雅思词汇：十组让人抓狂的“双胞胎”词汇

　　英语世界中，有很多组极易混淆的表达，可以说是差之毫厘，失之千里。

　　听说读写译中都可能出现类似的问题。

　　所以尽早分清辨明这些双胞胎词汇很有必要。

　　以下这篇文章来自新浪，我认为会对大家很有启发。。。。。。

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　　1. Loose 和 lose

　　错：I always loose the product key。

　　对：I always lose the product key。

　　2. Its 和 its

　　错：Download the HTA, along with its readme file。

　　对：Download the HTA, along with its readme file。

　　错：The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again。

　　对：The laptop is overheating and its making that funny noise again。

　　3. Theyre 和 their 和 there

　　错：The managers are in theyre weekly planning meeting。

　　对：The managers are in their weekly planning meeting。

　　错：The techs have to check there cell phones at the door, and their not happy about it。

　　对：The techs have to check their cell phones at the door, and theyre not happy about it。

　　4. i.e. 和 e.g。

　　错：Use an anti-spyware program 。

　　对：Use an anti-spyware program 。

　　注：i.e. 意为that ise.g. 意思是 for example。 二者后面都要加逗号。

　　5. Effect 和 affect

　　错：The outage shouldnt effect any users during work hours。

　　对：The outage shouldnt affect any users during work hours。

　　对：The outage shouldnt have any effect on users。

　　对：We will effect several changes during the downtime。

　　注：Impact 不是动词。你可以考虑用 affect 来代替：

　　错：The outage shouldnt impact any users during work hours。

　　对：The outage shouldnt affect any users during work hours。

　　对：The outage should have no impact on users during work hours。

　　6. Youre 和 your

　　错：Remember to defrag youre machine on a regular basis。

　　对：Remember to defrag your machine on a regular basis。

　　错：Your right about the changes。

　　对：Youre right about the changes。

　　7. Different than 和 different from

　　错：This setup is different than the one at the main office。

　　对：This setup is different from the one at the main office。

　　对：This setup is better than the one at the main office。

　　8. Lay 和 lie

　　错：I got dizzy and had to lay down。

　　对：I got dizzy and had to lie down。

　　对：Just lay those books over there。

　　9. Then 和 than

　　错：The accounting department had more problems then we did。

　　对：The accounting department had more problems than we did。

　　注：当一个句子以 If 开头时，你并不需要接着来一个 then，Then 完全是多余的：

　　错：If you cant get Windows to boot, then youll need to call Ted。

　　对：If you cant get Windows to boot, youll need to call Ted。

　　10. Could of, would of 和 could have, would have

　　错：I could of installed that app by mistake。

　　对：I could have installed that app by mistake。

　　错：I would of sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town。

　　对：I would have sent you a meeting notice, but you were out of town.

　　这十组词汇看上去简单，但实际运用确实发现很多学生误用和混用，大家很有什么总结一起分享一下吧。