五、部分名词用法辨析: 1.sport、game、match、race 的区别:sport通常指户外运动,以锻炼为主,概念较大;game意思是运动、比赛,不管户内户外还是脑力体力,指以胜负为主的运动;match意为竞赛、比赛,多指正式比赛;race主要表示赛跑、赛马、赛车。如:People all around the world enjoy sports. / The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. / Our school football team won the league match. / They were strong and won the boat race. 2.festival、holiday、vacation的区别:festival节日,指喜庆的日子或持续一段时间的文娱活动;holiday,指法定假日或风俗习惯,复数可以表示一个较长的假期;vacation假期,指学习或工作中一段长时间的休息。如:The Shanghai Television Festival will be held next month. / Sunday is a holiday and most people do not work. / What are you going to do during the summer vacation/holidays? 3.journey、tour、trip、travel的区别:journey指在陆地上进行的长途旅行,不知终点,含有辛苦的意思;tour指途中作短期逗留的巡回旅行,强调游览多处,常用来指观光等;trip通常指往返定时的短途旅行,如出差度假等;travel多指长期或长途的观光旅行,尤其指到国外,没有明确目的地,也作不可数名词,指旅行这一行为。如:He made up his mind to make the journey to Dunhuang./ He has gone on a walking tour. / He took several trips to Shanghai last yeaar. / Did you go to Santiago during your travels? / Travelling through thick forests is dangerous. |