I 词语辨析
1、take part in / join / attend / join in
take part in:参加、加入(成为其中的一员),后接活动名词
e.g. Did you take part in the sports meeting last week?
I take part in all kinds of activities in my spare time.
join:加入(某种组织、团体)
e.g. My mother intended me to join the army.
He joined the Party when he was in his twenties.
attend:参加、出席(集会等人集中的场合)
e.g. We attend school every day except on Sat. and Sunday.
She attended our wedding party and stayed to do some cleaning.
join in:参加(活动)
e.g. We all joined in the running with them.
They joined in our singing but didn't have dinner with us.
注:join sb. in (doing) sth.:加入某人的行列做某事、和某人一起做某事
2、remove / move
remove:着重于离开或脱离原来的位置、处所、职位等,作一种新的、暂时的安排或改变,是有意的。
e.g. My name was removed from the list and I don't know why.
Will you remove your shoes before you come into the room?
A gentleman should remove his hat to a lady.
He was removed from his company last month.
The result of the exam removed a heavy stone off my heart.
move:指改变位置或姿势,还可用于抽象的"感动",用途很广泛。
e.g. Please move your chair closer to the desk.
We were all moved to tears by his heroic deeds.
The girl moved her eyes from side to side, meaning "NO".
3、separate / divide
separate:将混在一起的人或物按类分开,分开后不再相互接触,还可表示自然障碍的阻隔,常用:separate...from...句式。
e.g. After school, the children separated in all directions.
No child should be separated from his mother by force.
Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan Island from mainland of China.
divide:把一个整体分割开成若干份,常用:divide ... into...句式。
e.g. The whole text can be divided into three parts.
They divided the cake into five parts and each of them had a share.
divide sth into halves = divide sth. in half / two