Unit 2易混淆词语辨析
1. be famous for, be famous as, be famous to
(1) be famous for意为“因……而出名”，for表示原因，相当于be known for，be known for其后所接内容表示某人或物的特点、特长等。如：
France is famous for his fine food and wine. 法国的美食和酒是出了名的。
Guilin is known for its beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美丽的山水而闻名。
(2) be famous as 意为“作为……而出名”；相当于 be known as，其后的名词表示一个人的身份、职业等。如：
Liu Huan is known as a singer. 刘欢作为一个歌手而出名。
He is famous as a great inventor. 他是出了名的伟大的发明家。
(3) be famous to sb. 意为“为……所熟知”，表示广为人知，大家都熟悉的。如：
Zhou Jielun is a singer. He is famous to us.周杰伦是一名歌手，为我们所熟知。
