雅思作文大连百家外语词汇误用雅思小作文写作技巧


 一、comparecontrast的误用词汇误用雅思小作文写作技巧  

我们先从两者的定义入手来看两者的区别。

 Compare的定义为:to examine people or things to see how they are similar or different. Contrast的定义为:to compare two or more things to show the difference between them.由定义不难看出前者侧重于找到两个或多个事物的异同,而后者则侧重于它们的不同。  看个例句:It is interesting to compare their situations to ours./It is interesting to contrast their situations to ours.  

前一句翻译为:对比一下我们的情况与他们的情况会很有趣。  

后一句的翻译为:我们的情况与他们的情况有很大的.不同,这很有趣。  

再看一个引自OXFORD ADBANCED LEARNERS DICTIONARY的例子:  

There is an obvious contrast between the culture of East and West.  

The company lost $7 million in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.  

When you look at their new systemours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.  

不难发现,Compare翻译为与。。。相比而contrast可译为明显不同的是。。。,切记这种翻译方式就不会用错彼此了。  

二、介词使用错误  

1、普通介词的误用  

一般表现为固定搭配错误,如常把provide sb with sth用成provide sb sth; be satisfied with用成be satisfied for等等,虽然这样的错误看似无伤大雅,但在考官眼里就是影响顺畅阅读的,当然会影响最终成绩。解决的办法简单而古老:把常见的固定搭配牢记于心,问题自然就解决了。