1. 词组in the front of和in front of都有“在……前面”的意思,但含义不同。in the front of表示“在……(范围内的)前面”;而in front of表示“在……(范围外的)前面”。如:
He likes to sit in the front of the classroom.
他喜欢坐在教室的前排。
There is a pond in front of the house.
房屋前面有个池塘。
2. At table意为“吃饭;进餐”;at the table意为“在桌边”。如:
He seldom talks at table.
他吃饭时很少说话。
We sat at the table,talking.
我们坐在桌边交谈。
3. Go to school意为“开始求学;到校上课”;go to the school意为“去学校(但不一定是上学)。”如:
He usually goes to school by bike.
他通常骑自行车到校上课。
His mother often goes to the school to see him.
他的妈妈经常去学校看他。
4. In charge of(=take charge of),意为“主管;看管;在……看管之下”,主语是人;in the charge of意为“负责管理;负责照料”,主语是事物(物)。如:
Miss Wang was in charge of our class.
王老师负责管理我们班级。
Our class was in the charge of Miss Wang.
我们班级由王老师负责管理。
5. At sight意为“一看见就”,一般放在句末;at the sight of意为“在看到……时”,可放在名首或句末。如:
He plays music at sight.
他即时看谱演奏。
At the sight of the police officers the thief ran off.
小偷一看见警察就跑了。
6. Go to sea意为“出海,当水手(=become a sailor)”;go to the sea意为“去海边”。如:
When he was a boy,his greatest wish was to go to sea.
他小时候最大的愿望就是去当水手。
He went to the sea for a holiday.
他去海边度假了。
7. In case of意为“假使;如果;万一”;in the case of意为“就……来说”。如:
In case of fire,ring the alarm.
如有火灾,按火警铃。
In the case of a physical change no new substance is formed.
就物理变化来说,没有新的物质产生。
8. Other意为“另外的人或物”,泛指;the other意为“(两个中的)另一个”,特指。如:
Show me some others,please.
请给我看一些其它的。
I have two brothers. One is a teacher,the other is a doctor.
我有两个兄弟,一个是老师,一个是医生。
9. People指“人;人们”,是泛指;作“民族”解时复数为peoples;the people指“人民”。如:
Ten people attended the meeting.
10个人参加了这次会议。
The people,and the people alone,are the motive force in the making of world history.
人民,只有人民,才是创造世界历史的动力。
10. Out of question意为“毫无疑问”;out of the question意为“不可能的;办不到的;不必谈的”。如:
The victory is out of question.
胜利是毫无疑问的。
His coming is out of the question .
他不可能来。
11. Last week(month…)指现在讲话时以前的那个星期(月……);the last week(month…)指到今天为止的以前的一个星期(月……)里。如:
I had a cold-last week.
我上星期感冒了。
I has had a cold for the last week.
我感冒了一个星期。