(注：以下例句中所说的 Chinglish 只是相对的，并非绝对~)

Difference

difference 的意思是“差别”。西方人崇尚个人奋斗，追求与他人不一样，因此这个词对于他们来说太神圣了。对于 difference 我们只需掌握两个短语，口语水平就会前进一大步，那就是 make a difference(有很大不同)和 make no differences(没什么不同)。

1、你说的什么移动、联通，我看还不一路货色。

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、这种化妆品你用用看，效果绝对不一样。

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，再给我一次机会，我不会再这样了。

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.

凡是说到“一样”“不一样”，都可以考虑这两个短语。另外，受教科书的影响，中国学生习惯用 be different from 这一句型。但是很多时候，differ from 这个动词形式更简单。Try it, and you’ll make a difference!