雅虎香港財經 【商業英語】怎樣分辨易混淆動詞？
或許受到中文的影響，香港人經常把一些常見的動詞混淆，並錯誤地運用在句子裏，糟蹋了一份原本寫得大好的文件。這星期就讓我們探討一些經常容易被混淆的動詞，以及其正確使用方法。讀者們除要注意這些字的定義(definition)外，還要細心留意下列的例子及其時態 (tenses)，避免以後再犯相同的錯誤。
e.g. a) The problem of transport arises if the whole company goes there for the exhibition.
b) They aroused us from sleep.
c) The crane raised the heavy load from the construction site.
d) Usually she rises at seven.
e.g. a) I try to avoid speaking withthat troublesome colleague.
b) What prevented you from joining the meeting?
註：“Prevent”一般之後都會用“from”；而“avoid”之後就一定要用gerund (verb + ing)。
e.g. a) She has been to Shenzhen. (But she’s now back in Hong Kong.)
b) He has gone to Shenzhen. (He is still there.)
e.g. a) She wanted to borrow $1000 from the boss but he refused to lend it to her.
註：“Borrow”與“lend”同樣有「借」的意思，但與中文用法不一。“borrow”是「問人借」；而“lend”則是「借給人」，兩者絕不能互用。
e.g. a) The doctor cured him of cancer.
b) The wound gradually healed.
c) The doctor gave him some medicine to relieve the pain in his stomach and he soon recovered.
e.g. a) How would you do that?
b) Do you know how they make cheese?
大家不妨試試以下練習（並切記要用上適當的時態），測試自己是否已清楚明白以上容易混淆動詞的運用。（答案在文章結尾）
1) Has any new problem _______________ (arise / arouse / raise / rise) during my absence?
2) A deep wound _______________(cure / heal / relieve / recover) slowly.
3) Don’t _______________(arise / arouse / raise / rise) the dog. It may bite.
4) Road accidents can be _______________ (avoid / prevent) if drivers are more careful.
5) I have to _______________ (borrow / lend) the money from Frankie.
6) How you _______________ (do / make) your work _______________ (do / make) all the difference.
7) After having _______________ (been / gone) to China, he has ______________ (been / gone) home again.
8) _______________ (Arise / arouse / raise / rise) your abdomen from the floor when you do push-ups.
9) No single medicine will _______________ (cure / heal / relieve / recover) every disease.
10) Will you _______________ (borrow / lend) me $5000?
11) I _______________ (arise / arouse / raise / rise) early this morning.
12) Will an aspirin _______________ (cure / heal / recover / relieve) my headache?
答案：
arisen
heals
arouse
avoided
borrow
do/ makes
been/ gone
Raise
cure
lend
rose
relieve
Frankie Chan
MA in English Language Teaching, BSc (First Honour), TEFL Dip.
現代教育IELTS/ TOEFL /Workplace English資深英語名師，著名TOEFL參考書作者及星島日報IELTS攻略專欄作者。曾任劍橋商業英語考試BULATS寫作及口試考官，並於國際大型英語學院任教多年並擔任其多間分校校長，具十多年教學經驗，並具豐富管理與發展商業英語及國際英語考試課程經驗。
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