Name: 超容易混淆的 12 個英語名詞，讓 Lucy 老師為你解惑！ (12 Confusing English Nouns)
Uploaded: 2025-05-07T02:55:39.000Z
Duration: 14 min 27 s

Hello, lovely students, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

你們好，可愛的同學們，歡迎回到露西英語。

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Tell me this, do you know the difference between the floor and the ground?

告訴我，你知道地板和地面的區別嗎？

What's the difference between an opportunity and a possibility?

機會和可能性之間有什麼區別？

In this video, I am going to show you the 12 nouns that often confuse my students.

在本視頻中，我將向您展示經常讓學生感到困惑的 12 個名詞。

We'll discuss their meanings, their pronunciation, because that part is really important, and how to use the words in context.

我們將討論它們的含義、發音（因為這部分非常重要）以及如何在上下文中使用這些單詞。

There's a short quiz at the end to test what you've learnt.

最後還有一個簡短的小測驗來測試您所學到的知識。

Also, and I think you'll like this, I have created a PDF with all of the information in this video, plus lots of extra information.

此外，我想你會喜歡這個，我還製作了一份 PDF 文件，其中包含本視頻中的所有資訊，以及大量額外資訊。

It has an extra quiz and a link to some secret interactive exercises that you can really check your knowledge.

它還有一個額外的測驗和一些祕密互動練習的鏈接，可以讓你真正檢查自己的知識。

If you'd like to download this for free, click on the link in the description box, or scan that QR code there.

如果您想免費下載，請點擊說明框中的鏈接，或掃描此處的二維碼。

Enter your name and email, you join my mailing list, and I will send you the PDF to your email.

請輸入您的姓名和電子郵件地址，加入我的郵件列表，我將把 PDF 文件發送到您的電子郵箱。

Then you will automatically receive my free weekly PDFs alongside my course offers and updates.

然後，您將自動收到我每週免費提供的 PDF 文件以及我的課程優惠和更新。

Okay, pair number one, the floor versus the ground.

Let's clear any confusion once and for all.

讓我們一勞永逸地消除任何困惑。

The floor refers to the flat surface of a room that people can stand or walk on.

地板是指房間中供人站立或行走的平面。

The ground refers to the surface of the earth outside.

It might be soil, concrete, grass, and so on.

它可能是土壤、混凝土、草地等等。

For example, we sat on the floor in the living room and ate pizza.

例如，我們坐在客廳的地板上吃披薩。

We sat on the ground under a tree and had a picnic.

Floor also refers to the levels of a building.

In British English, we use the term ground floor for the floor at the same level as the ground or earth outside.

在英式英語中，我們用地面層（ground floor）來表示與室外地面或大地處於同一水平面的樓層。

Notice that I use the preposition on, not in.

注意，我用的是介詞 on，而不是 in。

Note that the ground floor is called the first floor in North American English.

請注意，底層在北美英語中稱為一樓。

Now, I said the floor is generally inside, but it isn't always inside.

現在，我說地板一般在裡面，但並不總是在裡面。

We also use floor to refer to the surface of the earth in a forest, ocean, or cave, for example.

例如，我們也用地面來指森林、海洋或洞穴的地表。

The floor of the cave was wet and slippery.

Sometimes we will use ground and floor interchangeably.

有時，我們會交替使用地面和地板。

For example, my ice cream fell on the floor.

例如，我的冰淇淋掉在了地上。

Now, you will hear English speakers using floor outside.

現在，你會聽到講英語的人在外面使用地板。

My ice cream fell on the floor, for example.

比如，我的冰淇淋掉在了地上。

But what I've just explained should give you a general indication.

但我剛才的解釋應該能給你一個大致的提示。

Okay, our next pair is journey versus trip.

好了，我們的下一對是旅程與旅行。

These are words that my students mix up all the time, so let's clear up the confusion.

我的學生經常把這些詞搞混，所以讓我們來澄清一下。

As a noun, it refers to the general activity of travelling, going to a different place.

作為名詞，它指的是旅行、前往不同地方的一般活動。

It's often uncountable, so we don't use a or the.

它通常是不可數的，所以我們不用 a 或 the。

An example, people say that travel broadens the mind.

舉個例子，人們都說旅行能開闊心胸。

For example, Eloise was telling me about her travels in Italy.

例如，埃洛伊絲在給我講她在意大利的旅行。

This implies a variety of places and experiences.

這意味著要有各種各樣的地方和經歷。

We can't say that sentence in the singular.

