初级口译指导:容易混淆的词汇(1)
accept except
accept:to receive 接收、接纳。
例:Please accept my gift.
except:not including 除……以外。
例:We go to school everyday except Sunday.
advice advise
advice:opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告(名词)
例:She gives good advice.
advise:to recommend 提出忠告(及物动词)
例:Please advise me on what to do.
affect effect
affect:to influence 给予……影响。
例:Do not let the loss affect you.
effect:“a effect is a result” 结果。
例:The loss did not have an effect on me.
all ready already
all ready:everything is ready 全都准备好
例:We are all ready to move.
already :previously 已经。
例:We already moved our things yesterday.
complement compliment
complement:to make complete 补充。
例:This hat will complement my new dress.
compliment:A compliment is something said in praise 称赞。
例:Thank you for the compliment about my dress.
emigrate immigrate
emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本国以往他国)移民。