商务英语中易混淆词组总结(1)

　　21. a number of, the number of

　　a number of许多，谓语动词用复数。the number of…的数目，谓语动词用单数。The number of students is increasing.

　　22. in front of, in the front of

　　in front of范围外的前面，in the front of范围内的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.

　　23. of the day, of a day

　　of the day每一天的，当时的，当代的， of a day暂时的，不长久的 a famous scientist of the day

　　24. three of us, the three of us

　　three of us我们(不止三个)中的三个，the three of us我们三个(就三个人)The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.

　　25. by bus, on the bus

　　by bus表手段，方式，不用冠词，on the bus表范围 They went there by bus.

　　26. for a moment, for the moment

　　for a moment 片刻，一会儿，for the moment暂时，一时 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.

　　27. next year, the next year

　　next year将来时间状语，the next year过去将来时间状语 He said he would go abroad the next year.

　　28. more than a year, more than one year

　　more than a year一年多，more than one year超过一年(两年或三年等)

　　29. take advice, take the(one's) advice

　　take advice征求意见，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.

　　30. take air, take the air

　　take air传播，走漏，take the air到户外去，散步 We take the air every day.

　　31. cook, cooker

　　cook厨师，cooker厨具 He is a good cook.

　　32. damage, damages

　　damage不可数名词, 损害，损失; damages复数形式, 赔偿金 $900 damages

　　33. police, policeman

　　police警察的总称，后接复数谓语动词，policeman 指某个具体的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.

　　34. problem, question

　　problem常和困难连系，前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise，question常和疑问连系，多和ask, answer连用

　　35. man, a man

　　man人类，a man一个男人 Man will conquer nature.

　　36. chick, chicken

　　二者均可指小鸡，chicken还可以当鸡肉 The chicken is delicious.

　　37. telegram, telegraph

　　当电报解时，telegram指具体的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph

　　38. trip, journey, travel, voyage

　　travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip

　　39. sport, game

　　sport多指户外的游戏或娱乐活动，如打球，游泳，打猎，赛马等;game指决定胜负的游戏，通常有一套规则 His favorite sport is swimming.

　　40. price, prize

　　price价格，prize奖，奖品，奖金 win the first prize The price is high/low.