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小编:Sophie 74以下十组词汇看似简单,却经常被误用和混用。接下来就由环球教育与大家分享这些词汇的不同之处吧!
1. Loose 和 lose
错:I always loose theproduct key。
对:I always lose the productkey。
2. It's 和 its (严格拼写是its')
错:Download the HTA, alongwith it's readme file。
对:Download the HTA, alongwith its readme file。
错:The laptop is overheatingand its making that funny noise again。
对:The laptop is overheatingand it's making that funny noise again。
3. They're 和 their 和there
错:The managers are inthey're weekly planning meeting。
对:The managers are in theirweekly planning meeting。
错:The techs have to checkthere cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it。
对:The techs have to checktheir cell phones at the door, and they're not happy about it。
4. i.e. 和 e.g
错:Use an anti-spywareprogram (i.e., AdAware)。
对:Use an anti-spywareprogram (e.g., AdAware)。
注:i.e. 意为“that is”;e.g. 意思是 “for example。” 二者后面都要加逗号。
5. Effect 和 affect
错:The outage shouldn'teffect any users during work hours。
对:The outage shouldn'taffect any users during work hours。
对:The outage shouldn't haveany effect on users。
对:We will effect severalchanges during the downtime。
注:Impact 不是动词。你可以考虑用 affect 来代替:
错:The outage shouldn'timpact any users during work hours。
对:The outage shouldn'taffect any users during work hours。
对:The outage should have noimpact on users during work hours。
6. You're 和 your
错:Remember to defrag you'remachine on a regular basis。
对:Remember to defrag yourmachine on a regular basis。
错:Your right about thechanges。
对:You're right about thechanges。
7. Different than 和 different from
错:This setup is differentthan the one at the main office。
对:This setup is differentfrom the one at the main office。
对:This setup is better thanthe one at the main office。
8. Lay 和 lie
错:I got dizzy and had tolay down。
对:I got dizzy and had tolie down。
对:Just lay those books overthere。
9. Then 和 than
错:The accounting departmenthad more problems then we did。
对:The accounting departmenthad more problems than we did。
注:当一个句子以 If 开头时,你并不需要接着来一个 then,Then 完全是多余的:
错:If you can't get Windowsto boot, then you'll need to call Ted。
对:If you can't get Windowsto boot, you'll need to call Ted。
10. Could of, would of 和 could have, wouldhave
错:I could of installed thatapp by mistake。
对:I could have installedthat app by mistake。
错:I would of sent you ameeting notice, but you were out of town。
对:I would have sent you ameeting notice, but you were out of town。
相信大家对以上十组易混淆的词语已经有了一个大致的了解了吧,是不是有一种恍然大悟的感觉?希望大家在备考雅思的过程中能事半功倍,环球教育在此预祝大家取得一个好成绩!