Difference
意思是差別。對于difference只需要掌握一到兩個短語，我們口語水平就會前進一大步，讓你的同學(xué)對你刮目相看，那就是make a difference（有很大不同）或make no differences（沒什么不同）。
1、你說的什么移動、聯(lián)通， 我看還不一路貨色。
You're talking about Telecom and Unicom. The way I see it, they make no differences at all.
2、這種化妝品你用用看，效果絕對不一樣。
Chinglish:Please use this kind of cosmetics, the effect is absolutely different.
Revision:Please try this sort of cosmetics, I bet it'll make a big difference.
3、上帝啊，再給我一次機會，我不會再這樣了。
Chinglish:God, please give me a chance again, I won't do this again.
Revision:God, please grant me another chance, and I'll make a difference.
凡是一樣不一樣，都可以考慮這2個短語，你用好了，絕對可以make a difference。
另外說一下，受教科書的影響，說不同的時候中國學(xué)生習(xí)慣be different from這一句型。但是很多時候differ from這個動詞形式更簡單，try it, and you'll make a difference，讓你的老師、同學(xué)對你刮目相看。
西方人崇尚個人奮斗，追求與他人不一樣。這個詞，對于他們來說，太神圣了。在google中，make a difference這一短語搜索結(jié)果近600萬，我們用過幾次了。所以以后有條件，我們就要make a difference，沒有條件時，創(chuàng)建條件也要make a difference。
Point
pointless（沒意義）一詞也算它一伙的。 提到這個詞，完全是meaning 一詞在作怪。
1、你這樣做是什么意思？
Chinglish:What is your meaning in doing this?
Revision:What's your point?
2、如果你抽煙的話，就別怕得癌癥。再問“上帝怎么這樣對我啊”沒什么意義。
Chinglish:If you smoke, you should not be to get lung cancer. It's meaningless to ask "why did God do this to me?" （注：meaningless 可用，但是老外不愛用，愛用的是我們）
Revision:If you smoke, you should be prepared to get lung cancer; it's pointless to ask "why did God do this to me?"
要洗腦子，轉(zhuǎn)變中式思維習(xí)慣，就別怕“矯枉過正”。以后凡是遇到“有意義”、“沒意義”的時候，先考慮point/pointless，而不要先考慮meaning什么的。
Access
意思很多，英漢不好一一對應(yīng)，先看一些例句。
1、我這里上不了網(wǎng)。
Chinglish:I can't go on internet here. （老外還以為是你有事、或這里不適合而不能上網(wǎng)）
Revision:I can't access the web/the internet here. （說明想上但是上不了）
2、天！今天我郵箱打不開了！
Chinglish:My god! I can't open my mail box today! （我看也可以這么說，但是這樣說不如下面的好）
Revision:My god! I can't access my mail box today!
3、那間房子我無權(quán)進入。
Chinglish:I'm not allowed to come into this room.
Revision:I don't have access to that room.
這個詞網(wǎng)絡(luò)味比較濃，既然我們天天上網(wǎng)來混，應(yīng)該多了解一下。
Sense
這個詞主要由于幾個相關(guān)短語而流行的。
這幾個短語分別是：a sense of (responsibility, humor...)---有幽默感等, make sense/not make any sense，有意義，沒意義（所以我說別老用meaningless，不是人家聽不懂，那很中式的）。
1、我很喜歡他。他很有幽默感。
Chinglish:I very like him. He is very humorous.
Revision:I like him very much. He has a good sense of humor.
2、我知道，不過有的地方?jīng)]什么意義。
Chinglish:I know, but it's meaningless in some places.
Revision:I know, but again at some point it doesn't make any sense.
3、什么？至少六周？這樣做有什么意義呢？
What? at least 6 weeks? Does it make any sense?（或what's your point?）
Afford
意思是買的起，付得起、花得起時間、金錢、精力等。
但是Afford只能表示能力，不表示意愿。例如我們可以說I'm willing to pay, but I really can't afford it.
1、這頂帽子貴得也太離譜了，我買不起。
Chinglish:This hat is extremely expensive, I can't buy it.
Revision:This hat is so expensive that I can't afford it.
2、這個村子里好多兒童都上不起學(xué)。
Chinglish:Lots of kids can't go to school because they're poor. （意思表達出來了但是不精練）
Revision:Plenty of kids in this village can't afford to go to school (can't afford education).
3、抱歉，我跟你玩不起。
Chinglish:Sorry, I can't play with you.
Revision:I can't afford to play 'games' with you, sorry.
Frustrated
表示心情沮喪、灰心喪氣時，老外偏愛frustrated這一詞。我們喜歡是sad, lose one's heart等表達法。
沒說過frustrated一詞三次以上的，那么英語還不算入門（別罵我啊，我只可是考慮再三才說滴，沒說過的話，現(xiàn)在說也來得及）。
用法特別簡單。當(dāng)你覺得灰心喪氣時，forget about "sad", use this word instead.
1、沒有一個女孩子給我寫過信，我真是沮喪極了。
I'm so frustrated that no girls wrote to me.
2、公司業(yè)績總是不好，總經(jīng)理真是心灰意懶。
Chinglish:The total manager is very sad because the achievement is not good.
Revision:The general manager is so frustrated for the poor performance of his company.
If, if lots of people come and shout to me: "Coolmax, your English is so poor and limited!" I'll be extremely frustrated.
再說一遍，以后要常說 frustrated 哦！說多了，你就有老外的感覺了。
