I 词语辨析
1、come across / meet with / run into:均可以解释为:遇到、不期而遇
come across:偶然遇见、碰上......
e.g. I came across an old friend of mine on the street the other day.
While reading, she came across some interesting words.
meet with:1) 一般指经历、遭受"困难",后接抽象名词;
e.g. meet with an accident; meet with bad weather;
meet with failure; meet with one's refusal
但也可说:meet with success; meet with one's approval
2) 也可指"和......会晤";
e.g. The manager met with the candidates to decide how to settle the problem.
The two foreigners met with our principal and had a talk.
当解释为"不期而遇"时,可与come across互用。
run into:1)无意间碰到
e.g. She ran into her former husband and they talked.
Oh, I run into him now and then.
2) 撞上、和......相撞
e.g. Lost in thought, he nearly ran into a tree.
The boy ran into a car and was sent to hospital at once.
3) 陷入......(困难)
e.g. Our company has run into financial difficulties.
It is childish to run into danger for nothing.
2、question / ask
question:vt. (正式的)询问、盘问、提问、审问;怀疑
e.g. The teacher questioned the children on verbs.
The police were questioning the witnesses.
I question that he can run a marathon in two hours.
ask:(一般的)询问、请求、邀请
e.g. I will ask you about the text tomorrow.
Mother asked me to go to school at once.
She asked me to dinner and I accepted it.
3、novel / fiction
novel:(长篇)小说,与short story相对应,可以是完全杜撰的,也可以是有一定的事实根据而创作的文学作品。
e.g. a detective novel, a historical novel, a popular novel,
fiction:(杜撰的、虚构的)小说、故事。
e.g. a science fiction, romantic fiction, a detective fiction
4、journey / trip / travel / voyage
journey:(c.n.) (长途陆路)旅行,旅程,行程
e.g. take a journey to ...:前往......