擦亮眼睛　辨別清楚

林鋒

1. happen與take place

happen與take place 兩者都意為“發生”，都不能用于被動語態，但它們之間也有差別。

happen指“碰巧發生”，強調偶然性，常指事情在人們無意識、無準備的情況下發生。

The accident happened yesterday.

take place意為“發生，舉行某種活動”，指事情按照計劃發生。

Many great changes took place in our village last year.

take place作“舉行”講時，相當于hold，hold 有被動語態。

When will the wedding take place？

=When will the wedding be held？

2. just與just now

Ive just finished the work.

She did her homework just now.

注意：just作副詞時，還可表示“（加強語氣）正好，僅僅，就是”等。

Its just half past nine.

3. living，alive，lively與live