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易错词辨析:
1. of course
A是一位初到中国的澳大利亚人，B是一位学英语的中国学生。下面是他们之间的一段对话：
A：Is this a good restaurant?
B: Of course.(失误)
A: Is it open on Sundays?
B: Of course. (失误)
短语of course是以客气的方式表示同意或愿意提供帮助，相当于"certainly"。它可回答Can you help me?或May I borrow this book?一类的请求。但在回答别人的询问时用of course就是不礼貌的。如：
-Do many students study English at your school?
-Yes, they do./Yes, the majority.
这里如用of course回答，便暗示这个事实十分明显，你应该知道。
2. definitely与certainly
1) definitely用于强调某一陈述。如：He's definitely the best player in the team.；而certainly常在说话人多少有点疑问的情况下使用。如：It's certainly very beautiful, but it's for too expensive.有时这种疑问并不明显地表示出来，而只是在暗示。如：
-He's a brilliant student, isn't he?
-Well, he certainly works very hard.(=but I do not agree that he is brilliant.)
2)在回答具体问题时，definitely比certainly更为常用。如：
-Is he good at his job?
-Oh yes, definitely.
3)在回答请求时，可用certainly/of course，而不能用definitely。如：
-Can you help me with my homework?
-Yes, certainly.
3. surely与certainly
1)在英国英语中，surely并不总是具有与certainly相同的含义。如：
a. He surely doesn't expect me to pay him immediately.(=I hope he doesn't expect this and I don't think he ought to.)
b. He certainly doesn't expect me to pay him immediately.(= I know he doesn't expect the money now.)
2)在美国英语中，surely (常缩略为sure)可以像certainly和of course一样用于回答对方的要求，表示愿意提供帮助。如：
-Can I borrow this book?
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