[ti:Very and Too]
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[00:01.84]This week we answer a question from Rafael. He asks,
[00:06.28]What's the difference between too and very?
[00:10.52]Dear Rafael,
[00:11.92]Thanks for asking this question.
[00:14.56]These words often cause problems for people who are learning English.
[00:19.56]That is because translating them into your own language
[00:23.72]may not give you a complete understanding of how they are used.
[00:29.24]"Very" and "too" are both adverbs.
[00:32.24]They come before an adjective.
[00:35.88]The basic difference is that "very" emphasizes the word that follows it.
[00:41.64]"Too" before a word means there is more than what is wanted.
[00:48.56]You can see how this works clearly with the adjective "much" in these sentences:
[00:55.44]I love chocolate very much. I eat one piece of chocolate a day.
[01:02.28]He loves chocolate too much. He eats a whole box of chocolates every day.
[01:10.40]We use "very" to show there is a higher degree of some quality.
[01:16.28]It often appears in sentences with a positive meaning:
[01:21.32]That is a very good movie.
[01:23.84]My dog is always very happy to see me.
[01:28.72]On the other hand, "too" means there is more of the quality than you want.
[01:34.76]This shows a negative idea. For example,
[01:40.20]That movie is too violent for me.
[01:44.08]The main difference between "very" and "too" is that using "too" suggests that there is some problem.
[01:52.68]On a really hard day, you might come home and say:
[01:57.32]I am too tired to eat, so we should not go out for dinner.
[02:02.84]On a better day, you might say:
[02:05.36]I am very tired, but I can go out for dinner.
[02:10.20]Do you like Thai food? It has many spices.
[02:14.76]Someone who likes it would say:
[02:17.68]I love Thai food: it is very spicy.
[02:22.68]Someone who does not like spices would say:
[02:25.96]Thai food is too spicy.
[02:30.28]And that's Ask a Teacher for this week.
[02:33.32]Thank you very much for asking your question.
[02:36.72]I'm Jill Robbins. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM