【漫画英语】English结伴抢银行bank? phpma

很多时候,我们想表达一个意思,但是别人的理解却和我们要说的大相径庭,问题就出现在我们的表达上,一起来看看吧。
记得以前有一条圣诞搞笑短信说“天苍苍野茫茫,今夜能否与你一起结伴抢银行,联络暗号:圣诞快乐”,今天我们要说的就是抢银行。
Three men ________ a bank in North London yesterday.phpma
A. stole B. robbed
下面一起来看看这两个选项都是什么意思吧。phpma

上图:Three men stole a bank in North London yesterday.phpma

上图:Three men robbed a bank in North London yesterday.
你知道哪个是答案了吗?phpma
You can only steal things that you can move, because if you steal something, you take it away from the place or person it belongs to.就是说如果你说steal什么,那就是你把什么偷走了。所以如果是steal a bank,就是你用工具把墙敲掉,把银行整个搬走。
If you talk about the place that people steal things from,you can use a different verb.就是rob


