谈谈英语中易混短语

在现代英语中,有些短语形似而含义不同,特别其中成对的短语,因其词序相反,而含义也不一样。现提出这类短语若干并附例句,供参考。 一、work at,at wark 1.work at:be engaged in;go in for从事于 Children are often compared to the flowers of the motherland,while teachers arethe industrious gardeners Teachers are even higkly praised as“engineers working atmoulding the soul of human beings”。儿童常比作祖国的花朵,而教师则是辛勤的园丁。教师甚至被高度赞扬为“塑造人类灵魂的工程师”。