ReadingArt: Art for Book Lovers is a celebration of an everyday object — the book,represented here in almost three hundred artworks from museums around theworld. The image of the reader appears throughout history, in art made longbefore books as we now know them came into being. In artists’ representationsof books and reading, we see moments of shared humanity that go beyond cultureand time.
以上摘自2023年高考考试英语新全国卷2的阅读理解C。
请问around the world与in the world的不同之处?
aroundthe world 与 in the world 有什么区别，就是介词 around（在……四处）与in（在……里面）有什么区别：
around the world 的意思是“世界各地”“环绕全球”，等于“全世界”。如：
TheGames were watched by millions of people around the world. 全世界几百万人观看了这场运动会。
We’vehad messages of support from all around the world. 大家收到了世界各地表示支持的信件。
in the world 的意思是“（在）世界上”。如：
Thereare many different systems of thought in the world. 世界上有很多不一样的思想体系。
Diamondsare the hardest known substance in the world. 钻石是世界上已知的最坚硬的物质。
有时同样的句子 around theworld 与 in the world 都可以用，但侧重点仍有细微不同（前者侧重范围，后者侧重地址）：
He’s the richest man around the world. 他是全世界最富有些人。
He’s the richest man in the world. 他是世界上最富有些人。
