新概念英语二容易混淆的词
1、Enter and Enter for
(1)enter
①vt.&vi. 进入
enter+地点名词
例:Always knock on the door before you enter.
Joe entered the room quietly.
②vt.&vi. 参加,加入
例:We’ve entered into an agreement. 我们已达成一项协议。
He soon entered their conversation.
(2)enter for 报名参加(强调报名)
①enter for +表示比赛、竞赛、考试的名词(报名参加,
例:enter for the exam
She entered (her name/herself) for the mathematics competition. 报名参加数学竞赛。
②take part in 真正的参加
2、salary and wage
她(1)salary n. 薪金,薪水(月薪, 年薪,通常指职员、脑力劳动者(如律师、教师、医生等)有固定工作或管理阶层的收入,数额比较固定,一般按月支付)
例:My salary is paid on the 28th of the month.
(2)wage n. 工资,工钱(按小时, 周计算的,通常指技工或一般体力劳动者,不稳定的工作人的收入,按周或天支付。一般用复数形式wages)。
例:When I worked as a waiter, the wages were low, but the tips were good.
3、Except, Except for 与Apart from
(1)三者都表示“除??以外”,有时可以互换,但except不用于句首,except for 和apart from 则可以。
例:Everyone has helped in some way apart from/except for/except you.
Apart from/Except for you, everyone has helped in some way.
(2)apart from习惯上喜欢放句首, apart from= except/besides,如果放在句首,统一用apart from代替except/besides
例:Except for/apart from this, everything is in order.
(3)如果认为整体之中做这件事情的人除了整体之外,还有这个人也做了(包括),是加号=besides;如果认为整体之中做这件事情的人除了整体之外,这个人没有做(排除),是减号=except;
例:All the passengers are millionaire except us. (减号)
I invited everyone except George. / Except for George I invited everyone.
(4)except for含有对整体中的某一个方面不满意,except for 可以不放在句首, 强调整体当中某一方面除外,剩下的整体都不错
例:The article is very good except for his handwriting.
Except for his height, he is very excellent.
4、Which of,Either of,Neigher of与Both of
(1)上面这些短语都可用于指两个人或两件事
either of 两者当中的任何一个
neither of 两者都不
which of 那一个
both of 两者都
(2)当询问在两个或更多的人或事物中偏爱哪一个或选择哪一个时,可用which
例:I like both of these bags. Which of the two do you prefer?
(3)either与neither都是对两个人或物而言(后接单数名词)。either指one or the other (不是这个就是那个),either和neither后跟of时则指两个事物中的每一个either of sb. ??当中的任何一个
新概念英语二容易混淆的词
