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1.happen , take place二者都有“发生”的意思。
happen指事情的发生,往往带有"偶然"的意思。
It happens that I am free today. 恰好今天我没有事。
take place指事先安排或策划好而后发生,没有"偶然"的意思。
2. must, have tomust表示说话人的主观看法;而have to则表示客观需要。mustn't意为“不可以;不允许”;don't have to意为“不必”。
3. arrive , reach , get to三者都有“到达”之意。
reach为及物动词。They reached Tianjin yesterday.
昨天他们到达天津。
arrive为不及物动词,后面接介词in或at。
get to常用于口语,可代替前二者。

4.because , because of二者均表示“因为”
because是连词,引导状语从句。
We stayed at home because it rained.
因为下雨,我们呆在家。
because of是短语介词,后面接名词性词语。
We stayed at home because of the rain .
因为下雨,我们呆在家。
5. in front of, in the front ofin front of…意思是"在……前面",指甲物在乙物之前,两者互不包括;其反义词是behind(在……的后面)。
如:He walked in fount of me.
他走在我的前面。
There are some flowers in fount of the house.
房子前面有些花卉。
in the front of 意思是"在某一空间内的前部",即甲物在乙物的范围之内;其反义词是at the back of…(在……范围内的后部)。
如:There is a big desk and a blackboard in the fount of our classroom.
我们的教室前边有一张大桌子和一块黑板。
Our teacher stands in the fount of the classroom.
我们的老师站在教室前。
6. look , see , watch三者都有“看”的意思。
look是看的过程。
I looked , but saw nothing . 我看了,但什么也没看见。
see是看的结果。
see a film看电影
see a play看戏(话剧)
watch是看移动的事物或定晴地看。
watch a football match看足球比赛。
watch TV看电视
7. sometime; sometimes; some time; some timessometime是副词,可与过去时或将来时连用,表示"(在过去)某个时候"或"(在将来)某个时候"。
如: I saw him sometime in May.
some time多数情况下作名词短语,意为"一些时间;一些时候";它还可以作副词词组,用来表示一个未肯定的时刻,此时它可与sometime互换。
如: I'll be away for some time。
sometimes是一个表示时间频率的副词,意为"有时候"。
如:Sometimes I help my mother with the housework.
some times是"几次、几倍"之意。
如:They have been there several times.
8. how long, how often, how far, how soonhow long意为"多久、多长时间",主要是对一段时间进行提问,答语通常是(for)three days/weeks/months等时间段,它可用于各种时态。
How long do you stay in Beijing every year?
每年你在北京住多久?
how often意为"多久……次、是否经常",用来提问在某一特定的时间进行某个动作的次数,答语通常是always,usually,often,sometimes,once/twice a day/month等。
How often do you get to school very early?
你多久早到校一次?
how far意为"多远",对距离提问时用。How far is that? 那有多远?
how soon意为"还要多久",是对从某个基本时间到将来某动作结束或某动作发生这段时间提问,常用在一般将来时态的句子中,其答语通常是"in + 一段时间"。
-How soon can you finish the work? 还要多久你能完成这项工作?
-In half an hour. 半小时后。
9. agree with,agree to,agree on两者都有“同意”、“赞成”的意思。
agree with 后面常接表示人或意见(看法)的名词作宾语。agree with 还有“适合”、“符合”的含义。如:The climate here doesn\'t agree with him。他不适合这里的气候。
agree to 后面一般接表示提议、办法、计划之类的名词作宾语。
agree on就…达成一致的意见。
10. across , cross, crossing, through, past(1)cross 意为“横过, 穿过”为动词,相当于walk(go,run)across
Look both ways before you cross the road.
(2)across意为“横过,穿过”为介词,不作动词,不能作谓语,常放在动词之后,如:go across
He walked across the field.
(3)through 是介词,含有“从…中间穿越”之意,表示四周含有物体的穿越。
The ball went through the window.
(4)past既可作形容词也可作副词,做副词时有:“穿过,越过”之意。
Will you be going past my house on your way home?
