高考高频易混词语辨析1. celebrate, congratulate celebrate 和 congratulate 的区别：(1) celebrate 意思是举行仪式、典礼的“庆祝”，只能用事（节日、胜利、成功等）作宾语；We had a party to celebrate Mother's silver wedding. 我们举行宴会庆祝母亲的银婚纪念日。(2)congratulate 意思是“祝贺；道贺”，只能用人作宾语，若要表明所祝贺的事情，后面要用 on (upon) 连接，例如：We congratulated her on winning the contest. 我们祝贺她在比赛中获胜。I will congratulate you (up) on your success. 我预祝你成功。注意：译：他们下星期为你庆贺生日。误：They will congratulate your birthday next week.正：They will celebrate your birthday next week.自我测试根据句意，用 celebrate 和 congratulate 的适当形式填空。1. I _______ you on the birth of a son.2. We should _______ the boy for keeping a cool head.3. He _______ his birthday with a banquet.4. We _______ our national Day every year.5. They held a party to _______ the victory.答案：1. congratulate 2. congratulate 3. celebrated 4. celebrate 5. celebrate2. chance, opportunity chance 和 opportunity 这两个单词都可以表示“机会”，但含义不同。(1)chance 指侥幸的或偶然的机会,或无法解释的 “天意” 或 “命运” 所安排的时机，意为运气，机会。It’s the chance of lifetime. 这是千载难逢的机会。(2) opportunity 指符合人们意向或目的的一般机会，或指某一特定时机，有利于做某件事以实现某种抱负与愿望，意为：良机，机会。二者常可交换使用。例如：What a wonderful opportunity! 多么难得的机会呀！They had no chance/opportunity to escape. 他们没有逃跑的机会。I had no chance/opportunity to see him. 我没机会见到他。I never miss a chance/opportunity of playing football. 我从不放弃任何踢足球的机会。I wish I'd had your chances/opportunities. 但愿我曾获得你那样的好机会。注意:① 表示偶然性，强调“命运”的安排时，chance 比 opportunity 更好。例如：Chance plays an important part in many card games. 在很多纸牌游戏中，运气起着重...
