(注：以下例句中所說的 Chinglish 只是相對的，并非絕對~)

Difference

difference 的意思是“差別”。西方人崇尚個人奮斗，追求與他人不一樣，因此這個詞對于他們來說太神圣了。對于 difference 我們只需掌握兩個短語，口語水平就會前進一大步，那就是 make a difference(有很大不同)和 make no differences(沒什么不同)。

1、你說的什么移動、聯通，我看還不一路貨色。

Chinglish: I think Telecom and Unicom, what you are saying about, are totally the same.

Revision: You’re talking about Telecom and Unicom. The way I see it, they make no differences at all.

2、這種化妝品你用用看，效果絕對不一樣。

Chinglish: Please use this kind of cosmetics, the effect is absolutely different.

Revision: Please try this sort of cosmetics, I bet it’ll make a big difference.

3、上帝啊，再給我一次機會，我不會再這樣了。

Chinglish: God, please give me a chance again, I won’t do this again.

Revision: God, please grant me another chance, and I’ll make a difference.

凡是說到“一樣”“不一樣”，都可以考慮這兩個短語。另外，受教科書的影響，中國學生習慣用 be different from 這一句型。但是很多時候，differ from 這個動詞形式更簡單。Try it, and you’ll make a difference!