2021-09-08
第10名. carry vs. bring
[差別] Carry 是用手(臂)拿著、帶著、扛著東西;
而bring 只強調方向:把東西拿來,把人帶來。
[例句] What do you carry in your school bag?(你的書包裡都裝什麼?)
Did you bring your passport?(你有帶護照嗎?)
第9名. life vs. live
[差別] 中文都是生活,但life是名詞,live是動詞。
[例句] My goal in life is to find happiness.(我的人生目標是找到幸福。)
They live on the other side of the street.(他們住在這條街的另一邊。)
第8名. situation vs. case
[差別] Situation單純指某種『情況、狀況、處境』,
case則常放片語中,如in case (of)(萬一), in his case(對他來說、以他的情況來說)等。
[例句] You've put me in a difficult situation.
(你讓我很為難。直譯:你把我放在困難的處境中。)
In case of an emergency, dial 119. (我在美国的经历:遇到紧急情况,使用没装卡的手机打911)
第7名. hope vs. wish
[差別] Hope 內心期待或希望事情發生,簡單直接又單純;
wish 除了『祝福』(Wish you a merry Christmas! 祝福你耶誕快樂!)之外,多用在有點懊悔的『但願』,搭配假設語態,意思就是沒做到。
[例句] I hope the school doesn't reject my application.
(我希望學校不會拒絕我的申請。)
I wish I could do something to help.(我希望我能做點什麼。)
第6名. web vs. net
[差別] 蜘蛛網用web;
其他如:漁網、抓蝴蝶的網、球網、擋蚊子的網(蚊帳)都用net。
*網路世界的web 是World Wide Web (WWW)的簡稱;
Net則是Internet或network。
[例句] Not all spiders weave webs.(不是每種蜘蛛都織網。)
We use a mosquito net to keep away bugs.(我們用蚊帳來避開蚊蟲。)
第5名. position vs. location
[差別] Position指相對位置;location是確切地點,地圖上可以點出的地方。
[例句] Did you move the sofa? It's in a different position.
(你動過這沙發嗎?它移位置了。)
The store is moving to a different location.
(這間店要搬到新的地址了。)
第4名. age vs. old
[差別] Age 是名詞;old是形容詞。
填基本資料時會看到age(年齡)這一欄;問『幾歲?』開頭用How old…?
[例句] All children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
(13歲以下的兒童需由成人陪伴。)
He’s 13 years old. (他13歲。)
He's an old friend of ours.(他是我們的老朋友。)
第3名. problem vs. question
[差別] 遇到problem要找solution(解決方法);
聽到question要找answer(解答)。
[例句] He came up with a creative solution to the problem.
(他替那問題想到一個有創意的解決方案。)
May I ask you a personal question?
(我可以問你個私人的問題嗎?)
第2名. home vs. house
[差別] Home是居住場所、家鄉;house是建築物、一間房子(透天厝)。
[例句] There is no place like home.(哪裏都沒有家鄉好。)
I bought this house two years ago.(我兩年前買了這房子。)
第1名. few vs. less
[差別] A few things是一些東西,a few people是一些人,
a few後面都接可數名詞複數。
Less是little的比較級,相反詞是more,
例如近年流行的生活哲學『少即是多』,英文是Less is more.
[例句] Can I borrow your car for a few days?(我可以向你借幾天車嗎?)
He is saving money by cooking at home more and going out less.
(他正透過多在家煮並減少外食來省錢。)
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