相似词语辨析【35】China和china
<p> <span word="China">China</span>，<span word="china">china</span></p><p> 这两个词都是名词，读音相同，但意义有别。</p><p> <span word="China">China</span>（首字母大写）是中国，指 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>；<span word="china">china</span>（首字母小写）是瓷器，尤指优质瓷器。例：</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>．</p><p> 这辆汽车是中国制造的。</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>．</p><p> 她把盛着上等瓷具的小托盆放在桌上。</p><p> 有趣的是，类似区别的现象不但出现于单词中，也见诸于短语里。如： <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>和 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>.前者的意思是在<span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>海域里。<span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>位于非洲海岸大西洋内，是个热带无风带。该海域的特点为，当大西洋其他地区刮大风时，海浪滔天，而<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span> 海面依旧平静如常，后来人们由此而引伸出另一个意义，当他们感到意志消沉、毫无生气或闷闷不乐时，就用 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>这个短语来表示。现在请对比 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>和 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>在下列句中的不同涵义：</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="liner">liner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>．</p><p> 我们的轮船现在正在<span word="Doldrums">Doldrums</span>海域航行。</p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>，<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>．</p><p> 近来商业一片萧条。</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>．<span word="Cheer">Cheer</span> <span word="up">up</span>！</p>
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