•Come and sit here beside me.过来坐在我身边。

•Our school was built right beside a river.我们的学校就建在河边。

•Those books seem rather dull beside this one.与这本书相比，那些书似乎都很枯燥。

•Let's stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all. The exact cost is beside the point.我们还是继续讨论这条路到底该不该建的问题吧。确切的造价不是问题的根本。

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•He was beside himself with grief when she died.她死时他悲痛欲绝。