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Ask Alisha: Your English Questions Answered #228 - How to use the expression BY THE WAY | English Grammar for Beginners
2025/6/20
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Alisha: 在讨论替代方案时，"instead"和"besides"的含义可能重叠，但句子语法结构会发生变化。例如，如果天气不好，我们计划去远足，但建议看电影"instead"，表示代替远足。而使用"besides"时，可以描述情况的变化，例如，"I know we plan to go for a hike this weekend, but how about a movie? Besides, the weather's not so good anyway." 这里的"besides"表明有理由改变计划。总的来说，"instead"用于替代建议之前，而"besides"用于提出替代建议之后，并说明原因。虽然两者都用于描述情况变化并提出替代方案，但语法结构和使用方式略有不同。我希望这个解释能帮助你理解这两个词的区别。
Deep Dive
This chapter compares the usage of "besides" and "instead," focusing on their application when suggesting alternative plans. It highlights their similar meanings but different grammatical structures and provides examples to illustrate their usage in changing plans.
- Besides and instead can be used similarly when suggesting alternatives.
- Instead precedes the alternative suggestion; besides introduces the alternative and then the reason for the change.
- Grammatical structures differ despite similar situations.
Shownotes Transcript
learn how to use the expression "by the way"