beside

On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books.

桌上的空碟子旁摆着一摞书。

Imagine this: you wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside you.

想象一下：你每天早上醒来，都会发现你的妹妹躺在你身边。

Her article seems boring beside mine.

同我的相比，她的文章读起来没意思。

But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels.

但与对农作物燃料永无止境的需求相比，这种潜力就显得微不足道了。

The girl reads many works of other poets beside Shakespeare.

除了莎士比亚以外，女孩还读其他诗人别的作品。

That boy has no contact with other people beside his parents.

除了他父母，那个男孩不再跟其他人接触。