Module 2 My home town and my countryUnit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.1.east的用法(1)作为名词,意为“东方;东部”。常用于in the east of,意为“在的东部”。其它表示方向的词汇还有,south(南方),west(西方),north(北方),northeast(东北),southeast(东南),southwest(西南),northwest(西北)。辨析:in/on/to the east ofin the east of“在的东部”,表示在某一范围内部的东部。Shanghai is in the east of China.上海在中国的东部。on the east of“在的东部”,表示在某一范围的东部。两地接壤,但互不管辖。Anhui is on the east of Hubei.安徽在湖北的东部。to the east of“在的东方/面”,表示在某一范围