VOA一分鐘英語：如何區(qū)分 beside 和 besides

雖然 “beside” 和 “besides” 在拼寫上只差一個字母 “s”，但它們的意思和用法卻完全不同。它們的不同點具體是什么？
 
Hi, I'm Phil, and I'm going to tell you the difference between beside and besides.
That's one small letter, but it's quite a big difference.
Beside (with no 's') is a preposition, and we usually use it to talk about physical position.
So you can say: Put the chair beside the table.
Or: Come and sit beside me.
It's like a more formal version of 'next to'.
Now, besides (with an 's') is either a preposition or an adverb, and is often used to add information.
Besides knowing grammar well, you need to have a good vocabulary.
You should do something else besides studying.
Here, it's like 'as well as'.
As an adverb, it's often used to add a more important or stronger point.
I'm going to practise now because I've got time and besides, I need to!
It's like a less formal version of 'moreover'.
So, besides remembering that beside is for physical position, remember that besides is for adding information.
 
用法總結(jié)
1. “Beside” 是介詞，表物理方位 “在…旁邊”，相當(dāng)于更正式一點的 “next to”。
Put the chair beside the table.
Come and sit beside me.
The cinema is beside the park.
2. “Besides” 作介詞用時，意思為 “除了…之外，還/且”，類似于 “as well as”。
Besides knowing grammar well, you need to have a good vocabulary.
You should do something else besides studying.
Besides enjoying reading, she loves playing football.
3. “Besides” 作副詞用時，意思為 “此外，況且”，通常用來添加更重要或更強烈的觀點，相當(dāng)于不那么正式的 “moreover”。
I'm going to practise now because I've got time and besides, I need to!
I want to go and lie down. Besides, I have a headache.
I don't want to drive now. Besides, it's really dark.