英語初級口譯易混淆的詞匯2

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emigrate immigrate
    emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本國以往他國)移民。
    例:I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.
    immigrate:to come to live in a new country(由外國而來)移民。
    例:I intend to immigrate to Canada.
    past passed
    past :gone by or history 經(jīng)過,過去、以往。
    例:The car drove past my house.
    My past is very interesting.
    passed:pass的過去時態(tài)。
    例:We passed through the town without stopping.
    principal principle
    principal:the head of a school 校長
    例:The principal spoke to us today.
    principle:a principle is an important fact or law.
    例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
    stationary stationery
    stationary:standing still 不動的、靜止的。
    例:Please remain stationary.
    stationery:writing materials 文具、信紙。
    例:They went to the store to buy some stationery.
    uninterested disinterested
    uninterested:指沒有興趣,索然無味,漠不關(guān)心。
    例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏興趣的學(xué)生什么都學(xué)不到。
    詞組:unterested attitude 漠不關(guān)心的態(tài)度
    be uninterested in 對……無興趣。
    disinterested:則表示沒有獲得利益的動機,進而意指沒有偏見,在美語中,也可以作漠不關(guān)心解
    Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我們需要兩個公正的團體來查證這些文件。