[易混辨析]　suffer，suffer from

※suffer通常指遭受或蒙受了什么结果。其宾语一般是loss，pain，insult，punishment，defeat，hardship等。

※suffer from表示"患......病；受......苦痛"，特指因(疾病)而痛苦或不舒服，其宾语一般是疾病或自然灾害之类的名词。

(1)They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.

他们在经济危机时遭受了巨大的损失。

(2)You must have suffered from a cold.

你一定是感冒了。

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(3)My grandmother is over 90 years old， loss of memory.

A．suffering from B．suffered from

C．to suffer from D．suffer from

答案　A

解析　句意为：我的外婆90多岁了，患有记忆力衰退症。分析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词短语在句中作状语，而suffer from的逻辑主语便是句子的主语，二者为主动关系，故应用现在分词短语形式。

2．We will listen to your problems and offer you practical advice on how to overcome them.我们会倾听您的问题，并就如何解决它们向您提供实用的建议。

(1)practical adj.实用的，实际的

(2)practice n．实践；练习；v.练习；实行

in practice实际上，在实践中

be out of practice(因久不练习而)荒疏，生疏

put (sth.) into practice(把某事)付诸实施

(1)The Center will provide investment information to help them address practical problems.这个中心将会提供投资信息来帮助他们处理实际问题。

(2)The plan worked well in practice.

这个计划实际上很行得通。

(3)I can't speak English fluently as I am out of practice.我不能流利地说英语因为我已荒