你有没有注意生活中的一个细节:当你出入肯德基、麦当劳等快餐店时,有没有留意门把手上写的是pull还是push?
究竟推还是拉?这两个单词长得像读音也像,很容易搞混。但是它们的意思截然相反,搞错了就很容易闹乌龙。
你熟悉英语里的反义词吗?其实,学好反义词还有一个很实用的好处:不用再给单词加“not”表示反义了,不然的话说起来不仅蹩脚,而且达意不清。
比如:
不会说“pull”,所以在门把上写个“don’t push”;
不会说“sit”,所以让别人“don’t stand”。
华生觉得这英语说的人难受,听的人也难受,何必大家一起遭罪呢……?
在英语里,还有许许多多其他的常用反义词。掌握了它们的意思,你能够更加熟练顺畅地表达自己的意思。今天就让我们的外教老师来教你11组反义单词吧。
Learn a verb and how to use it and then learn an opposite verb too. If you only remember 3 new words from this, you’ll be doing a good job. TIP: If you want to remember words use them 3 times a day for 3 days. and again at the end of the week.
People PUSH their shopping cart around the supermarket.
The tow truck PULLED the car behind it.
I SLEEP at night.
I WAKE UP in the morning.
He LIVED until he was eighty years old.
He DIED in the war.
We GO when the traffic light is green.
We STOP when the traffic light is red light.
A boat FLOATS on water.
Lead SINKS when it is dropped into the water.
The room is COOLED by the air conditioner.
Food can be HEATED in the microwave.
We THROW the ball to the dog.
The dog likes to CATCH the ball in its mouth.
I want to PASS my examination.
I FAILED the test because all of my answers were wrong.
I TEACH English to the students in my class.
My students LEARN a lot.
While you are waiting, you can SIT on that chair.
The guard was STANDIN G next to the door.
The snow FALLS on the ground.
The sun RISES in the East.
其实,了解这些反义词不仅仅能帮助你提升表达,你还可以把它们当作秘密武器:当某个讨厌的家伙表达了自己的观点时,你就可以用这些反义词直接而有力的表示反对了。就好像英国著名文学家培根火腿蛋……不,是Francis Bacon说过名言一样:Knowledge is power。
你觉得自己在生活中什么情况下会用到什么样的英语呢?欢迎在分享文字和评论中,与大家与华生一起交流。