【 – 初中作文】
big/ large/ great/ huge
Ⅰ. big 和large 所修饰的一般是具体的事物。
big 侧重于表示一个物体的块头、重量,含有庞大、笨重的意思,其反义词是little;
large 侧重表示一个物体的宽度和数量,有广阔和众多的含义,其反义词是small。 在现代口语中两者常可互换,big 较口语化,large比较正式。如:
① This is a big / large room. 这是一个大房间。
② This coat is too big for her. 这上衣对她来说太大了。
③ China is a large country. 中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Ⅱ. big 还可作“长大了的”解,而large没有这个意思。如:
① She is big enough to ride a bike.
她长大了,足可以骑自行车了。
Ⅲ. great 常表示“伟大的”,可修饰抽象名词,也可修饰具体的人或物,带有一定的感情色彩。有时可能表达说话人的喜悦、赞扬等感情。如:
① We are going to visit the People’s Great Hall. 我们打算去参观人民大会堂。
② Einstein was a great scientist. 爱因斯坦是位伟大的科学家。
③ –How do you like my coat? –Great!
你觉得我这件外衣怎样? 好极了。
Ⅳ. huge “巨大的;极大的”,修饰具体事物,指规格数额超常。如:
① How did they carry such huge stones?
他们是如何搬运这些巨石的?
② The Great Hall of the People is a huge building.
人民大会堂是座巨大的建筑物。
bloom/ flower/ blossom
Ⅰ. bloom 指观赏用的花。如:玫瑰;菊花;牡丹等。
Ⅱ. flower 是普通用语。
Ⅲ. blossom 指果树上的花。
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。)
another/ the other/ other/ others/ the others
Ⅰ. another 指不定数目中的“另一个、又一个” (三个以上)用来代替或修饰可数名词。如:
I don’t think the coat is good enough. Can you show me another?
Ⅱ. other 泛指“另外的”修饰复数名词。如:
We study Chinese, maths, English and other subjects.
Ⅲ. others 泛指“另外的人或物”, 但不指其余的人或物的全部。如:
Some like swimming, others like boating.
Ⅳ. the other 指两个中的“另一个”如:
He has two sons, one is in Shanghai, the other is in Beijing.
Ⅴ. the others 特指某一范围内的“其余全部的人或物”如:
There are thirty books on the bookshelf. Five are mine, the others are my father’s.
edge / side
Ⅰ.edge侧重于指很窄的 “边缘”, 如刀刃或沿边的一部分.如:
Put some salt on the edge of your plate. 在你的盘子边上放些盐.
Ⅱ.side “边, 旁边” 有时与edge同义,有时指 “(东西的)侧面”, “(一个)方面”, “(身体的)侧边”,如:
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。
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。
always/ often/ frequently/ often/ usually/ sometimes/ never
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.
although/ though
Ⅰ. although conj. “尽管、虽然”引导让步状语从句,相当于 though. 只是比though稍微正式些。多用于句首。though 用于非正式文体中,较普遍,但以下几种用法,不能用although. 如:
① 表强调时,要用even though,如:
Even though I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling.
尽管我一字不识,我还是一直微笑着。
②. Though可用在倒装句中,如:
Young though he is, he is quite experienced. 他虽然年轻,但很有经验。
③ though 可作副词,表示“然而”放在句末或其它位置。
如:He said he would come, he didn’t though.他说他要来,结果他却没来。
[此外],although不用着副词。在英语中如果用了although 或 though, 就不能再有but,但可以用yet 或still; 反之,如果用了but , 就不能用although 和 though. 如:
① Although he is in poor health, (yet) he works hard. = He is in poor health, but he works hard. 虽然他身体不好,但他工作仍努力。
②Although it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
虽然天气很冷,他未穿外衣就出去了。
① He is quite strong, although very old.
他虽然很老了,但还是十分健壮。
Ⅱ. though 常用作连词,“虽然”。在口语中还用着副词,一般放在句末,意为“可是、然而”等。如:
① He didn’t light the fire, though it was cold. 天气虽很冷,他却还没生火。
② Though it was very late, he went on working. 虽然很晚了,他还是继续工作。
③ He said he would come, he didn’t, though. 他说他来,可是结果他没有来。
always / yet
Ⅰ. always “总是;一直”常与一般现在时连用。有时也与进行时连用, 但并不强调动作正在进行,而是表示“赞叹、厌烦、不满”等情绪。常用于肯定句中,放在“三类词”(情态动词、助动词、系动词本书称为“三类词”)之后,行为动词之前。如:
① We always get up before six o’clock. 我们总是六点前起床。
② He is always thinking of others. 他总是想着别人。
Ⅱ. yet. “仍然;还”常与not连用。用于否定结构中。如:
①He hasn’t finished the work yet. 他还没完成这项工作。
also/ as well/ too/ either “也”
Ⅰ. also较正式,位置通常靠近动词,用于句中;且用于肯定句中。如:
① He also plays football. 他也踢足球。
② I was also there.我也在那儿。
Ⅱ. too 多用于口语,通常置于句末,前边须用逗号隔开,也可用于句中,且前后均须用逗号隔开,;用于肯定句中。如:
① He is a worker, too.
② The two cows, too, are white.那两头奶牛也全都是白的。
Ⅲ. as well 是副词短语,多用于口语,只用于句末。如:
① She not only taught us English but taught us maths as well.她不但教过我们英语,还教过我们数学。
② He is a teacher and a writer as well.他是位教师,也是一位作家。
Ⅳ. either 用于否定句中,常置于句末。在肯定句变否定句时,其中的also, too, as well都要改为either.
① Yesterday I didn’t watch TV and I didn’t see the film, either .昨天我没有看电视,也没有看电影。
for / from / since
Ⅰ. 三者都能用来表示时间,但用法不同。
since “自从”,所表示的是一个时间点。可用作介词,也可用作连词,后接时间名词或短语,或引导时间状语从句;要求前面的谓语动词或主句的谓语动词必须用完成时态,要用延续性动词。而since引导的从句中的谓语动词通常应是短暂性的动词。若接时间,则应为点时间。如:
① He has worked there since1989.
② She has lived here since she moved here.
Ⅱ. from “自从” 只用作介词,表一个事情的开始点,可用于过去、现在或将来的时态。如:
① They worked from 7:00 to 12:00 this morning.
② We have been good friends from childhood.
Ⅲ. for 作为介词,后面接段时间,用于完成时、现在时、过去时和将来时,句中要用延续性动词。如:
① We’ll stay here for ten minutes.我们将在这儿呆10分钟。
They have studied English for three yeas.