蔷薇的坚强
4. confusing adj. 混乱的；混淆的；令人困惑的，难懂的
Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be confusing. (P2)
1）The instructions on the box are very confusing. 2）It is a confusing problem.
3）It was confusing that he should give up the chance. confuse vt. 使困惑，混淆；搞乱
confuse A with / and B 把 A和B混淆了 confused adj. （常指人）困惑的，烦恼的；杂乱的 get / be confused by …对…感到困惑的 confusion n. 困惑；混乱；混淆 in confusion 困惑地；迷惑地；在混乱中 翻译：
They confused me by asking so many confusing questions. I was totally confused, standing there in confusion, not knowing what to do.
他们提了一大堆令人费解的问题，把我难住了。我稀里糊涂，迷茫地站在那儿，全然不知所措。
The teacher didn’t explain the problem clearly, so many students were ______. A. confusing B. confused C. to confuse D. confusion
5.
compare vt. 比较，对照；把……比作 vi. 相比，比
得上 n. 比较
Prepositions, too, can be different: compare on the team, on the weekend (American) with in the team, at the weekend (British). (P2)
compare A with B 与……比较，相比 compare A to B 把…… 比作
Eg: In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities.
在19世纪，查尔斯*狄更斯在?双城记?中把伦敦和巴黎两座城市作了对比。
Compared with / to + n / pron 与……相比（过去分词短语作状语）
1) We often compare children to flowers of our country.
2) If you compare this car with that one, you’ll find this one is better.
3) His spoken English doesn’t compare with yours.
4) Compared to / with the laid-off workers, we’re indeed very lucky.
5)(09 重庆) Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ___ with his old one.
A. comparing
B. compares
C. to compare
D. compared
6. differ vi 不同，有区别；意见分歧或相左
The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation. (P2)
differ with sb on / about sth 在…上与某人意见/观点不同 = disagree with sb on / about sth
differ from sb / sth 与某人/某事物不同 differ in sth 在某方面不同
1) They differ widely in their opinions. People differ individually. 人各有别。
2) As we know, they differ with you on this subject. 3) English differs greatly from Spanish in pronunciation. 4) Thoughts of westerners differ much ___ easterners in many ways. A. between from those of 5)(07上海) Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly _____ size and shape. A. on
B. from
C. by
D. in
B. between those C. from what D. 6) The way Xiao Li did it differed ___ we were used to. A. in which from which
B. in what
C. from what D.
7. be similar to 与……相似
The accent, which is most similar to British English, can be heard on the East Coast of the US. (P2) be similar in … similarity n. similarly adv.
1) What you said is similar to what the teacher said. 2) The two sentences are similar in structure.
3) My new dress is similar in style to the one you have.
4) The result showed that the method could reflect the similarity and difference among samples well.
结果表明：用这种方法能很好地反映样品间的相似性和差异性。
5) Everyone is familiar with eggs. All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are quite the same.
人人都熟悉鸡蛋。所有鸡蛋看上去相似，但没有两个鸡蛋是完全相同的。
6) Cats are similar _____ tigers ______ several ways. A. with; to with
B. to; in
C. in; to
D. on;
8. remark n. 言辞；评论；讲话 v. 评论，谈论；谈到；说
When the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made the famous remark that the British and the Americans are two nations divided by a common language, he was obviously thinking about the differences. (P2)
remark that ……说……, 评论……
remark on / upon sth / sb 谈论某事或某人
make a remark / remarks on / about … 对……发表评论 remarkable adj. 引人注目的；异常的，非凡的 1) He remarked that he would be absent the next day.
2) He was remarking upon the subject when I came into the room. 3) Please make a remark on “Better City, Better Life”, the theme of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. 请你说说自己对上海世博会主题“城市，让生活更美好”的认识。
