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☆词语比较☆

1. pain, ache, hurt

三词都可表示"疼痛"，但pain常作名词，有时也作动

词，可指一般的疼痛。ache常作动词，指局部较持久

的疼痛，是隐痛，作名词常出现在复合词中。hurt只

作动词，常指精神、感情伤害，也指肉体上疼痛。

I have pains (a pain / pain) in the arm.

我手臂痛。

His head aches when the weather is hot.

天气一热，他就头痛。

I was hurt at his words.

我对他的话感到不快。

Does your leg still hurt?

你的腿还疼吗?

2. a bit, a little

(1) a bit 和 a little 在肯定句中修饰动词、形容词、副

词及其比较级，可以换用，表示"一点儿"。如：

The speaker spoke up a bit / a little so as to make himself heard more clearly.

演讲者把嗓音提高一点，以便使别人听得清楚。

(2) a bit 和 a little 在否定句中，意思正好相反。

not a bit = not at all

not a little = very much / extremely

I'm not a bit tired. = I'm not tired at all.

我一点也不累。

I'm not a little tired. = I'm very tired.

我非常累。

(3) a little 可直接作名词的定语，而 a bit 则要在后面

加 of 构成短语才能作定语，二者都只能修饰不可数

名词。

There's only a little / a bit of food left for lunch.

午餐只剩一点儿食品了。

[注意] a bit of 的复数是 bits of，而a little不能变复

数。

3. in a / one word, in other words, in words

(1) in a / one word意思是"简言之，总之"。一般作

插入语，通常位于句首，用逗号与句子隔开。

In a word, we must learn English well.

总之，我们必须学好英语。

(2) in other words 意思是"换句话说""换言之"，常位

于句首，对前面所说的话进行解释。

You failed the exam this time．In other words, you

didn't pass the exam this time.

你这次没有通过考试。换句话说，你这次考试没及

格。