在雅思小作文写作当中,比较是常用到的一种方式,而在所有的关于比较类的词汇当中,compare和contrast是最常用到的两个。那么我们该如何在雅思小作文写作比较中区别这组词汇呢?
compare与contrast的误用
我们先从两者的定义入手来看两者的区别。
Compare的定义为:to examine people or things to see how they are similar or different.
Contrast的定义为:to compare two or more things to show the difference between them.
由定义不难看出前者侧重于找到两个或多个事物的异同,而后者则侧重于它们的不同。
看个例句:
It is interesting to compare their situations to ours./It is interesting to contrast their situations to ours.
前一句翻译为:对比一下我们的情况与他们的情况会很有趣。
后一句的翻译为:我们的情况与他们的情况有很大的不同,这很有趣。
再看一个引自OXFORD ADBANCED LEARNERS DICTIONARY的例子:
There is an obvious contrast between the culture of East and West.
The company lost $7 million in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier.
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.
不难发现,Compare 翻译为 与。。。相比而contrast可译为明显不同的是。。。,切记这种翻译方式就不会用错彼此了。
通过以上的对比和相应的例子,我们就可以看出这两个关于比较的词汇的不同之处,所以大家在练习雅思小作文写作的时候,就可以根据自己的实际情况选择合适的词汇加以运用。希望大家在自己的雅思写作备考当中对这类的常用词汇加以储备,这样就可以更好的应对雅思写作了。最后,雅思预祝大家在雅思考试中取得好成绩!
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