9/12/2009

Homonym 同字異義


sentence (句子, 判決)
The former president, Chen Shui Bian was sentenced to life in prison yesterday.
This is a long sentence.

life (終身, 生命)
life is the experience of being alive.
The judges sentenced Mr Chen to life in prison.

charge, charge
I charge my students $XXX per lesson.
The Taiwan ex-president was convicted of a total of six charges.

fine, fine
I am fine, thank you.
The ex-president was fined $6 millions.

demonstrate, demonstrate
I use the power point to demonstrate the findings.
The supporters of Mr Chen demonstrated near the court.

frequent, frequent
He likes to frequent the bar.
Mr Chen frequently clashed with Chinese leaders by asserting Taiwan's independence.

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Pronoun Task 6

Am, is, are