beside / besides 易混淆字
beside 是「在…旁邊」,besides 是「除了…之外(還有)」,兩個字的意思不相關。
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Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.”
未來的計畫包括在常看到鹿的地方設置固定的吠叫站,但「在鐵軌旁有人居住的地區,不會大聲播放噪音」。(住在鐵軌旁邊)
- static:「固定的」
- barking site:「吠叫站」
- blare:「大聲播放」
怎麼判斷
- beside 是「在…旁邊」,可以換成 next to。例:She sat beside me.(她坐在我旁邊)
- besides 是「除了…之外,還有」,可以換成 in addition to 或 as well as。
- besides 和 except 不同:except 是「除了…之外,都不包含」,besides 是「除了…之外,也包括」。例:Everyone came except Tom.(湯姆沒來,其他人都來了) Besides Tom, five others came.(湯姆來了,另外還有五個人也來了)
- besides 也可以放在句首當副詞,意思是「而且」。例:Besides, it's too late.(而且,已經太晚了)
自我檢測
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1. ____ spices, Zanzibar is well known for a great variety of jewelry.
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2. Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live ____ the tracks.”
