VOA慢速英语:Commonly Confused Words Part 3: Homophones

短语讲解：

1. This week, we are looking at more commonly confused words in the English language.

look at 看; 审视; 评判; 接受
例句：They would look at paintings together.
他们将一起观赏油画。

2. For example, English learners usually understand the difference between the word ate -- the past tense of eat -- and eight -- the number.

for example 例如， 譬如; 拿 ... 来说
例句：For example, most nontechnical computer users imagine that their video screen is the heart of their computer.
例如，大多数非技术类的用户想像计算机的屏幕是其心脏。

3.  If you travel to a very cold place in the middle of winter, you might say, “I cannot bear the cold weather.

in the middle of 在…的中间
例句：A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden.
花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。

4. As a verb, bare [b-a-r-e] is similar to its adjectival meaning.

be similar to 类; 与…相似; 类乎
例句：The social behavior of dogs is similar to that of wolves.
狗的群体行为与狼相似。

5. It is also short for website.

be short for 是…的简称；是…的缩写
例句：That would be short for william, I imagine.
我想是威廉的简称吧。