#创作挑战赛#
BIG or LARGE?
● BIG and LARGE are both used to talk about size or dimensions. They can usually be used interchangeably and can only be used with countable nouns. BIG is the word you usually use in conversation. LARGE is a little more formal.
● BIG和LARGE均可用来谈论尺寸或规模，通常可以互换使用，只能修饰可数名词。BIG常用于日常口语，LARGE相对来说要正式一些。
★ He has a big/large house.
★ 他有一座大房子。
★ His speeches always draw a big/large crowd.
★ 他的演讲总能吸引一大批观众。
★ ‘Where is Andy?’ – ‘Over there, by that big tree.’
★ ‘安迪在哪里？’ - ‘那边，那棵大树旁。’
★ The driver swerved to avoid a large tree.
★ 司机转弯以避开一棵大树。
BIG:
● When you mean VERY IMPORTNAT, use BIG:
● 当表示“十分重要”，用BIG：
★ Moving to a new country is a big decision.
★ 搬到一个新的国家是一个重大的决定。
★ Winning this contest is a big thing.
★ 赢得这次比赛是一件大事。
★ My big boss (importance, like CEO)
★ 我的大老板（重要性，如CEO）
★ My large boss (large in size)
★ 我的大个子老板
● When you mean OLDER (informal), use BIG:
● 当表示“年长的”（非正式用语），用BIG：
★ My big brother (older)
★ 我哥哥（年纪大些）
★ My large brother (large in size)
★ 我的大个子哥哥
● When you mean SERIOUS, use BIG:
● 当表示“严重的”，用BIG：
★ The biggest problem at the moment is unemployment.
★ 目前最大的问题是失业问题。
★ You are making a big mistake.
★ 你正在犯一个严重的错误。
● When you mean POWERFUL, use BIG:
● 当表示“强大的”，用BIG：
★ There was a big earthquake last night.
★ 昨晚发生了一场大地震。
● When you mean ENTHUSIASTIC, use BIG:
● 当表示“热衷的”， 用BIG：
★ She is a big fan of that movie.
★ 她是那部电影的超级粉丝。
Fixed Expressions with BIG:
● Big deal: an important thing or person 大事、要事、大人物
★ I felt the pressure on me, winning was such a big deal for the whole family.
★ 我感觉到了压力，取胜对我们全家来说是如此重要。
● Big fish: an important, successful or influential person 大人物、要人
★ Meeting a big fish like the company's CEO can be quite an intimidating experience for an intern.
★ 在公司，会见像首席执行官这样的重要人物，对实习生来说是一次相当令人胆怯的经历。
● Big name: a person of great importance, fame, success or reputation知名人士
★ There will be a lot of big names at the conference tomorrow.
★ 明天的会议将有很多大人物出席。
● The Big Apple: a nickname for New York City 大苹果城（纽约市的别称）
★ We spent the weekend in the Big Apple.
★ 我们在大苹果城度过了这周末。
● To think big: to be ambitious 雄心勃勃
★ You have to think big to achieve great things.
★ 你必须要雄心勃勃才能成就大事。
● To see/focus on the big picture: to focus on the most important parts of a situation, rather than the smaller details关注大局、关注整体情况
★ We need to focus on the big picture if we want to finish the project on time.
★ 要想按时完成项目，我们需要关注大局。
● To have a big mouth: to be a gossiper; to be a person who tells secrets 口无遮拦、爱说闲话
★ Be careful with him, he has a big mouth.
★ 要提防他些，他口无遮拦。
● To have eyes bigger than one’s stomach: to take more food than one is actually capable of eating 眼大肚子小
★ Could you help me finish these chips? I have eyes bigger than my stomach.
★ 你能帮我吃完这些薯条吗？我眼馋肚饱，吃不下了。
● To have bigger fish to fry: to have more important things to do 有更重要的事情要做
★ It's really not worth my time. I've got bigger fish to fry!
★ 这真的不值得我花时间，我还有更重要的事情要做。
● A big spender: a person who spends lots of money 大手大脚花钱的人
★ The restaurant gives the big spenders special treatment.
★ 餐馆给大金主们提供特殊待遇。
● A big eater: eats a lot 饭量大的人
★ He's a big eater.
★ 他饭量很大。
LARGE:
● Use LARGE with Quantity Words:
● 数量词前，用LARGE：
a large amount/on a large scale/a large number of/ a large quantity of/a large proportion/ to a large extent/a large percentage of/a large part of/ a large volume/a large area
★ We invested a large amount of money in that project.
★ 我们在该项目上投入了大量的资金。
★ We have other points to cover but, to a large extent, the new company policies are the reason for the meeting.
★ 我们还有其它点要讨论，但召开此次会议的主要原因是讨论公司的新政策。
★ They export large quantities of corn.
★ 他们出口大量的玉米。
★ Our headquarter premises cover a very large area on the outskirts of the city.
★ 我们的总部位于该城市的郊区，占地面积很大。
● Use LARGE for body sizes:
● 形容体型，用LARGE:
★ Please, go talk to the chairman of the conference, he's super nice. If you don't know him, he is the large man in the navy suit.
★ 快去和会议主席谈谈，他人超级好。如果你不认识他，他就是那个穿海军服的大个子。
● When you order something in a restaurant, you use Large because the sizes are going to be Small, Medium and Large.
● 在餐馆点餐时，比如说饮料，尺寸用Small, Medium 和Large。
★ A large Pepsi 大杯百事可乐
Fixed Expressions with LARGE:
● At large: free, not captured yet 在逃的 OR as a whole, in general 整个、大体上
★ The police haven’t caught the thief yet; he is still at large.
★ 警察还没有抓到那个小偷，他仍然在逃。
★ There has been a loss of community values in society at large.
★ 在整个社会中，社区价值已经丧失。
● By and large: in general, overall 大体上、总的说来
★ By and large, the company has been very good to me over the last couple of years.
★ 总的来说，在过去的几年里，公司对我非常好。
Time to practice!
Complete the following sentences with BIG (or bigger) and LARGE (or larger):
1. Have you seen the new office? It’s really ___.
2. I told you not to trust him. He’s got a ___ mouth.
3. They must have invested a ___ amount of money in that building.
4. The new hire seems very ambitious, I like how she thinks ___.
5. Quitting your job is such a ___ decision!
6. New York is an expensive city but, by and ___, I love to live here.
7. My manager is always very kind with me, he feels like my ___ brother.
8. I’m not a ___ fan of meetings.
9. A ___ percentage of our employees prefer to have Sundays off.
10. You haven’t heard of Mr. Bauer? He’s a ___ fish.
11. What I like about her is that she always sees the ___ picture.
12. I don’t want to keep calling him, I’m sure he has ___ fish to fry.
13. Most tax evaders are still at ___.
14. To a ___ extent, our recruiting team is aware of unconscious bias and are working towards overcoming it.
Answers:
1. Big (更妥帖，因为是口语对话) or large
2. Big
3. Large
4. Big
5. Big
6. Large
7. Big
8. Big
9. Large
10. Big
11. Big
12. Bigger
13. Large
14. Large
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