学了这么久的英语,你对英语了解吗?知道它有多调皮吗?今天我们就一起聊聊它干过的“坏事”~
1
“无中生有”
菠萝里没有apple;
却偏偏叫做pineapple;
茄子里没有egg;
却偏偏叫做eggplant;
厕所不是用来休息的;
却偏偏叫做rest room;
淡水不是甜水;
却偏偏叫做sweet water.
2
“正反难辨”
take与give是反义词
而caretaker与caregiver却是同义词
man与guy是同义词
而a wise man与a wise guy却是反义词
a little与a bit是同义词
而not a little与not a bit却是反义词
active与inactive是反义词
而famous与infamous却不是反义词
3
“一词多意绕晕你”
1.The present is a good time to present the present.
目前是赠送礼物的好时机.
2.Tom decided to desert his desert in the desert.
Tom决定把甜点抛弃在沙漠里.
3.He was too close to the door to close the door.
他离门太近了以至于关不上门.
4.The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
风太大了,很难扬帆起航.
5.The bandage was wound around the wound.
绷带缠绕在伤口上.
没事读读,没准就清醒了~
当然,只要掌握方法,熟练运用
这些肯定都难不倒我们哒~
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爱贝在哪儿,纯正英语就在哪儿!
We are not teaching English,
we are teaching children!
世界公民,从爱贝开始!
The World's Citizens come from ABIE!