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 練習
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