Skillful (精巧的; 熟練的)手工技能或是機栻有關的
skilled(熟練的; 有技能的)較為抽象的如知識，學科等的精巧
都不用不定式，用at 或in，但用in時指的是較抽象的一些和則複雜的事情
但是當形容事件或物品時通常用skillful
He is not very skillful to use computer.*
He is not very skillful at using computer.
This is a skilled peice of work. *
This is a skillful peice of work. *
He is a skilled and effortless (駕輕就熟的)machanic.
She was skillful enough in French to translate a novel. *
She was skilled enough in French to trnaslate a novel.
My father is skilled in business. (很有經驗)
I think we'd better have Chinese food for dinner; I am not skillful at Japanese. (不太會做日菜)
soemtime某一時間, sometimes有時相當於at times, some time若干時間, some times幾次
He left for America some time ago. 到美國一段時間了
The metting will be called sometime next month. 某個時候可能會開這個會
We have met some times. 見過幾次
Spend 可接in(接動名詞，可省掉)和 on(接名詞)
I cannot believe that you guys spent a whole day on this computer game.
Last year I spent a lot of money on CDs.
I spent two hours everyday talking with my parents.
I spend one hour each day in or / exercising.
Turn 的用法
當turn作為聯綴動詞時後面不應再接介系詞
Leaves have turned into yellow. *
Leaves have turned yellow.
作一般動詞時後面接名詞時，名詞前不能又有冠詞。
The little boy turned a senator*.
The little boy turned senator.
The little boy became a senator.
Turn into 的意思是變成，但是千萬不要以為turn out 是turn into的反義詞，它其實是最後結果是，原來證明是的意思。注意後面跟名詞有冠詞。
The strong desir to be rich turned him into cruel and crazy man. *
The srong desire to be rich turned him into a cruel and crazy man.
The government worked hard to help the laid-off people turn into reemployers. (再就業)
I thought he was gentle, but he turned out (to be) coward. *
I thought he was gentle, but he turned out (to be) a coward.
Uninterested in mathematics, the students turned to biology. (轉而從事生物學的研究)
It turned out to be a cold day. 結果卻是個大天。
Wait and wait for
表達等待某人時多用wait for sb.而在表達等待機會或什麼事情的時候多用wait sth.
Wait for you turn, please. *
wait your turn, please.
I am waiting James to arrive. *
I am waiting for James to arrive.
Don't wait dinner for me.
Well known的誤用
better well known and best well known
of all the summer resorts in Taiwan, Waling-Farm and Alishan mountain are probably the most well known two. *
of all the summer resorts in Taiwan, Waling-Farm and Alishan mountain are probably the best well known two.
As is well known that Long Jing is the best tea in China. (眾所周知)
Emily Dicknson is well-known American poet.
Wide(距離、實際上的寬) and broad(幅面的寬廣)
broad ocean, broad shoulder, wide eyes, wide mouth
The skirt's too wide.
He has a broad shoulders.
It is widely known that taipei is a part of Taiwan.
Work
工作時是不可數而當工廠單複數形態都是works、著作通常是用複數的，但是也可為單數
There are two big cement works nearby.
He is reading The Complete Works of Lu Hsun.
He is out of work.
Would you please check the works of the watch for me? I think it is the same problem as last time.
手錶零件
worth and worthy of
The new supermarket is an interesting place worth seeing.
The book is worthy of being read.
This is a book worth reading.
His love for his nation and people is worthy of praise.
His love for his nation and people is worthy of being praised.
His loyalty is worthy to be rewarded.
This watch is not worthy of 100 dollars. 表示值多少錢應用 be worthy of
有一些動詞成的句子不能改為被動
appear, belong to, break out, die, happen, lie, occur, rise
World war I was broken out in 1914. *
World war I broke out in 1914.
I still didn't know what was happened while I was away. *
I still didn't know what happened while I was away.
Great changes have been taken place in my hometown since the development of MRT. *
Great changes have taken place in my hometown since the development of MRT.
His mother died a few days after she was taken home.
在某些句子中，按語義原放在that 句中的否定詞not被移至主句的主要動詞中，主要用於表示相信，猜測等動詞。如: believe, expect, imagine, suppose, think
I think it will not rain tomorrow. *
I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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