2019屆高考英語常用詞匯辨析
這三個動詞均有“爭”的意思，但“爭”法不同。
argue著重就自己的看法或觀點，提出論證，同他人“爭論”或“辯論”。例如：
we heard them arguing in the other room.我們聽見他們在另一個房間里爭論。
另外，argue同with搭配，其后接人；與about連用，其后接事物。例如：
we argued with them about this problem for a long time.這個問題我們同他們辯論了很長時間。
quarrel是指對某事不喜歡或強烈不滿而發生的“爭吵”或“吵架”。同with搭配，其后接某人；和about連用，其后接某事。例如：
he often quarrels about their housework with his wife.他常為家務事同妻子爭吵。
discuss是指認真交換自己的意見或看法的“討論”。例如：
we'll discuss the use of the articles tomorrow.明天我們將討論冠詞的用法。
as (so) far as; as (so) long as
as（so）far as的意思是“就……而言（所知）”，as (so) far as sth.is concerned是其中一種具體用法，意為“就某事而言”；as (so) long as意為“只要”，引導條件狀語從句。如：
as far as i know, more than 10 million laid-off workers have found their new jobs.
就我所知，一千多萬下崗工人已經找到了新的工作。
there is nothing that we can’t do so / as long as we keep on trying to do it.
只要我們不斷地努力去做，就沒有什么事干不成。
as far as the tourism of china is concerned, there is a long way to go.
就中國的旅游業而言，需要做的工作還很多。
asleep/sleeping 二者都是形容詞。asleep僅用作表語，不能作定語，表示“睡著，熟睡”的意思；而sleeping一般只能用作定語，放在名詞前，表示“睡眠中的，休止的”意思。
如：我們不能說：an asleep baby，但可以說：a sleeping baby（一個熟睡的嬰兒）。
再如：he was asleep with his head on his arms.他頭枕著手臂在熟睡。
asleeping dog正在熟睡的狗 sleeping car臥車 sleeping bag睡袋
assert，affirm，maintain assert宣稱、斷言，常指某人主觀自信，堅持己見，有時不顧客觀事實而斷言下結論。 affirm指以事實為依據，深信不疑地肯定某種觀點或看法。 maintain指在相反的證據或論點面前，重申原來的某種觀點、立場。
a.despite all the policeman’s questions the suspect ＿＿＿ that he had been at home all evening.
b.it is nonsense to ＿＿＿ that smoking does not damage people’s health.
c.throughout his prison sentence dunn has always ＿＿＿ his innocence.
answers：a. affirmed b. assert c. maintained
as though；even though；though
as though（＝as if），意為“好像；似乎”，引導方式狀語從句或表語從句。如：