連假「結束」該用finish還是end?10個例句讓你從此不再犯這小錯誤

2018-04-08 11:30

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有個專案進行了好久,終於大功告成了。Zack在工作報告鬆了一口氣:"I'll end this project by Friday."意思是「我這禮拜五之前會完成這件事」。

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中文想起來好想沒什麼問題,但在場的外籍同事都不禁納悶:"Are We gonna stop doing this?"(不做這個專案了嗎?)原來問題出在這句話用finish會比end來的恰當。

(X)I'll end this project by Friday.
(O)I'll finish this project by Friday.

Finish強調過程,讀完一本書、看完一場電影、吃完一頓飯,都用Finish;End強調結果,代表終止、了結,像合約終止、關係終止、會議結束、戰爭結束。

(示意圖非本人/)
Finish強調過程,End強調結果。(示意圖/freestocks.org@pexels

來看看實際的例子:

強調過程:Finish

(O)She finished her homework in just thirty minutes.(她30分鐘內就做完功課了。)
(O)I have finished my breakfast.(我已用完了早餐。)
(O)Sam finished second in the finals.(在決賽拿下了亞軍。)
(O)I finish work at five.(我五點下班。)

Finish後面加V-ing不是to V。

他們已經讀完這本書了。

(X)They've finished to read the book.
(O)They've finished reading the book.

強調結果:End

(O)His contract ends this month.(他的合約本月終止。)
(O)World War ll ended in 1945.(二次大戰結束於1945。)
(O)Turn left at the end to the road.(到路底左轉。)

End是強調結束點,自然發生的過程,所以後面不加V-ing也不加to V。

你跑完後傳簡訊給我

(X)Text me when you've ended running.
(O)Text me when you've finished running.

come to an end 結束

The meeting came to an end at six.(該會議6點鐘結束了)

本文經授權轉載自世界公民文化中心(原篇名:「會議結束了!」要用finish還是用end?)
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