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Ask Alisha: Your English Questions Answered #224 - Difference between TO REMIND vs TO REMEMBER | English Grammar for Beginners
2025/4/4
Learn English | EnglishClass101.com
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Alisha: 我解释了在标题"The Many Significant Events of Lord Buddha"中，'the'并非直接修饰'many'，而是修饰后面的名词'events'。'many'和'significant'都是修饰'events'的修饰语。我们可以用类似的方法分析其他句子，例如'The only way...'。关键在于找到句子中'the'实际修饰的名词，并判断其是否符合语法规则。
我提供了一个分析方法：移除修饰语（如'many'、'only'和形容词），只保留名词和冠词，检查其是否符合语法。如果符合，再添加修饰语，则句子结构是正确的。这是一个比较高级的语法知识点，但希望我的解释能够解答你的疑问。
Alisha: 口音指的是发音方式，而方言则包含口音、语法和词汇等方面的差异。例如，美国不同地区的人们对于同一种碳酸饮料可能有不同的称呼（pop, soda, Coke, cola），这就是方言差异的表现。口音是方言的一部分，但方言的范围更广，它包含了更多方面的语言差异。
Alisha: 'remember'用于回忆信息，而'remind'用于提醒他人想起某事。'remind'通常后接人称，表示使某人想起某事；'remember'用法更灵活，可以后接更多信息，例如'I remember the restaurant...'。两者在句法结构上也有所不同。希望我的解释能够澄清两者之间的区别。
Deep Dive
This chapter explores the grammatical rule of using 'the' before modifiers like 'many' in English. It uses the example of a book title, "The Many Significant Events of Lord Buddha," to explain that 'the' is not directly connected to 'many' but rather to the noun 'events'. The explanation involves the concept of modifiers in English grammar.
- The use of "the" before modifiers like "many" depends on the sentence structure.
- The article "the" is paired with the nearest noun, not necessarily the word immediately following it.
- Modifiers such as "many," "significant," and "only" provide additional information about the noun.
Shownotes Transcript
learn the difference between "to remind" and "to remember"