Do you know the difference between "department store" and "mall"? A department store has many departments like: shoes department, food department, clothes department, home appliances and so on. A mall is much bigger than a department store and it could contain many department stores. If you live in Beijing or come here for a visit, you could have a look at a mall called "金元茂燕莎购物中心". It's located near the west third ring road. After checking it, you'll get a feeling how big a mall is.

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Do you know the difference between "coworker" and "colleague"? Both words mean "同事". But "coworker" is more casual than "colleague". So "coworker" is more used in daily conversation. And "colleague" is more used in written English. There are other two words "associate" and "comrade" which sometimes confuse English learners. "Associate" also means "同事""合伙人". It's more like "colleague". But "comrade" means "死党,铁哥们" and "同志" as we all know from our Chinese English teaching textbooks. The word "partner" means "合作伙伴,搭档", but can also mean "配偶,伴侣,枕边人". So use it carefully.

Do you know the difference between "bath" and "shower"? Taking a bath means you sit in a bath tub and wash your body. While taking a shower means you stand under the shower spray and let the water spray over your head and the body. Interesting? Hehe...

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Do you know the difference between "mate" and "spouse"? Both words have the meaning of "配偶”. But "spouse" only applies to human's wife and husband, "mate" can be used for both human and animals. In some countries like U.K., Australia or New Zealand, "mate" often be used as the word "friend, buddy". So intead of calling "Hi, buddy.", they say "Hi, mate."

Do you know the difference between "medal" and "trophy", "plack" and "certificate"

Medal is "奖章, 勋章” which you could wear on your neck or clothes. Trophy is “奖杯” which can't be wore on you.

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可是为什么只有这么多呢

遗憾

so good~

How good the explaination of the diffirencesyou give!thanks

not any more ?

挺好的啊，加强英语阅读能力啊！！

good, thanks

thank u, boy, I've made them to exercises in another board to let more friends read.

Really helpful.

Pretty good! This really makes me impressed! I have learned much. Thanks a lot.

Can you explain the difference between " not any more " and " not any longer"?

( ⊙ o ⊙ )！ so good it is

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