單元4：Tricky Words容易混淆的字詞

Until vs. By

Until和By，指的是任一時間點以前。

◆ Until:

If something happens "until" a particular time, you stop doing it at that time.

例：We lived in a small apartment until this September.（We stopped living there in September.）

譯：今年9月以前，我們住在一個小公寓裡。

◆ By:

If something happens "by" a particular time, it happens "at" or "before" that time. It is often used to mean a deadline.

例：You must turn in your homework by August 31.（August 31 is the last day you must turn in your homework; you can also turn in your homework before August 31.）

譯：你必須在8月31日前繳交作業。◇