soil和earth的区别
1、soil意为:“泥土、土壤”,尤指生长植物的土地。或“国家、国土”。
The trees have rooted in the rich soil.
树木在肥沃的土壤里已经扎根。
It was the first time we had set foot on foreign/French/American soil (= gone to a foreign country/France/America).
那是我们第一次踏上异国/法国/美国的土地。
2、 earth意为:“地球、大地”,“泥土、土壤”。
The earth takes approximately 365 and 1/4 days to go round the sun.
地球围绕太阳运转一周大约需要365又1/4天。
Spring rains and warm sunlight quickened the earth.
春雨和温暖的阳光使大地复苏了。