根花老師解答如下：

這里的 to where 可視為 to the place where 的省略形式。這樣的用法在英語中很普遍，請看以下出自詞典的例句（注意體會其前省略的the place）：

He walked across to where I was sitting. 他走到我坐的地方�！�—摘自《朗文當代英語辭典》(2003年第4版)

He returned to where he had hitched his horse. 他回到他拴馬的地方�！�—摘自《新牛津英語雙解大詞典》

He came quite close to where I was hiding. 他走到非�？拷�我藏身的地方�！�—摘自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》(1989年第四版)

She hurried back to where he was waiting for her. 她匆忙趕回到他等她的地方。——摘自《麥克米倫英漢雙解詞典》

Compared to where I used to work, this place is paradise. 跟我原來工作的地方相比，這個地方已是天堂了。——摘自《麥克米倫高階英語詞典》

His search for his cultural identity took him to where his parents were born. 為了尋找文化認同感，他回到了父母的出生地�！�—摘自《牛津英語搭配詞典》

The accident happened right next to where we were standing. 事故就發生在我們所站位置的旁邊�！�—摘自《美國傳統英漢雙解學習詞典》

Alison mingled for a while and then went to where Douglas stood with John. 艾利森去應酬了一會兒，然后走到道格拉斯和約翰站著的地方。——摘自《柯林斯Cobuild高階英漢雙解學習詞典》