2010年初级口译指导：容易混淆的词汇

有些英语单词样子上看起来差不多，但含义却差之千里，不小心遇到的时候，请打起十二分精神！
　　accept except
　　accept：to receive 接收、接纳。
　　例：please accept my gift.
　　except：not including 除……以外。
　　例：we go to school everyday except sunday.
　　advice advise
　　advice：opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告（名词）
　　例：she gives good advice.
　　advise：to recommend 提出忠告（及物动词）
　　例：please advise me on what to do.
　　affect effect
　　affect：to influence 给予……影响。
　　例：do not let the loss affect you.
　　effect：“a effect is a result” 结果。
　　例：the loss did not have an effect on me.
　　all ready already
　　all ready：everything is ready 全都准备好
　　例：we are all ready to move.
　　already ：previously 已经。
　　例：we already moved our things yesterday.
　　complement compliment
　　complement：to make complete 补充。
　　例：this hat will complement my new dress.
　　compliment：a compliment is something said in praise 称赞。
　　例：thank you for the compliment about my dress.
　　emigrate immigrate
　　emigrate：to leave one country to settle in another （由本国以往他国）移民

　　例：i intend to emigrate from hong kong.
　　immigrate：to come to live in a new country （由外国而来）移民。
　　例：i intend to immigrate to canada.
　　past passed
　　past ：gone by or history 经过，过去、以往。
　　例：the car drove past my house.
　　my past is very interesting.
　　passed：pass的过去时态。
　　例：we passed through the town without stopping.
　　principal principle
　　principal：the head of a school 校长
　　例：the principal spoke to us today.
　　principle：a principle is an important fact or law.
　　例：the principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
　　stationary stationery
　　stationary：standing still 不动的、静止的。
　　例：please remain stationary.
　　stationery：writing materials 文具、信纸。
　　例：they went to the store to buy some stationery.
　　uninterested disinterested
　　uninterested：指没有兴趣，索然无味，漠不关心。
　　例：an unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏兴趣的学生什么都学不到。
　　词组：unterested attitude 漠不关心的态度
　　be uninterested in 对……无兴趣。
　　disinterested：则表示没有获得利益的动机，进而意指没有偏见，在美语中，也可以作漠不关心解
　　two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我们需要两个公正的团体来查证这些文件。