初级口译指导：容易混淆的词汇

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　　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！
, O+ w; V3 j! _5 W  B9 Z1 i　　accept except
3 A3 d# \7 e) R( F: O- e　　accept：to receive 接收、接纳。
　　例：Please accept my gift.
　　except：not including 除……以外。
- N/ V/ g. y' d8 M　　例：We go to school everyday except Sunday.
; @+ z& K" Y( [　　advice advise
7 U0 t* {* b; V　　advice：opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告（名词）
: o) f( q7 \# ]　　例：She gives good advice.
& h0 S$ d0 m2 H& p6 J5 t　　advise：to recommend 提出忠告（及物动词）
　　例：Please advise me on what to do.
, ~4 S# N4 I! o+ Y' j: E　　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。
3 l6 o; \; f' ^2 [# q2 ]　　例：The loss did not have an effect on me.
' w4 m3 Q# u0 i, ]9 ?8 P: u5 k1 V4 v　　all ready already
　　all ready：everything is ready 全都准备好
6 j1 B2 i" o  {　　例：We are all ready to move.
9 Y6 B# J9 a) D& q( ?　　already ：previously 已经。
5 p) t+ z1 G- j! i　　例：We already moved our things yesterday.
* \% c; ]2 J! |7 J  O6 t/ B' \; X　　complement compliment
　　complement：to make complete 补充。
　　例：This hat will complement my new dress.
0 x+ i0 R5 C8 O; k4 a　　compliment：A compliment is something said in praise 称赞。
　　例：Thank you for the compliment about my dress.
　　emigrate immigrate
' h9 v/ Y8 ^7 P. H- o+ P- G7 D　　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.
& ]" c0 m0 f) a# J　　immigrate：to come to live in a new country （由外国而来）移民。
" q2 N" P3 t. G3 C# M$ ^5 \　　例：I intend to immigrate to Canada.
1 @8 R: w7 [) L8 H7 K, }　　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.
1 \6 \0 S$ ?2 P　　passed：pass的过去时态。
　　例：We passed through the town without stopping.
　　principal principle来自www.Examw.com
3 I# X1 f# |1 N5 K& a　　principal：the head of a school 校长
　　例：The principal spoke to us today.
) n  p" r7 g" U, @　　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。
# y7 I( s6 y6 a* o　　例：Please remain stationary.
　　stationery：writing materials 文具、信纸。
) t5 K* g) ]- y) Y) N+ M　　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。
+ l0 X8 E( P" E" V$ C8 R% q, X　　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。
$ M* M- v7 V3 e2 o　　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。