China is in the east of Asia. 中国位于亚洲的东部。【用in，表示某地在某一特定区域内的方位】
Nanjing lies in the south of Jiangsu. 南京在江苏的南部。
She works in the north of China.她在中国的北部工作。
She works in North China. 她在华北工作。
The family resides in Southern France. 这家人住在法国南部。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太阳从东边升起，从西边落下。
We are sailing in the direction of east by north. 我们正朝着正东偏北方向航行。
Henan is on the west of Shandong. 河南在山东的西部。【用on，表示某地在某一特定区域外，且两地相互接壤的某一方位】
Guangdong lies on the south of Hunan.广东在湖南南边。
China faces the Pacific on the east. 中国东临太平洋。
Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东面。【用to,表示某地在某一特定区域外，但两地相互不相连的某一方位】
Japan lies （to the） east of China.日本位于中国东方。
Suzhou lies 50 miles to the west of Shanghai.苏州位于上海西面50英里处。
Tiajin is situated l20 km southeast of Beijing. 天津位于北京东南120公里处。
The Ming Tombs are located about 50 km to the northwest of Beijing. 十三陵位于北京西北50公里处。
The island lies south by east from here.那个岛位于此地的正南偏东方向。
We were traveling eastward. 我们向东旅行。
This room faces east. 这间房子向东。
The plane flew west. 飞机向西飞行。
The window opens to the west. 这扇窗户是向西开的。
The train is going north. 列车向北行驶。
The wild geese fly from north to south. 大雁由北向南飞。
These birds migrate northwards in spring and southwards in fall. 这些鸟春天向北迁徙，秋天向南迁徙。
When you face the south, the east is at your left. 面朝南时，左边是东方。
The boat began to move slowly off toward the southeast. 船儿慢慢地向东南方向驶去。
He pointed his boat northwestwards. 他将船驶向西北。
This river flowed southwest to the Atlantic Ocean. 这条河流向西南，汇入大西洋。
Chang Chuan-lying tilted from northeast to southwest. 张家川地势由东北向西南倾斜。
The horse leaped forward. 那匹马突然向前冲。
She moved backwards till she was pressed against the wall. 她向后走，走到碰着墙壁为止。
Downward movement is much faster than upward one. 向下移动比向上移动快得多。
Does that window open inwards or outwards? 那个窗户是向里开，还是向外开?
He stopped and went back to look into the store. 然后他停下来，又折回商店向里望去。
He walked over and looked out. 他走到门口，向外看了看。
The line is slanting to the left. 这根线向左斜了。
Go to the end of the road and turn right. 走到路的尽头，然后向右拐弯。
The plumbline is always perpendicular to the horizontal plane. 铅垂线总是垂直于水平面的。
Move the machine in an upright position. 垂直地移动机器。
The wall is out of the perpendicular. 这墙有些倾斜。
The boat tipped to one side. 船向一边倾斜。
