問:Meet和meet with有什麼分別?
答:英式英文用meet說「碰到」或「和(某人)會面」,而用meet with說「遭遇」或「受到」,例如:(1)I will meet him for lunch(我會和他見面,一起吃午飯)。(2)His plan met with much criticism(他的計劃備受批評)。
此外,美式英文常用meet
with說「約定的會面」,例如I will meet with him for lunch。麥美倫出版社的Good English Guide談到這個意思的meet
with和同義的meet up with,有以下評語:These
expressions are unnecessary, nor are they liked in Britain, where "boy
meets girl" remains good enough(這兩個說法都不必要,英國人也不喜歡。在英國,說boy
meets girl(男女相會)就可以,不說boy meets with girl)。
問:Process和proceed兩字,有什麼分別?
答:這兩個字各有多種用法,這裏只能說其比較相似的一個意思,其餘請讀者細閱字典。作動詞,process是「處理」,其後須用受詞。Proceed則可解作「(停頓之後)繼續做某事」,其後用「with +名詞」;也可解作「(做某事之後)着手(做另一件事)」,其後用「to
+動詞」,例如:(1)Your application has
not been processed yet(你的申請還未處理)。(2)I
proceeded with my work after a short rest(我稍稍休息一會,就繼續工作)。(2)He put all the wood in a pile, and proceeded to build a fire(他把木頭都堆起來,着手生火)。