I.词语辨析:
1. can / be able to
can: (主观的能力)能够、有能力
e.g. Can you translate the sentence into English?
Even a child can do such a thing.
be able to do: (客观上)能够,(经克服困难而)成功做成= manage to do / succeed in doing
e.g. I had a car, so I was able to get there in time for supper.
The fire was big, but everyone was able to leave the building.
2. gift / present
gift: 常指送给团体、机构或个人的贵重的礼品,可以是具体的,也可以是抽象的东西;
赠送gift往往被看作慷慨的行为,一般没有回赠。
present: 多指因出于好心、礼貌、尊敬等原因,送给亲友的一般的具体的礼品,价值可高可低,往往有回赠。
e.g. I don't agree with her in buying children expensive gifts.
He bought a wedding present for Joe.
3. forget to do / forget doing
forget to do: 忘记做某事(这件事没做)
e.g. Sorry I forgot to turn off the light.
注:forget 后还可接doing sth.: 忘记做过的事。
e.g. Have you forgotten meeting him before?
后面既能接to do又能接doing的动词还有:remember to do sth.记得要做某事,remember doing sth.:记得做过某事;stop to do sth.:停下来去干某事,stop doing sth.:停止做某事(停下不做了); mean to do sth.:打算做某事,mean doing sth.:意味着做某事;......
4. more than / more... than
more than:非常、不仅、超出
e.g. The film is more than interesting.
She is more than a teacher, she is also our good friend.
more...than...: 与其......倒不如......
e.g. He is more a doctor than a teacher.
She looks more like her father than her mother.
词组:no more than: 仅仅、只有, not more than: 最多、不超过
5. besides / except / except for
besides: 除......外,还......(是介词),
e.g. Besides some books, he also bought some clothes and shoes.
except: 除......外,其余的......
e.g. They all went to see the film except me.
except for: 除去、若不是
e.g. Except for some spelling mistakes, this passage is well written.
The whole building looks old except for the windows.