Dos & Don’ts — 想想看，這句話英語該怎麼說？
1. 你為什麼在會上一言不發？
ˇ Why didn’t you say anything at the meeting?
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χ Why didn’t you say anything on the meeting?
註︰不是「在…上」都用 on，「在會上」是 at the meeting，「在報紙上」是 in the newspaper，「在快車道上」是 in the fast lane。
2. 別為這些小事擔憂。
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ˇ Don’t get upset about such trifles.
χ Don’t get upset for such trifles.
註︰「為某事擔憂（焦慮）」應該用 get upset about / over, worry about, worry over；不可用 get upset for, worry for。
3. 王先生不在家。
ˇ Mr. Wang is not at home.
χ Mr. Wang is not in home.
註︰「在家」是 at home。在某人家，如 at my home, at your home 也都用 at。
若指「回家了」，則不用 at。
例如：Mr. Wang is home.（王先生回來了。）
4. 他很努力，因此在課業上進步很多。
ˇ He worked hard. As a result, he made great progress in his studies.
χ He worked hard with a result, he made great progress in his studies.
註︰作為一種結果，應說 as a result 或 with the result that。
5. 這兩個字詞意思有什麼區別？
ˇ What is the difference in meaning between these two words?
χ What is the difference of meaning of the two words?
註︰二者之間的區別，應說 the difference between these two 或 between A and B。二者之間在某方面的區別，用 difference in, the difference in style / in character/in quality 等。
Exercises:
A. 我在報上讀到政府說情況有所好轉，但東西還是越來越貴。
I’ve read __________ the newspaper that the government is saying things are getting better, but for us, a lot of things are more expensive.
1. in
2. between
3. of
4. on
B. 這兩個方法有什麼不同？
What is the difference __________ these two methods?
1. in
2. between
3. of
4. for
Answers: A. 1 B. 2
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