never \ seldom \ sometimes \ often \ usually \ always
live at vs live in \ stay at vs stay in
live in Beijing. 大区域 live at 23 Haidian Street. 小地方
live: 长期 stay：短期
either vs too
either: 否定句 too：其他句型
I don't know either.
I like too.
well vs fine
well: 身体好 fine：状况良好
I'm very well.
I'm fine.
That's fine.
Everything is fine.
woman vs lady
an old woman: 一个老女人，不太友好 an old lady: 一个老太太
thin vs slim
thin：瘦的 slim：苗条的
夸人用slim
You are so slim.
shop vs store
shop 小
感官动词
// 看
see：看见
look：看,看起来
Look at that man. I see him in the street
Look for it. Can you find it?
// 听
sound：听起来
listen
hear
Listen! Can you hear it?
// 闻
smell
// 尝
taste
// 感觉
fell
大的 big 大的 heavy 风大、雨大、雪大 loud 声音大 old 年级大 large 面积大
turn on vs open
turn on: 打开带电的 turn on TV open: open the door
例外：turn on tap 打开水龙头
turn off: 关掉
another vs other
another 另一个（大于等于3） the other 另一个（等于2）
I have two best friend.
One is a teacher, the other is a doctor.
tobacco vs cigarette
tobacco: 烟草、烟丝 cigarette: 香烟
of course vs certainly
certainly 更加正式一些
of course not
there be vs Have
I have a lot of money. // 我有很多钱
There are a lot of cars in the stree. //街上有很多车
climate vs weather
climate: 气候 weather: 天气
spend vs cost vs take
- 主语是人 + spend, 主语是物 + cost
This shirt costs me $30.
I spend $300 to buy this shirt.
He spent two weeks in New York.
She speed all her money on cosmetics.
- sth. costs (sb.) + money, sth. takes (sb.) + time
This journey takes two hours.
This pair of shoes costs me 30 pounds.
- be worth
The apartment is worth three million now.
It's worth the money.
How is you car worth?
race vs match
a football match \ a basketball match
a car race \ a boat race \ a running race
英美差异
| 名词 | 美 | 英 |
|---|---|---|
| 垃圾桶 | garbage | rubbish |
| 手电筒 | flashlight | torch |
| 邮箱 | post | |
| 易拉罐 | can | tin |
| 秋天 | fall | autumn |
| 水龙头 | faucet | tap |
| 公寓 | apartment | flat |
| 出租车 | cab | taxi |
| 衣柜、壁橱 | closet | wardrobe |
| 窗帘 | drape | curtain |
| 电梯 | elevator | lift |
| 饼干 | cookie | biscuit |
| 电影 | movie | film |
| 裤子 | pants | trousers |
| 足球 | soccer | football |
| 假期 | vocation | holiday |
| 地铁 | subway | underground |
| 拉链 | zipper | zip |
| 卡车 | truck | lorry |
| 灶台 | stove | cooker |
| 运动鞋 | sneakers | trainers |
| 橡皮擦 | eraser | rubber |
| 人行道 | sidewalk | pavement |
| 薯条 | fries | chips |
bus stop vs bus station
bus stop: 停靠站 bus station: 总站
smile vs laugh
smile: 微笑 laugh：大笑
speak vs say
speak: 说好的能力，语言 say: 说话的内容
wear vs put on
wear: 穿着、戴着 put on: 穿上
He wears a black tie.
appointment vs date
appointment: 约会、预约 date: 男女之间的约会
hostel 招待所 vs hotel 酒店
little vs few
a little (有一些) \ little (几乎没有) + 不可数名词
a few (有几个) \ few (几乎没有) + 可数名词
There is a little milk in the cup.
He knows only few words of French.
There are a few good man now.
He has few friends here, he fells lonely.
less - the least \ fewer - the fewest
He makes less money than before.
The doctor tells Mary to eat more vegetables and less meat because she is getting fatter and fatter.
好
good\well - better - the best
坏
bad - worse - the worst
多
many\much - more - the most
少
little - less - the least
few - fewer - the fewest
ticket vs fare
He didn't have enough money to pay his train fare.
Tickets \ Fares, please.
when vs while
when: 万能引导词 while：后面是延续性动词，多接进行时态
When you think you know nothing, you begin to know something.
While everyone was working hard, I was enjoying my holiday.
We always sing as we walk.
sound (声音) vs voice (说话的声音)
job vs work
He has a good job.
I have a log of work to do.
what vs how 感叹句
how + adj.\adv. what + n.
How hot!
What a hot day!
have to vs must
have to 不得不 must 必须
Do you have to go now?
Yes, I have to. \ No I don't have to. \ No, I don't need to.
Must I pass the exam?
Yes, please. \ I'm afraid so.
overseas (adj.) vs abroad (adv.)
excited (兴奋的) vs exciting （令人兴奋的）
类似的： interested interesting moved (感动的) moving surprised surprising amused amusing
He is surprised.
It is surprising.
This movie is moving.
This man is very interesting.
I had an amusing experience last year.
a moving moment 一个让人感动的瞬间
moving pictures 令人感动的照片
pass vs past
“Past”是「过去」的意思，可以用在时间或空间上，它可以是形容词(Adjective)、名词(Noun) 或副词(Adverb) ，但不能当动词(Verb) 用啊。
“Pass”跟”Past”只差一个英文字母，可是这两个字是有差别的啊。 “Pass”可以是动词，也可以是名词，意思可以是「通过」、「传递」、「入场券」等。
rise vs raise
raise: vt. 及物动词，后面要加宾语 rise: vi. 不及物动词，不加宾语
| 原形（Original Form） | 第三人称单数形式（Singular From in Third Personal） | 过去式（Past Form） | 过去分词（Past Participle） | 现在分词（Present Participle） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raise | raises | raised | raise | raising |
| rise | rises | rose | risen | rising |
That boy always rises his hand when I ask a question. That shelf was too low so we raised it a few inches. Heavy rains have raised the level of the river this year. I always rise at six o’clock. After the concert, everybody rose and clapped. The sun has just risen.
lay and lie
lay: vt. 及物动词，后面要加宾语 lie: vi. 不及物动词，不加宾语
| 原形（Original Form） | 第三人称单数形式（Singular From in Third Personal） | 过去式（Past Form） | 过去分词（Past Participle） | 现在分词（Present Participle） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lay | lays | laid | laid | laying |
| lie | lies | lied(说谎)/lay | lied(说谎)/lain | lying |
Lay those parcels on the floor, please. Where’s my book? I laid it on that shelf a moment ago. Haven’t you laid the table yet? It’s nice to get up in the morning, but it’s nicer to lie in bed. I lay in bed till 10 o’clock last Sunday morning. The children are playing a game. They’ve all just lain on the grass.
lie意为“说谎；撒谎；编造谎言“时，是一个规则动词，遵循一般的变化规则，也即它的过去式和过去分词都是在 lie 后面加”d“变成 lied，例如： She lies about her age. She lied when she told me she was only 29. ‘You’re lying,’ he said baldly.
quiet vs quite
quiet: 轻声的，安静的 quite: 相当，很；非常，十分