in the east和on the east的区别

1、in the east of在……的东部（内部）表示我们生活中和地理位置上的绝对方向。如：The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.太阳从东边升起，从西边落下；2、on the east of在……的东边（外部接壤）；表示某事物位于另一事物所朝的方向。如：China faces the Pacific on the east.中国东临太平洋。

例句

The factory was to be a showpiece of Western investment in the East

这家工厂将会成为西方在东方投资的样板。

In the east there is the slightest glimmer of light.

东方闪现出一丝微光。

The deep has been gaining on the east coast of England for many years.

多年来海洋不断侵蚀英格兰的东海岸。

All the rivers on the east side of England empty into the North sea.

英格兰东部的河流都流入北海。