VOA慢速英语2021 “alike”和“like”如何正确使用

Have you ever wanted to talk about similarities between people or things but were unsure what words to use?

你有没有曾经想谈论人或事物之间的相似之处，但又不知道该用什么词?

Today's question comes from Nagim of Israel.

今天的问题来自于以色列的Nagim。

Hello from Israel. How can we use "alike" and "like"? These two words are very difficult for me.

你好，我来自以色列。我们该如何使用“alike”和“like”呢？这两个词对我来说很难。

Hello, Nagim, and thanks for asking a teacher!

你好Nagim，感谢你的提问。

The words "alike" and "like" are easy to confuse.

“alike”和“like”这两个词确实很容易搞混。

We use both to show similarities between people or things.

我们用这两个词来表示人和事物之间的相似之处。

They also sound alike. Did you see how I used the word "alike"? I used it as an adverb.

“They also sound alike.”他们发音也很像。你看到我怎么用“alike”了吗？我把它当副词用。

"Alike" can be an adverb or an adjective.

“alike”可以做副词也可以做形容词。

As an adverb, it means "in a similar way."

作为副词，它的意思是“以类似的方式”。

We use it after an action verb – a verb that expresses physical or mental action.

通常用在动作动词后面，就是表示身体或精神活动的动词。

Here is an example that is also a popular expression:

下面是一个很常见的表达方式:

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

It means that very intelligent people have the same ideas at the same time.

这句话的意思是聪明的人在同一时间有相同的想法。

Here's another: Teens sometimes try to dress alike.

再看另一个例子：青少年有时候穿得很像。

One other meaning for the adverb "alike" is "both."

“alike”作为副词的另一个含义是“（双方）都”。

We use it to talk about two individual people or things or two groups of people or things:

我们用它来谈论两个单独的人或事或两组人或事:

Students and teachers alike can listen to Ask a Teacher.

学生和老师都可以听《Ask a Teacher》。

For this meaning, notice that the word "alike" comes after the two groups – students and teachers.

对于这个意思，请注意单词“alike”出现在“两个组”——学生和老师之后。

As an adjective, "alike" means "similar in appearance, nature or form."

“alike”做形容词意思是外表、性质或形式上相似。

We use it after linking verbs, such as "be," "look" and "sound."

我们把它用在系动词之后，比如“be”、“look”和“sound”。

Let's hear some examples.

下面请听一些例子。

You and your brother are so much alike!

你和你哥哥太像了！

Those sports cars look alike.

这两款运动汽车很像。

They're the same shape and color.

他们的形状和颜色很像。

My mom and I sound alike on the phone.

我妈妈和我在电话里的声音很像。

Now, let's talk about "like."

下面我们说一下“like”。

The main meaning we are talking about today is as a preposition.

今天主要讨论它作为介词的含义。

It means "similar to" and comes before a noun or pronoun object.

意思是“与……相似”，常用在名词或代词宾语之前。

Here are some examples:

下面是一些例子：

You are just like your brother.

你和你哥哥一模一样。

This sports car looks a lot like that one.

这款运动汽车和那一款很像。

I sound like my mom on the phone.

我电话里的声音和我的妈妈很像。

We can use the preposition "like" for all five senses.

我们可以用介词“like”来表示所有的五种感觉。

The use of "like" that often confuses English learners is the conjunction.

经常让英语学习者感到困惑的“like”的用法是做连词时的用法。

When a conjunction, "like" means "as if" or "as though" and is informal.

做连词时，“like”表示“仿佛”或“好像”，是非正式用法。

Here's how that sounds:

用法是这样的：

The plane felt like it was going to crash!

飞机感觉就要坠毁了!

It means that the plane felt as if it were going to crash.

意思是感觉飞机好像要坠毁了。

There was probably a lot of turbulence¹, for example.

比如可能有很多大气湍流导致颠簸等等。

But, avoid this use in formal writing.

但是，在正式写作中要避免这种用法。

And that's Ask a Teacher.

以上就是今日名师答疑的全部内容。

1 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。