UNDER VS BELOW
UNDER VS BELOW
Hai t below v under tuy c cng ngha ging song cch s dng v t loi
li khc nhau.
GING NHAU:
a. Below v under u l gii t, c ngha l bn di hoc thp hn mt vt khc.
Trong trng hp ny, hai gii t ny c th c dng thay th cho nhau.
V d: She put all of the letters under/below her pillow. (C y giu
tt c th xung di gi).
b. C below v under u c ngha l thp hn, t hn.
V d: Nobody under/below 18 is allowed to buy alcohol. (Tr em di
18 tui khng c php mua ru).
KHC NHAU:
a. Below c s dng khi so snh vi mt mc c nh, mt tiu chun vi ngha l
thp hn.
V d 1: It hurts here just below the knee. (Ch au ngay pha di u
gi).V d 2: The temperature is below zero last night. (Ti qua nhit
xung di 0 C).
b. Below cn l ph t ch v tr thp hn.
V d 1: They live on the floor below. (H sng tng di).V d 2: Read
the sentences below carefully. (c k nhng cu sau y).
c. Under cn c ngha l di s lnh o ca ai hoc theo quy nh g hoc ang
trong tnh trng g.
V d 1:The road is under construction. (Con ng ny ang c sa cha).V
d 2: Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the
property.(Theo cac iu khoan cua hp ng cho thu ng khng co quyn cho
thu tai san nay).V d 3: She has a staff of 19 working under her. (C
y c 19 nhn vin di quyn).
d. Under c ngha l t hn v c dng vi s tin, tui v thi gian.
V d 1: All our goods are under $20. (Gi ca tt c hng ha ca chng
ti u di 20 la).V d 2: Football players of Olympic team must be
under 23 years old.(Cc cu th trong i tuyn Olympic u phi di 23
tui).V d 3:It took us under 2 hours to go to Saigon by air. (Bay t
y vo Si Gn mt gn 2 ting).
ABOVE VS OVER
Ging nhau: C above v over u c th dng din t v tr cao hn mt vt g
khc.
V d: They built a new room above/ over the garage. (H xy mt cn
phng mi trn nc gara).
C above v over u c ngha l nhiu hn.
V d : Inflation is above 6%.
Khc nhau: Tuy nhin gia over v above c mt vi s khc bit trong cch
s dng.
Above c s dng khi ta so snh vi mt mc c nh, mt tiu chun no .
V d:- The mountain is 2000 feet above sea level. - Temperature
will not rise above zero tonight.
Trong khi over ch c s dng vi s, tui, tin v thi gian m thi.
V d:- He is over 50.- It cost over $100.- We waited over 2
hours.
Khi ni v s chuyn ng t ch ny sang ch khc th bn ch c th s dng
over.
- They jumped over the stream.
Thm vo over cn c ngha l ph ln.
- He put a blanket over the sleeping child.