(5)crossing意为“渡口,人行横道,(铁路与公路的)交叉点。
All the cars should stop before the zebra crossing.
11.on,in,with(1)on:表示使用通讯工具、信息或传媒,乘坐交通工具等;
I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
(2)in:使用语言文字等媒介;
Can you speak it in English?
(3)with:借助具体的手段或工具。
Don't write it with a red pen.
12.at,on,inat, on, in三者都可以表示"在……的时候"。
(1)at:表示在哪个时刻用;表示时间点。
I get up at six o'clock in the morning . 我早晨六点起床。
(2)On:表示在哪一天,哪一天的早上(下午、晚上);
on Wednesday , on Sunday morning , on May I , on a cold morning in 1936
(3)in:表示在哪一年(季、月),在上午,下午等。
in September , in the morning , in the afternoon
13.few, a few; little , a little虽然都表示“少”,但
few, a few是可数的, little, a little是不可数的。
a few, a little含肯定意味,few, little含否定意味。
(1) They have a little ink, don't they?
他们有一点墨水,是吗?
(2)They have little ink, do they?
他们几乎没有墨水,是吗?
(3)She has a few Chinese friends, doesn't she?
她有几位中国朋友,是吗?
(4)She has few Chinese friends, does she?
她几乎没有几位中国朋友,是吗?
(5)She has a little dog。她有一只小狗。
14.not … until, untilnot … until 直到…才… (主句动词是短暂性动词)
(1)He didn't go to bed until his mother came back.until 一直到… (主句中使用延续性动词)
(2) I study hard until it is midnight every day.
15. spend, pay, cost, take(1)Sb. Spend … on sth. 某人花了…(时间、金钱)在某事上。
I spend ten yuan on the book.
(2)spend (in) doing sth. 某人花了…(时间、金钱)做某事。
She spent two hours in drawing the house。
(3)Sb. pay …for …sth. 某人为某物花了…钱。
I paid 50 yuan for the clothes。
(4)Sth. cost sb. … 某物花了某人…钱。
It cost us five dollars。
(5)It takes/took sb. … to do sth. 花了某人…(时间、金钱)做某事。
It takes us ten minutes to brush my teeth every day.
16.too much, too many, much tootoo much + 不可数名词 too many + 可数名词 much too + 形容词、副词
(1)There is too much milk in the basket.
(2) She ate too many biscuits yesterday morning.
(3) He runs much too quickly.
(4) The chair is much too expensive.
17.after , in(1)After+时间段 表达过去一段时间以后,常用于过去时态的句子;
I received the letter after two days .
我是两天以后收到这封信的。
(2)After+时间点 表示将来一段时间以后,用于将来时态的句子。
He will arrive after four o'clock.
(3)in+时间段 以现在为起点,表示将来一段时间以后,常用于将来时态的句子。
You will receive the letter in three days .
你三天以后将收到这封信。
18.ago , before(1)ago立足于现在,表示从现在起,若干时间之前;ago 通常与一般过去时连用,不能与完成时连用;
I met him three years ago.(距今)三年前,我遇到他。
(2)before立足过去,表示从过去某一时刻起,若干时间以前。before通常与过去完成时连用。
I had met him three years before.
(距当时)三年前我见到他一次。
19.alone, lonelyalone是表语形容词,只能作表语用。
Though I am alone, I am not lonely.虽然我孤独一人,但我并不感到寂寞。
lonely除了有"孤独的"意思外,还有"寂寞的"意思。另外说明特点时还有“人迹稀少的”、“荒凉的”意思。
He was taken to a lonely house. 他被带到一个荒无人烟的房子内。
20.also , either , too , as wellalso用于肯定句. You study English and I also study it.
你学英语,我也学。
either用于否定句,并放在句尾;
You don't study English and I don't study it either.
你不学英语,我也不学。
too和as well 用于肯定句,放在句尾,多用于口语。
例如:
You are a student and I am a student, too.
你是学生,我也是。
You know the way and I know it as well.
你知道路,我也知道。
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