1. 辨析: lend, borrow
lend
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“借给,借出”,延续性动词。强调主语把自己的东西借出去。
常用结构为lend sb. sth. 或lend sth. to sb.
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borrow
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“借进;借入”,非延续性动词。强调以主语为中心,主语从别人那里把东西借来供自己使用。常用结构为borrow sth. from sb.
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例:John lent his book to Mary last week.上个星期约翰把他的书借给了玛丽。
Mary borrowed the book from John last week.玛丽上个星期从约翰那儿借了本书。
2. 辨析:be famous for, be famous as
be famous for
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be famous for“以……而闻名”。
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be famous as
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be famous as“作为……而闻名”,后接表示身份、职业等的名词。
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例:Beijing is famous for its many places of interest in the world.
北京以其众多的名胜古迹而闻名于世。
Yao Ming is famous as a basketball player. 姚明作为篮球运动员很出名。