內容簡介
雖然 「beside」 和 「besides」 在拼寫上只差一個字母 「s」，但它們的意思和用法卻完全不同。它們的不同點具體是什麼？在本期 「一分鐘英語」 視頻中，主持人 Phil 介紹這兩個看似相近，實則不同的詞語的用法。
文字稿
Hi, I’m Phil, and I’m going to tell you the difference between beside and besides.
That’s one small letter, but it’s quite a big difference.
Beside (with no ‘s’) is a preposition, and we usually use it to talk about physical position.
So you can say: Put the chair beside the table.
Or: Come and sit beside me.
It’s like a more formal version of ‘next to’.
Now, besides (with an ‘s’) is either a preposition or an adverb, and is often used to add information.
Besides knowing grammar well, you need to have a good vocabulary.
You should do something else besides studying.
Here, it’s like ‘as well as’.
As an adverb, it’s often used to add a more important or stronger point.
I’m going to practise now because I’ve got time and besides, I need to!
It’s like a less formal version of ‘moreover’.
So, besides remembering that beside is for physical position, remember that besides is for adding information.
用法總結
1. 「Beside」 是介詞，表物理方位 「在…旁邊」，相當於更正式一點的 「next to」。
- Put the chair beside the table.
- Come and sit beside me.
- The cinema is beside the park.
2. 「Besides」 作介詞用時，意思為 「除了…之外，還/且」，類似於 「as well as」。
- Besides knowing grammar well, you need to have a good vocabulary.
- You should do something else besides studying.
- Besides enjoying reading, she loves playing football.
3. 「Besides」 作副詞用時，意思為 「此外，況且」，通常用來添加更重要或更強烈的觀點，相當於不那麼正式的 「moreover」。
- I’m going to practise now because I’ve got time and besides, I need to!
- I want to go and lie down. Besides, I have a headache.
- I don’t want to drive now. Besides, it’s really dark.
