Lonely, alone
二者都可表示“孤独,独自”,alone指客观存在的“孤独”,而lonely更偏重一种主观感受上的“寂寞”.如:I went alone. 我是一个人去的.Mary lived alone, but she didn’t feel lonely. 玛丽孤身一人生活,但她并不感到孤独.
Happen, take place与occur
happen有“偶然”的意思,多用于客观事物.情况的发生.如:Whatever has happened to your arm. It’s all swollen. 你的手臂怎么了.肿得好历害.
occur 指有计划地使某些事“发生”.有时强调“呈现”于人的知觉中.如:Did it occur to you to phone them about it.你难道没想到就这事给他们打个电话.
具体事物.事件作主语时,happen和occur可以通用.如:The accident happened/occurred yesterday. 事故是昨天发生的.
take place 指事件发生,但常用来表示“举行”的意思,带有非偶然性.例如:The meeting took place last night.会议昨晚举行.
In front of, in the front of
in front of的意思是“在……前面”.如:There is a tree in front of the house.房子前面有一棵树.
in the front of的意思是“在……前部”,指在某个空间范围内的前面.如:There is a blackboard in the front of the classroom. 教室里前部有一块黑板.
