difference between 'beside' and 'besides'.

'旁'與'外'的區別。

And it's one small letter, but it's quite a big difference.

而這只是一個小小的字母，卻有著相當大的區別。

'Beside' (with no 's') is a preposition, and

'旁邊'（沒有's'）是個介詞，而

we usually use it to talk about physical position.

我們通常用它來談論物理位置。

So, you can say: 'Put the chair beside the table.'

所以，你可以說："把椅子放在桌子旁邊"。

Or: 'Come and sit beside me.'

或："來坐在我身邊吧。

It's like a more formal version of 'next to'

這就像一個更正式的版本的 "旁邊"。

Now, 'besides' (with an s) is either a preposition

現在，"除此之外"（帶s）是一個介詞。

or an adverb, and is often used to add information.

或副詞，常用來補充資訊。

'Besides knowing grammar well, you need to

'除了要懂得文法，你還需要

have a good vocabulary.'

有一個好的詞彙量'。

'You should do something else besides studying.'

'除了學習，你還應該做別的事情。

Here it's like 'as well as'

這裡的意思是 "以及

As an adverb, it's often used to add a more

作為副詞，它經常用來增加更多的

important or stronger point.

重要或較強的一點。

'I'm going to practise now because I've got

'我現在要去練習了，因為我有了

time and besides, I need to!'

時間，而且，我需要！'

It's like a less-formal version of 'moreover'

這就像一個不那麼正式的版本的'此外'。

So, besides remembering that 'beside' is for

所以，除了記住'旁邊'是為。

physical position, remember that 'besides' is

物理位置，記住，"除了 "是

for adding information.

用於添加資訊。