19 by the way和on the/one's way to
1 by the way 意为“顺便提一下,顺便问一下”,为惯用短语,在句中用作插入语,常用来提及一件与正题无关的事。
By the way , have you seen Mary recently? 顺便问一下,最近你见到玛丽了吗?
By the way , what time is it now? 顺便问一下,现在几点了?
2 on the/one's way to 表示“在去……的路上,在途中”,to 后面接名词。如果way后面跟表地点的副词,则不用to。
They are on the way to school. 他们在去上学的路上。
On the way there I met an old friend of mine. 在去那儿的路上,我遇到了一位老朋友。(不可说on the way to there )
On the way home she helped an old man across the road. 在回家的路上,她帮一位老大爷过马路。