英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析怎么做

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英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析

affair/matter/business

Ⅰ. affair “事、事情、事务”它的涵义最广,可指已经发生或必须做的任何事情, 也可泛指事务(通常用算数,指重大或头绪较多的事务)。如:

① The railway accident was a terrible affair. 那次火车事故是件可怕的事。

② That’s my affair, not yours. 那是我的事, 不是你的。

③ We should concern ourselves with state affairs. 我们要关心国家大事。

Ⅱ. matter“事、事情” 是普通用语,常指我们所写到或谈到的事情,要考虑和处理的事情。如:

① This is a matter I know little about. 这件事我不大知道。

② I’ll ask some one about the matter.关于这件事我将去问问人。

③ There are several matters to be considered. 有几件事情要考虑。

[注]:在口语中,be the matter 相当于 be wrong, 表发生了失常的事或出了毛病等意思。如:

① What’s the matter? 怎么啦?

② What’s the matter with you? 你怎么啦?

Ⅲ. business“生意、商业”产普通用语。它表“事情、事务”时,往往指一种任务、责任或必须去做的事。此外, 它有时还含有轻蔑的意味。如:

① We don’t do much business with them. 我们跟他们没有多少生意来往。

② It is a teacher’s business to help his pupils. 帮助学生是教师的责任。

③ He made it his business to fetch water for a granny. 他把为一位老大娘挑水当作自己的事。

④ It’s not your business.这不是你的事。

[注]:这三个词有时可通用,但不能任意替换。如:

Mind your own business.少管闲事。这里的 business 可用affairs 替换,但不能用 matters.

英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析

animal/beast

Ⅰ. animal “动物”是区别于植物而言,是动物的总称,通常指兽、鸟、虫、鱼等。如:

① It’s an animal of monkey kind. 这是一种属于猴类的动物。

② The animal is hungry. 这个动物饿了。

Ⅱ. beast “四足动物”通常指不包括爬行动物的较大的四足动物。如:

① The camel is a beast of burden. 骆驼是负重的动物。

② The tiger is a beast of prey. 老虎是猛兽。

英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析

another/other/more

Ⅰ. 名词前表示具有增加意义的“还、再”,一般用 more 和 another. more放在数词之后,而 another 放在数词之前;有时也可以用 other, 但other具有“不同”之意。保留它本意“别的”。如:

① one more thing, one other thing, another thing都表示“还有一件事”之意,如:

② I want three more / other books. = I want another three books.我还要三本书。

③ I stayed there three more days. = I stayed there another three days. 我在那儿又呆了三天。(这里不用other, 因day与day没有不同之意。

④ We need three more / another three hands to do the job.我们还需要三个人做这项工作。 (这里不用other , 因不强调人与人的不同。)

⑤ He works on the Great Green Wall with many other people. 他与别的许多人一块在绿色长城上工作。( other 没有增加之意,表除自己以外的别的人。)

英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析

among/between/in the middle of

Ⅰ. among “在……之中/中间” 指三者或三者以上。通常表某个范围。如:

① Someone is wrong among us. 我们中间有人错了。

② There is a small village among the mountains. 大山之间有座小村庄。

Ⅱ. between “在…之间”指在二者之间,有时与and 连用。如:

① There is a river between us. 在我们两人之间有一条河。

② I’m standing between a house and a big tree. 我站在一座房子和一棵大树中间。

Ⅲ. in the middle of “在……中间”指在某事物中间,强调事物的两端的中间。如:

There is a bus stop in the middle of the road. 在这条公路中间有个车站。

英语备考之容易混淆词汇辨析

always/often/frequently/usually/sometimes

Ⅰ. 这几个词都是表频度的副词,它们之间的区别可用百分比来区分:

(0%)→(20%)→ 70%)→(75%)→(100%)

从不- —→ 有时 —→ 时常 —→ 通常 —→ 总是

即:never(0%)→sometimes(20%)→often/frequently(70%)→usually(75%)→always(100%)

Ⅱ always “永远、总是”。与进行时连用时,表“再三地、老是”等意思。有时还表“生气或不耐烦”等盛情色彩。如:

① The sun always rises in the east.太阳总是从东方升起。

② I always get up at seven o’clock. 我总是在七点钟起身。

③ The boy is always asking whys.这男孩老是问这问那没个完。

Ⅲ often “时常、常常”强调经常性。如:

① He often comes here to see me. 他时常到这儿来看我。

② We have often been there.

Ⅲ frequently “时常、屡次”常与often 通用。但它强调次数频繁。如:

① Business frequently brings him to Shanghai.他时常因事到上海去。

② He frequently comes here to see her.他时常到这儿来看她。

Ⅳ usually “经常”其动作频率仅次于always.常常与一般过时,一般现在时连用。

① I usually get up at six in the morning.

Ⅴ never “从不”是否定副词。常常与完成时连用。

① I have never been to the Great Wall.

② She said she had never gone there.频繁ten uently "es here to see me. t.uently(70%)→usually(75%)→always(100%)