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ลำดับตอนที่ #1 : Words that are often confused

Words that are often confused

sensible and sensitive

sensible means ‘practical’ or ‘having good judgement’ =  ที่ขึ้นอยู่กับความเป็นจริงor มีเหตุผล

sensitive means ‘easily affected by the things people say or do’ = ซึ่งรู้สึกไวต่อคำพูดหรือการกระทำ

·                                 Come on darling, be sensible and put a coat on. It’s freezing outside.

·                                 Don’t be so sensitive - he didn’t say you were fat, it was just a joke.

sympathetic

Usually we are sympathetic when someone has a problem or is in trouble.  = เห็นอกเห็นใจ,

·                                 They were very sympathetic when our house was burgled but they couldn’t do much to help.

We don’t use it to mean ‘nice’ or ‘pleasant’

·                                 My uncle is a very sympathetic man.

nervous

We are nervous in a particular situation, like an exam. We don’t generally use nervous to describe someone’s character.= กระวนกระวาย, กระสับกระส่าย, ร้อนรน, ประหม่า, กลัวลนลาน

·                                 I’ve never been as nervous as the time I had to give a speech to 500 people.

·                                 My sister is very nervous. She’s always shouting at me.

journey and travel

Journey is countable. Travel is uncountable and refers to the general idea of travelling.

·                                 Did you have a good travel?

·                                 Travel is something I recommend to all young people.

·                                 The journey took about 8 hours.

recipe, receipt and prescription

A recipe is a set of instructions for cooking something. = ตำรากับข้าว, สูตรอาหาร (อาจแปลว่าเครื่องหมายนำการสั่งยา (ในใบสั่งยา) เขียนแทนด้วย Px แต่ยึดความหมายแรกดีกว่านะ)
A receipt is a piece of paper you are given after you pay for something.= ใบเสร็จรับเงิน
A prescription is a piece of paper a doctor gives you to get the medicine you need. = ใบสั่งยา


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