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(湯他們很棒,贏得了劃艇比賽 ) festival、 holiday、 vacation的區(qū)別: festival“ 節(jié)日 ” ,指喜慶的日子或持續(xù)一段時(shí)間的文娛活動(dòng); holiday(假日、休息日),指法定假日或風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣,復(fù)數(shù)可以表示一個(gè)較長(zhǎng)的假期; vacation“ 假期 ” ,指學(xué)習(xí)或工作中一段長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的休息。如: The Shanghai Television Festival will be held next month.(上海電視節(jié)將在下個(gè)月舉行) Sunday is a holiday and most people do not work.(星期天是個(gè)假日,多數(shù)人不工作) What are you going to do during the summer vacation/holidays?(在暑期你打算做什么事情?) journey、 tour、 trip、 travel的區(qū)別: journey指在陸地上(或海上或空中)進(jìn)行的長(zhǎng)途旅行,不知終點(diǎn),含有辛苦的意思; tour指途中作短期逗留的巡回旅行,強(qiáng)調(diào)游覽多處,常用來指觀光等; trip通常指往返定時(shí)的短途旅行,如出差度假等; travel多指長(zhǎng)期或長(zhǎng)途的觀光旅行,尤其指到 國(guó)外,沒有明確目的地,也作不可數(shù)名詞,指旅行這一行為。如: He made up his mind to make the journey to Dunhuang.(他拿定主意要去敦煌旅行) He has gone on a walking tour.(他步行觀光去了) He took several trips to Shanghai last year.(去年他去了上海好幾次) Did you go to Santiago(圣地亞哥) during your travels?(旅行期間你去圣地亞哥了嗎? ) Travelling through thick forests is dangerous.(在密林里邊穿行是很危險(xiǎn)的) sound、 noise、 voice 的區(qū)別: sound指各種聲音; noise主要指 “ 噪音 ” ; voice指人的 “ 嗓音 ” 。如: The noise of the street kept me awake in the night.(街上的喧囂聲讓我徹夜難眠) All of a sudden there was the sound of shots and a cry.(突然間傳來幾聲槍 響和一聲尖叫) The singer has lost her ringing voice as a result of a bad cold. (因?yàn)楦忻暗木壒剩@個(gè)歌唱家失去了她銀鈴般的嗓音) fish的問題: 指許多條魚且不管種類時(shí),用 fish,單復(fù)數(shù)相同; fishes 指許多種類的魚; fish指 “ 魚肉 ” 時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞。如: There are many kinds of fishes in the pool. (池子里有很多種類的魚) I prefer fish to meat.(與肉相比 我更喜歡魚) 調(diào)查 inquiry 正式的調(diào)查,多指一般的打聽或查詢 investigation 系統(tǒng)的調(diào)查,強(qiáng)調(diào)通過調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)某事 research 科學(xué)的調(diào)查,側(cè)重長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的研究 survey 對(duì)民意的調(diào)查,為寫書面報(bào)告而作的民意測(cè)試 思想 idea 可指任何方面的思想