unit 2 english around the world
1. more than 与数词连用，意为“超过，多于”，相当于over
(1) more than one + n 意味“不止一个”，虽语意上为复数，但作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
e.g. more than one student is clever.
(2) more than + adj./adv./v./分词/从句，意为“不只是，非常，多过……”
e.g. it’s more than friendship, but not love.
other than 除了 rather than 而不是
2. be different from 与……不同
拓展：be different in sth. 在……方面不同
tell the difference between a and b 辨别a与b的不同
be the same as 与……相同
the same…as 表示同类事物
the same…that 表示同一事物
the same…who/when/where和……相同的……
he went back to the same place ____ he had found the ring.
a. where b. as c. which d. that
3. one another 相互，彼此=each other
e.g. tom and ann looked at each other.
注：(1)each other和one another是相互代词，两者都意为“相互，彼此”，在句中作动作或介词的宾语，但不能做主语。
(2)表示两个人或事物之间的相互关系用each other；表示三个或三个以上的人或事物之间的相互关系时，用each other或one another都可以。
(3)each other’s和one another’s后面的名词用复数。
e.g. dogs biting at each other"s tails. 狗咬狗
4. nearly
not nearly (=far from)远非；绝不是
辨析：nearly 与 almost
almost:表示“几乎”“差不多”，常用于下列几种情况：
(1)与any, no, none, nothing, nobody, nowhere, never等词连用
(2)与too, more than等连用
(3)和表示感觉或心理活动的静态动词连用
e.g. he said almost nothing was interesting.
you could almost imagine that you were in denmark.
nearly:表示“几乎，接近，差不多”，常用于被very, not, pretty修饰时
e.g. there is not nearly enough money to buy a new camera.
5. voyage, journey, trip, tour
易混词辨析例句
voyage指“海上旅行”或“航行”columbus voyaged across the atlantic ocean in 1492.
travel“旅行”的总称，是不可数名词，其前不加冠词。travel in the mountains can be slow and dangerous.
journey指长途陆路旅行，特指“旅途”本身。it’s a long long journey till i know where i’m supposed to be
trip指短途短期旅行，一般为往返旅行。they made a trip to the lakeside last weekend.
tour指“团队”观光旅游。也可表示“巡视”“巡回比赛”或“演出”。the band is on tour in china.
6.because of
(1)because与because of
because为连词，后接从句
because of为介词短语，后接名词、代词或动名词
(2)引导原因状语的介词短语：
owing to, due to, on account of, as a result of
(3)because, why与that引导的表语从句辨析
