英语陷阱:这三个相似词语你能区别吗?
下面是一个很容易陷入的英语陷阱:
Sometime, Sometimes, Some time
这三个词语你能区别吗?
(1) Sometime 有未来的“不确定的时间”之意;
(2) Sometimes 的意思是“偶尔”,“时不时”;
(3) Some time 的意思是“一段(有限的)时间”。
例:
(A) Why don't you come up sometime and see me?
(B) I am so muddled that sometimes I don't understand a single word
of what I am saying.
(C) You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing,
do something for others -- something for which you get no pay but
only the privilege of doing it.
你来试一试:
(a) "If you want an interesting party _____ , combine cocktails and a
fresh box of crayons for everyone."
(b) "_____ a scream is better than a thesis."
(c) "I've been trying for _____ to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require
my presence."
(d) "Somewhere, somehow, I will find _____ to attend to this vexing problem."
五分钟英语:容易混淆的词语(一)
英语陷阱:容易混淆的词语(二)