TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE

        Section 1
        O  vs  oh

        这两个感叹词不一定能够通用。前者多半强调呼吁或者加强谓语动词的祈使语气，并且无需加上感叹号。后者既可以用于感叹结构又可以表示醒悟，并可以加上感叹号，或者不加。

        例如：O Miss Brown, I am glad to meet you here.噢，布朗小姐，在这里能遇到你真使我高兴。（强调语气）

                    O talk not to me these empty talks.噢，别同我讲这些空话。（加强祈使语气）

                    Oh! What a shame. 嗨，真丢人！（用于感叹句）

                    Oh, that reminds me.哟，这可提醒了我。（表示醒悟，无需加上感叹号）

        　

        Section 2
        object  vs  object to

        如果宾语是 that-clause ，则object这个动词是及物的。否则它是不及物的，要用to来引导宾语。

        比较：They all objected that your plan was not workable. 他们大家都反对你的计划，认为是行不通的。

                    They all objected to your plan by saying that it was not workable. 他们大家都反对你的计划，认为是行不通的。

        

        Section 3
        observance  vs  observation

        这两个名次的意义远不相同:前者是做"遵守"或"奉行"讲,而后者则是"考察"或"侦察"和"监视"的意思.

        例如: Drivers should be careful in their observance of traffic regulations. 凡是司机都要注意遵守交通规则.

                    The police try to ensure the observance of the law.警察尽力维持地方治安.

                    Observance of this custom is less common nowadays.如今这种风俗已不大奉行了.

                    Roving policemen make a careful observation of suspicious-looking persons. 巡警仔细侦察可疑分子.        

                    After close observation the nature of the illness was diagnosed.经过仔细观察之后,病源已给诊断出来了.

                    An artist is necessarily a person of great observation.一个艺术家必须是一个富于观察力的人.

        　

        Section 4
        occupant  vs  occupier

        前者这个名词是做"占用者"讲,是临时的.后者这个名字是"占有者"的意思,是永久性的.可见它们的区别了吧.

        比较: the occupants of a railway carriage火车车厢的占用者 (指旅客)

                    the occupier of a house房屋的占有者(指房东)

        


        Q & A

        Please make two sentences using the words in each sections.