learning Chinese online or offline one on one or group in Shanghai: Do you know the difference between “illustrate” and “explain”?

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大家好,欢迎来到早安汉语。

Helloeveryone,welcome to Mandarin Morning.

你知道“说明”和“解释”的区别吗?

Do you know the difference between “illustrate” and “explain”?

 

 

A: 王医生向我妈妈说明了病情,我妈妈同意动手术了。(说明病情严重性)

Doctor Wang explained the condition to my mother, and my mother agreed to operate. (Describe the severity of the disease)

 

B:  张医生向病人解释了病情反复的原因,病人终于配合治疗了。(解释以得到病人的理解)

Dr. Zhang explained to the patient the reason for the recurrence of the disease, and the patient finally cooperated with the treatment. (Explain to get the patient’s understanding)

 

 

问题:通过对话,你明白了这两个词的用法了吗?请做填空题:

Question: Through the dialogue, do you understand the usage of these three words? Please fill in the blanks:

 

乘务员反复向乘客(    )飞机晚点的原因。

事实已经(    )一切。

今天的中文知识点,您学会了吗?

Have you learned today’s knowledge points?

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Post time: Feb-27-2023