擦亮眼睛 辨别清楚

林锋

1. happen与take place

happen与take place 两者都意为“发生”，都不能用于被動语态，但它们之间也有差别。

happen指“碰巧发生”，强调偶然性，常指事情在人们无意识、无准备的情况下发生。

The accident happened yesterday.

take place意为“发生，举行某种活动”，指事情按照计划发生。

Many great changes took place in our village last year.

take place作“举行”讲时，相当于hold，hold 有被动语态。

When will the wedding take place？

=When will the wedding be held？

2. just与just now

Ive just finished the work.

She did her homework just now.

注意：just作副词时，还可表示“（加强语气）正好，仅仅，就是”等。

Its just half past nine.

3. living，alive，lively与live