这些容易混淆的词,可千万别用错(二)
16. FAIR/FARE公平的,清楚的/费用FAIR公平的,清楚的honest/ consistent with rules/ light in colour, clear诚实的,遵守规则的,颜色浅的,清楚的Mum, that’s not fair! I did the washing up yesterday. It’s Jack’s turn today. 妈妈,这不公平!我昨天洗碗了,今天轮到杰克洗了。FARE费用money you pay for transportation 交通费I can’t visit my parents very often. The train fare is too expensive. 我不能经常拜访我的父母。火车票的价钱太贵了。17. FLEE/FLEA逃跑/跳蚤FLEE逃跑run away from danger逃离危险If I was a bit younger, I’d flee this boring town and move to the capital. 如果我再年轻一点,我一定会搬去首都。FLEA跳蚤a small insect that lives in the fur of animals一种生活在动物皮毛中的小昆虫Do you think fleas go into human hair?你认为跳蚤会进入人的头发里吗?18. FLOUR/FLOWER面粉/花朵FLOUR面粉white powder-like foodstuff that’s obtained by grinding grains通过碾磨谷物得到粉末状的物体Can you buy some flour on your way home? I’d like to make pizza for dinner. 你能回家的时候顺路买点面粉吗?我晚上想做披萨。FLOWER花朵the most beautiful part of plants that blossoms and smells nice植物最漂亮的部分,会开花而且闻起来很香You should make your wife breakfast in bed a few times every month. And don’t forget to lay a single flower on the tray before you serve it. 每个月你都应该在妻子还在床上睡觉的时候做几次早餐。不要忘记在你端上来之前在桌子上放一朵花。19. GRIZZLY/GRISLY灰熊/可怕的GRIZZLY灰熊a big, brown bear that lives in North America居住在北美洲的大的或者灰色的熊Would you like to come trekking with us? We’re going to the Rockies.你愿意和我们一起远足吗?我们要去落基山。You must be joking. What will you do if you bump into a grizzly? 你一定是在开玩笑,如果遇到灰熊你怎么办?GRISLY可怕的unpleasant and frightening不高兴的,令人害怕的Did you see those black and white photos in her living room? 你在她的客厅里看到那些黑白照片了吗?Yeah, they’re rather grisly, aren’t they? 看到了,它们看起来有点可怕,不是吗?20. GUERRILLA/GORILLA游击队/大猩猩GUERRILLA游击队a member of a small group of irregular soldiers一小队不正规的士兵Guerrilla warfare has had a big impact on the area. It’s not a safe place to go on holiday anymore. 游击战争对这个地方产生了巨大的影响。这再也不是度假的好地方了。