across the yard from them是一个介词短语,可以翻译成“从他们那儿穿过院子”.例如： I live in an apartment across the street from here. across the street from here在这里是做定语的,修饰前面的apartment表示从这里穿过大街的一所公寓. across from有时也可译成“在...的对面”,例如： The post office is just across from the club . 邮局就在那俱乐部对面.
