雅思小作文写作比较类词汇的用法
<p> 在雅思小作文写作当中，比较是常用到的一种方式，而在所有的关于比较类的词汇当中，<span word="compare">compare</span>和<span word="contrast">contrast</span>是最常用到的两个。那么我们该如何在雅思小作文写作比较中区别这组词汇呢?</p><p> <span word="compare">compare</span>与<span word="contrast">contrast</span>的误用</p><p> 我们先从两者的定义入手来看两者的区别。</p><p> <span word="Compare">Compare</span>的定义为：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p> <span word="Contrast">Contrast</span>的定义为：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> 由定义不难看出前者侧重于找到两个或多个事物的异同，而后者则侧重于它们的不同。</p><p> 看个例句：</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>./<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>.</p><p> 前一句翻译为：对比一下我们的情况与他们的情况会很有趣。</p><p> 后一句的翻译为：我们的情况与他们的情况有很大的不同，这很有趣。</p><p> 再看一个引自<span word="OXFORD">OXFORD</span> <span word="ADBANCED">ADBANCED</span> <span word="LEARNERS">LEARNERS</span> <span word="DICTIONARY">DICTIONARY</span>的例子：</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> $7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="of">of</span> $6.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="ours">ours</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>.</p>
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