across the yard from them是一個(gè)介詞短語,可以翻譯成“從他們那兒穿過院子”.例如：
I live in an apartment across the street from here.
across the street from here在這里是做定語的,修飾前面的apartment表示從這里穿過大街的一所公寓.
across from有時(shí)也可譯成“在...的對(duì)面”,例如：
The post office is just across from the club .
郵局就在那俱樂部對(duì)面.