和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Commonly Confused Words: Part One

2016-04-22来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. We will start with the two words we just mentioned: farther and further.

start with 以…开始
例句:Here is a copy of all the things we need to start with.
这是我们一开始就需要的所有东西的清单。

2. In American English, we say farther when talking about a physical, measurable distance.

talk about 讨论,谈论; 考虑(做…)
例句:He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。

3. In general, it means “not including.”

in general 通常; 大体上; 一般而言
例句:I like games in general, and especially football.
各种运动我一般都喜欢,尤其是足球。