common,“普通的,一般的”,侧重常见的常有的,人人皆知的。如:Apples are very common in North China.苹果在华北很常见。也可指“平凡的”,如the common people,平民。normal,“正常的,标准的,普通的”,侧重与常规、标准等一致。如:the normal temperature of thehuman body,人的正常体温,The baby's weight is normal.
common 共同的,常见的,普通的
词组:in common 共同地
common sense/knowledge 常识
common interest 共同利益
commons 普通人
normal 身体/心理正常的,标准的
反义词:abnormal 反正常的,变态的(大家慎用)
词组:normal body temperatures 正常体温
usual 惯常发生的(一件事) 词组:as usual 正如往常一样
ordinary 普通的,不特别的
Example Sentences
1. The only thing the twins had in common was looks!
这对双胞胎唯一的共同之处就是长相
2. It is common sense that light travels faster than sound.
光速比声速快这是常识
3. They have a love of adventure in common.
他们的共同爱好是探险
Conversation Sentences
小美: Mandy and Tom seem to be spending a lot of time together lately.
花哥哥: Yes, that's true. I've seen them at the swimming pool and at the cinema.
小美:They go on regular bike rides together too.
花哥哥:They seem to have a lot in common.
小美:Yes, they clearly like the same things.
花哥哥:I wonder if we'll be hearing wedding bells soon.
Translation:
Mandy和Tom最近总是在一起
说的没错,我看到他们在游泳馆和电影院
他们还一起去骑车
他们似乎有很多共同之处
是啊,很明显他们趣味相投
我好奇是不是不久就要听到他们的婚讯啦