the car is sitting / standing

sitやstandという動詞を私たちは「座る」／「立つ」と覚えています。でも、小説などを読む人は日本語との違いに気づくはずです。というのも主語には「人」ばかりでなく「物」が来る事もあるのです。典型的な例が「自動車が主語になる」場合です。例をあげておきましょう。どちらも「車が停車してあった」という意味です。

(1) “Yes, sir. By the time I tried the radio knobs, I realized it was cold in there. It's a warm day and the car was sitting in the sun, but it was cold inside. ...”

-- Stephen King, From a Buick 8

(2) Mr. Weasley's car was standing, empty, in the middle of a circle of thick trees under a roof of dense branches, its headlights ablaze. As Ron walked, open-mouthed, toward it, it moved slowly toward him, exactly like a large, turquoise dog greeting its owner.

-- Rawling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets