区别辨析addition、appendix、attachment、supplement与accessory
addition、appendix、attachment、supplement与accessory这些名词均含“附加物、增加物”之意。
容易误译的英语 | housework 家务
housework是“家务”之意，homework才是“家庭作业”，两者皆为不可数名词。
英语笑话 | 那个印刷者是谁？
The professor was delivering the final lecture of the term.
教授正在上本学期的最后一次课。
伊索寓言 | The Mice and the Weasels
Greatness has its penalties.
短篇小说 | Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
区别辨析adapt、adjust、conform、accommodate、suit与fit
adapt、adjust、conform、accommodate、suit与fit这些动词均有“使适合、适应”之意。
容易误译的英语 | hot water 麻烦，困境
例句中的hot water意为“麻烦”、“困境”，句中的is in 也可用get into代替。
英语笑话 | 比谁的母亲更有能力
Two small boys were discussing the capabilities of their mothers, who were active club members.
两个小男孩正在讨论他们母亲的能力，他们的母亲是俱乐部的活跃成员。
英语热词 | “非银行支付机构”英语怎么说？
非银行支付机构
non-bank payment institutions
伊索寓言 | The Man and the Satyr
The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.
短篇小说 | General Washington's Negro Body-Servant
The stirring part of this celebrated colored man's life properly began with his death--that is to say, the notable features of his biography began with the first time he died.
区别辨析actor、player与performer
actor、player与performer这些名词均有“演员”之意。
