for example,such as和like都可用來舉例,但用法有所不同.
for example作“例如”講時(shí),一般只以同類事物或人中的“一個(gè)”為例,作插入語,用逗號隔開,可置于句首、句中或句末.
For example,air is invisible. 例如,空氣是看不見的.
He,for example,is a good student. 例如,他就是個(gè)好學(xué)生.
such as也作為“例如”講,用來列舉同類人或事物中的幾個(gè)例子.
Some of the European languages come from Latin,such as French,Italian and Spanish.
有些歐洲語言來源于拉丁語,例如,法語、意大利語和西班牙語.
Boys such as John and James are very friendly.像約翰和詹姆斯這樣的男孩都很友好.
like也常用來表示舉例,可與such as互換.但such as用于舉例可以分開使用,此時(shí)不可與like互換.
Some warm-blooded animals,like/such as the cat,the dog or the wolf,do not need to hibernate. 一些溫血?jiǎng)游?像貓、狗和狼都不需要冬眠.
He has several such reference books as dictionaries and handbooks.
他有幾本像字典、手冊之類的參考書.
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使用such as來舉例子,只能舉出其中的一部分,一般不能全部舉出.若全部舉出,要改用namely（意為“即”）.
He knows four languages,namely Chinese,English,Russian and French.
他精通四門語言,即漢語、英語、俄語和法語.
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根據(jù)句意,用for example,such as或like填空.
1.Noise, ,is a kind of pollution.
2.I like drinks tea and soda.
3. ,my full name is James Allen Green. Green is my family name.
4.You can buy fruit here—oranges and bananas, .
5.There are several people interested, Mr Jones and Mr Simpson.
答 案：1.for example 2.like/such as 3.For example 4.for example 5.like