It would not be correct to say, Eloise was telling me about her travel.

如果說，埃洛伊絲在向我講述她的旅行經歷，這並不正確。

Lastly, you will hear travel used in many compound nouns, like travel insurance or travel sickness.

最後，您還會聽到 "旅行 "用於許多複合名詞，如旅行保險或旅行疾病。

We use journey to focus on the act of moving from one place to another, and it's often used for longer distances.

我們用 journey 來描述從一個地方到另一個地方的行為，它通常用於較長的距離。

The journey to Paris will take about three hours, or how was your journey?

到巴黎大約需要三個小時，您的旅途如何？

這就好比，你開車開得怎麼樣？

A trip is when you go somewhere and then return, usually staying for a short amount of time.

旅行是指你去某個地方，然後返回，通常停留的時間很短。

For example, I've just been on a trip to Rome, or tell me about your trip.

例如，我剛剛去了羅馬旅行，或者給我講講你的旅行。

We can often talk about going on a day trip, a business trip, a camping trip, or a shopping trip.

我們經常可以談論一日遊、商務旅行、露營或購物旅行。

For example, Tim's away on a business trip, on a trip.

So travel is the general activity or experience.

是以，旅行是一般的活動或經歷。

Journey is the act of getting from A to B, and trip is the visit to a place.

旅程是指從甲地到乙地的行為，而旅行則是指對某地的訪問。

最後一個例子，旅行是我的愛好。

I recently went on a trip to Edinburgh, and the train journey from London took four hours.

我最近去愛丁堡旅行，從倫敦坐火車需要四個小時。

See if you can write a sentence like that with all three words in the comments.

看看你能否在評論中用這三個詞寫出這樣的句子。

Right, pair number three is opportunity versus possibility.

對了，第三對是機會與可能性。

An opportunity is a situation that allows you to do something you want.

機會是一種能讓你做自己想做的事的環境。

We often say you have the opportunity to do something.

我們常說，你有機會去做一件事。

For example, when I was at uni, I had the opportunity to spend a semester in Spain.

例如，我上大學時曾有機會在西班牙度過一個學期。

Another example, the internship was a wonderful opportunity for me.

再比如，實習對我來說是一個絕佳的機會。

A possibility is something that might happen or might be true.

可能性是指可能發生或可能成真的事情。

For example, have you considered the possibility that it might rain tomorrow?

例如，你考慮過明天可能下雨嗎？

Or there's a strong possibility that the plan might fail.

或者說，計劃很有可能會失敗。

讓我們來看一個包含這兩個詞的例子。

There's a possibility that my company will expand next year, and if it does, I might have the opportunity to move abroad.

明年我的公司有可能擴大規模，如果真的擴大了，我可能有機會搬到國外去。

We also use possibility to talk about the different options available to us.

我們還利用可能性來討論我們可以選擇的不同方案。

For example, what kind of food do you want?

Our next pair of confusing words is, I want you to think about how you would pronounce them.

下一對容易混淆的單詞是，我想讓你們想想如何發音。

Let's see if you can put the right word in these sentences.

讓我們看看您能否在這些句子中填入正確的單詞。

I wanted to bake a cake, so I asked my mum for a, I bought a cake from the shop, and after I paid, I got a, have a think?

我想烤一個蛋糕，就向媽媽要了一個，我從商店買了一個蛋糕，付了錢後，我得到了一個，想一想嗎？

In the first gap, we have recipe, and of course, in the second, receipt.

第一個缺口是食譜，第二個缺口當然是收據。

Now, my students are not just confused about the meanings of these words, but by their pronunciation too.

現在，我的學生不僅對這些單詞的意思感到困惑，對它們的發音也感到困惑。

Receipt, receipt is a really stupid word.

收據，收據是個非常愚蠢的詞。

A receipt is often a piece of paper, or now more often, an electronic document that shows that you've paid for something.

收據通常是一張紙，現在更常見的是一份電子文件，表明您已經支付了某項費用。

In a shop, you might hear, would you like a receipt?

在商店裡，你可能會聽到 "需要收據嗎？

Or you might say, I'd like to return this, but I've lost my receipt.

或者你會說，我想退貨，但我的收據丟了。

Recipe, on the other hand, has three syllables.

We stress the first one, and the second is a schwa.

我們強調第一個，第二個是一個分裂音。

I know it's tempting to say receipt, but it's recipe.

我知道說收據很誘人，但這是食譜。