基礎語法：Butter(奶油)是melts還是thaws?

學過英語詞melt和thaw的人都有一個“困惑”：Butter(奶油)到底是說它melts還是說它thaws?因為一般的理解中它們都有成“融化”、“溶解”、“解凍”的意思。

同樣，Ice(冰)and snow(雪)是melts還是thaws呢？

我喜歡用“歸納法”的方法引導學生自己“找出答案”：“歸納法”是一種“主動性”思考和學習的方法，不是被動式接受知識的傳統方法。

觀察下面的解釋，你能得出“OMG，我知道區别在哪了”的收獲嗎？

1.melt：Melt and thaw imply reducing a solid substance to a liquid state.

2.To melt is to bring a solid to a liquid condition by the agency of heat: to melt butter.snow melts

3.thaw：(of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming.

4.thaw：We thaw (frozen food) before cooking it.

不要“困惑”于melt和thaw都是reducing a solid substance to a liquid state,to bring a solid to a liquid condition, become liquid or soft as a result of warming的“那到底區别何在？”的“困惑詞”，讀到thaw的 (frozen food) 處，一切“豁然開朗”。

歸納一：So we can say Butter melts or thaws(符reducing a solid substance to a liquid state,bring a solid to a liquid condition,become liquid or soft as a result of warming)的“條件。So we can also say Ice and snow mets or thaws”(條件同理)

BUT......

歸納二：

We ONLY say Frozen food,or frozen meat thaws before we cook it.

Frozen food/meat是melt和thaw區别的重要條件用法：

So,butter melts or thaws.Ice or snow melts or thaws.

But frozen chicken(即frozen food)隻能thaws,不能melts.

Frozen dumplings(frozen food)隻說thaws，不說melts(當然，melts是化水，不是“解凍”了，就看你表達什麼)。

這些都是你慢慢歸納出來的，不是我“教”你的。

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