母语人士也会混淆的10组单词

1. Compliment v Complement

The sauce complements the steak.

酱料是配着牛排吃的。

The sauce compliments the steak.

酱料称赞牛排。

2.Learn v Teach

I love to learn new English expressions.

我喜欢学习新的英语表达。

My father likes to teach me how to make wooden cars.

我父亲喜欢教我做木制的汽车。

3.Fun v Funny

An Amusement park is fun because you enjoy yourself and have a good time there.

游乐园很有趣，因为你在那儿很享受，过得非常愉快。

A comedian is funny because he will tell you jokes and make you laugh.

喜剧演员很搞笑因为他们会讲笑话，能让你笑。

4. Intelligent v Intellectual

Tom is a very intelligent boy. (clever)

汤姆非常聪明。

Tom has the intellectual capacity of a seventeen-year-old. (ability to think in an intelligent way)

汤姆的智力相当于17岁的少年。(指聪明地思考问题的能力)

5. Immigrant v Emigrant

At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States welcomed thousands of immigrants into the country. (people who arrive in a new country to live there permanently)

十九世纪初，美国非常欢迎外来移民。（从别国移居本国的移民）

There are more emigrants than immigrants in this country. (people who leave their  country permanently)

这个国家移居国外的人比移进国内的人多（从本国移往他国的居民）

6. Lose (动词) v Loose (形容词)

I am always losing my car keys.

我经常丢车钥匙。

I have lost a lot of weight. This skirt is really loose.

我减肥之后裙子都松了。

7. Advice (名词) v Advise (动词)

Let me give you some advice.

让我给你点建议。

I advise you not to do that.

我建议你不要那样做。

8. Briefly v Shortly

The chairman spoke briefly at the beginning of the conference. (for a short time)

会议开始时主席发表了简短讲话。（强调持续时间短）

Good Morning. The chairman will open the conference shortly. (in a few minutes)

早上好。主席马上就开始会议。（强调几分钟之内）

9. Principal (名词/形容词) v Principle (名词)

The School Principal has given the pupils permission to go out today.

校长允许学生们今天外出。

Our company has very high principles.

我们公司奉行高标准。

The principal issue we have here is that this project will not finish on time.

我们现在面临的主要问题是工程不能按时完成了。

10. Lie v Lay (现在时)

I was so tired that I had to lie down for 30 minutes. (No direct object)

我太累了，必须躺下休息30分钟。（无直接宾语）

The baby is tired so I shall lay her down for her nap. (Direct Object = baby)

小婴儿累了，我要把他放下来，让他睡一会。（直接宾语是“小婴儿”）