vs effect
兩個(gè)“影響”辨析

Affect and effect are two words that are commonly confused. Affect is usually a verb (action); effect is usually a noun (thing).
Affect和effect這兩個(gè)詞語經(jīng)常被混淆。Affect通常用作動(dòng)詞，表示某種行為，而effect常用作名詞，表示某事。

Hint: If it's something you're going to do, use "affect." If it's something you've already done, use "effect."
提示：如果某事是你正打算要去做的，那么用affect；如果某事是你已經(jīng)做完了的，那么就用effect。

To affect something or someone.
“影響”某事或某人

Example 1: The noise outside affected my performance.
例1：外面的噪音影響了我的發(fā)揮。

Example 2: Staying away so long from office will affect promotion.
例2：長期離職會(huì)影響晉級。

The use of "effect" as a verb is what causes the most confusion between these two words.
effect用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)，最容易和affect造成混淆。

To have an effect on something or someone.
對某事或某人有“影響”

Note: effect is followed by the preposition on and preceded by an article (an, the)
注意：effect前面一般要有冠詞a/the，effect后面通常要加介詞on。

Example 1: His smile had a strange effect on me.
例1：他的笑容對我有一種奇怪的影響。

Example 2: Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior.
例2：家長們擔(dān)心音樂對于其青少年子女行為的影響。

time / sometime vs sometimes
一段時(shí)間、某時(shí)和有時(shí)的辨析

Some time means a period of time.
Some time表示一段時(shí)間。

Example 1: The government still has sufficient instruments and still some time to move on this question.
例1：政府仍然有足夠的工具和時(shí)間來應(yīng)對這個(gè)問題。

Example 2: I think Jenny and I need some time right now anyway.
例2：反正我和珍妮需要一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。

Sometime?indicates a time in the future or the past which is not known or not stated.
Sometime表示未來或者過去的某個(gè)時(shí)間，而這個(gè)時(shí)間目前還未知或者沒有表述清楚。

Example 1: They hoped to meet up sometime.
例1：他們希望能找個(gè)時(shí)間見個(gè)面。

Example 2: The sales figures won't be released until sometime next month.
例2：銷售數(shù)據(jù)要到下個(gè)月的某個(gè)時(shí)候才會(huì)公布。

Sometimes means on some occasions but not always or often.
Sometimes指的是有時(shí)，但并不經(jīng)常，表示頻率。

Example 1: During the summer, my skin sometimes gets greasy.
例1：夏天我的皮膚有時(shí)會(huì)變得愛出油。

Example 2: I differed with my partner sometimes,but we usually agree.
例2：我有時(shí)與我的伙伴爭論，但我們通常是一致的。

3.e.g vs i.e“
例如”和“也就是”的辨析

e.g. stands for exempli gratia = for example.
e.g.是拉丁語exempli gratia的簡寫，表示“例如”，用于舉例說明。

Example: "I like fast cars, e.g. Ferrari and Porche".
例句：我喜歡跑車，比如法拉利和保時(shí)捷。

In the sentence above you are simply giving an example of the kinds of cars you like - Ferraris?and Porches.
在上述例句中，e.g.后要加你喜歡的車子的類型，即法拉利和保時(shí)捷。

i.e. stands for id est = that is (in explanation).
i.e.是拉丁語id est的簡寫，表示“也就是、即”的意思，用于解釋說明。

Example: "I like fast cars, i.e. any car that can go over 150mph."
例句：我喜歡跑車，也就是時(shí)速超過150英里的車子。

In this second sentence you are giving an explanation of what you consider to be fast.
在第二句例句中，i.e.后是對跑車的說明，即你認(rèn)為的跑車是多快的車子。

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