本帖最后由 YouAreAngel 于 2015-11-9 13:45 编辑
你有没有注意生活中的一个细节:当你出入肯德基、麦当劳等快餐店时,有没有留意门把手上写的是pull还是push?
究竟推还是拉?这两个单词长得像读音也像,很容易搞混。但是它们的意思截然相反,搞错了就很容易闹乌龙。
你熟悉英语里的反义词吗?其实,学好反义词还有一个很实用的好处:不用再给单词加“not”表示反义了,不然的话说起来不仅蹩脚,而且达意不清。
比如:
不会说“pull”,所以在门把上写个“don’t push”;
不会说“sit”,所以让别人“don’t stand”。
华生觉得这英语说的人难受,听的人也难受,何必大家一起遭罪呢……?
在英语里,还有许许多多其他的常用反义词。掌握了它们的意思,你能够更加熟练顺畅地表达自己的意思。今天就让我们的外教老师来教你11组反义单词吧。
Learn a verb and how to use it and then learn an opposite verb too. If you only remember 3 new words from this, you’ll be doing a good job. TIP: If you want to remember words use them 3 times a day for 3 days. and again at the end of the week.
1push & pull(推、拉)People PUSH their shopping cart around the supermarket.
The tow truck PULLED the car behind it.
2sleep & wake up(睡、醒)
I SLEEP at night. I WAKE UP in the morning.
3live & die(生、死)
He LIVED until he was eighty years old. He DIED in the war.
4go & stop(走、停)
We GO when the traffic light is green. We STOP when the traffic light is red light.
5float & sink(浮、沉)
A boat FLOATS on water. Lead SINKS when it is dropped into the water.
6cool & heat(冷却、加热)
The room is COOLED by the air conditioner. Food can be HEATED in the microwave.
7throw & catch(扔、抓)
We THROW the ball to the dog. The dog likes to CATCH the ball in its mouth.
8pass & fail(通过、失败)
I want to PASS my examination. I FAILED the test because all of my answers were wrong.
9teach & learn(教、学)
I TEACH English to the students in my class. My students LEARN a lot.
10sit & stand(坐、立)
While you are waiting, you can SIT on that chair. The guard was STANDING next to the door.
11fall & rise(落、升)
The snow FALLS on the ground. The sun RISES in the East.
其实,了解这些反义词不仅仅能帮助你提升表达,你还可以把它们当作秘密武器:当某个讨厌的家伙表达了自己的观点时,你就可以用这些反义词直接而有力的表示反对了。就好像英国著名文学家培根火腿蛋……不,是Francis Bacon说过名言一样:Knowledge is power。
你觉得自己在生活中什么情况下会用到什么样的英语呢?欢迎在分享文字和评论中,与大家与华生一起交流。
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