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Words Easily Confused (Part 3) 容易混淆的字
( 2009-09-18 )



      Alone, lonely
      alone (adj. 形容詞) = withoug others 獨自一人
      例句: She is alone in the room.
      alone (adv. 副詞) = without others 獨自一人
      例句:She lives alone.
      lonely (adj. 形容詞) = feeling unhappy because of the lack of friends 寂寞
      例句:She feels lonely.
      Climate, weather
      climate = the weather conditions of an area throughout the year 氣候(通常指一段較長的時間)
      例句:What sort of climate can we find in Flordia?
      Weather 天氣
      例句:The weather for this weekend will continue to be fine.
      Especially, specially
      especially = particularly 特別;異常地
      例句:Last year we had an especially mild winter.
      specially = for this special purpose 專為
      例句:I came here specially to see you.
      Sensible, sensitive
      sensible = showing good judgement 明智的
      例句:He made a sensible decision.
      Sensitive = easily annoyed or affected 敏感
      例句:She is very sensitive to other people's criticism.

      Exercise 習作
      Fill in the spaces with suitable words. 在空位內填上適當的字
      1. alone/lonely
      She was ________ in the house, and she felt ________ .
      2. especially/ specially
      (a) He doesn't trust anyone, ________ women.
      (b) "We've come here ________ to see you."
      3. sensible/sensitive
      (a) I wouldn't say anything if I were you. She is very ________  about her son's behaviour.
      (b) That's very ________ advice.

      Answers
      1. alone; lonely
      2. (a) especially
      (b) specially
      3. (a) sensitive
      (b) sensible