【學習】十組易混淆的英文名詞

1.  End & Finish
 

End:  （故事、電影等的）結局，（一段時間的）盡頭；最後部分

例句：I need your answer by the end of the day.

Finish:  結束；（比賽等的）最後階段

例句：I was watching the race but I didn't get to see the finish.

2. 　Date & Day

Date: 日期

例句：What's today's date?　

Day:  一天，星期幾

例句：They stayed home all day today.　

EBS 小提醒：

如果有人問 What's today's date? 要回答明確的月、日。

但是若有人問　 What day is it today ?　就要回答星期幾喔！

3.  Fate & Fortune

Fate : 命運；宿命 ( 上天已經安排好，人力無法改變的 )

例句：Do you believe our lives are controlled by fate?

Fortune : 命運 ; 運勢　( 某人未來可能會發生的事情 )

例句：He always blamed his bad fortune on others.

4.  Character & Personality

Character :　品格；性格（多為後天養成的）

例句：He has a changeable character.  

Personality :  人格，個性　（多為天生的）

例句：She has a down-to-earth personality.　

5.  Break & Rest

Break : 暫停；休息 ( 活動中斷或暫停)

例句：There is a ten - minute break between the classes.  

Rest : 　休息；休養　（藉由完全不做事，或睡覺等方式）

例句：　Let ' s take a rest .

6. 　Appointment & Date

Appointment 　（與專業人士的）　約會，（會面的）約定

例句：I have a dental appointment this afternoon.

Date 　（情侶間的）約會

例句：I have a date with Mary tonight.

7. Bathroom & Restroom

Bathroom （常指家用的）浴室、衛浴設備

例句：This house has two bathrooms.

Restroom  公廁、化妝室

例句：Public restrooms are not always clean.

8. Chat & Conversation

Chat : 閒談；閒聊

例句：Why don't you give me a call and we'll have a chat?

Conversation : 交談；會話（兩人以上彼此討論問題，交換想法訊息等）

例句：Our conversation lasted for over an hour.

小提醒：

中文習慣把 [ 聊天 ] 當動詞使用，但是英文常把 [ 聊天 ] 當名詞使用。

9.  Problem & Question

Problem: ( 需要有明確解決方式的 ) 問題

例句：She was older than me, but that wasn't a problem.

Question : ( 單純對事物有疑問而提出的) 問題

例句：They asked me quite a lot of difficult questions about my job.
 

小提醒：

解決問題是　solve the problem ，回答問題是  answer the question 。

如果你上台報告完，要問聽眾有沒有問題，就必須說 [ Does anyone have any questions? ]，如果是使用中文翻譯去思考這個句子，很可能會說出 [ Does anyone have any problems? ] 而鬧出笑話了!

10.   Article & Composition

Article : ( 泛指非小說類的)　文章

例句：There was an interesting article in the newspaper.

Composition: ( 學校作業的)　短篇寫作練習，作文

例句：There are many spelling mistakes in your compositions .