◇ 而medal是指“奖牌(章)”或“勋章”。例如: Carl Lew is won four gold medals. 卡尔?刘易斯夺得四块金牌。 A medal was given to the brave fighter. 勋章授给了那位英勇的战士。
◆ put; place; lay 三个词都能作“放”解,细微的差别在于:
◇ put常指把某物弄到某个地方,并把它留在那里。如:
Please put the umbrella behind the door.请把伞放在门后。
◇ place主要指把东西放在一定的位置上。如:
She placed the table in the middle of the room.她把桌子放在房间的中央。
◇ lay常指把某物平放在某处。如:
She laid the table for lunch.她摆好桌子准备吃饭。
*注意下面几个动词的词形、词性及意义的区别。如: ü lie (vi).-lied-lied-lying 撒谎。如:
He has lied since his childhood.他从小就一直撒谎。
ü lie(vi.) lay-lain-lying 躺;位于。如:
He lay on the floor, reading a book.他躺在地板上看书。
ü lay (vt.) laid-laid-laying 放;搁。如:
He laid the book on the table.他把书放在桌子上。