英语中有一个语言现象叫homophone（同音异形异义词），说的是一个单词和另一个单词，发音相同，但词源、拼写、词义却不相同。
好玩的是，我们发现一个叫Bruce Worden的文字爱好者，他把一些同音异形异义词都给“图示化”了。不得不说，看完他的图示，想忘记这些homophones都难啊！
爸妈快带孩子们来看看！
Affect vs Effect
李雷推了韩梅梅一把，影响（affect）了她的身体平衡，结果（effect）她掉进了水里…
释义
affect：to produce an effect on
effect：a change that results when something is done or happens
Band vs Banned
李雷组建了一支乐队（band），但他们排练的声音太吵，学校管理员禁止（banned）他们使用排练室。
释义
band（banned）：a usually small group of musicians who play popular music together
ban：to forbid people from using (something)
Pray vs Prey
身处荒郊野外的李雷雷，正在祈祷上帝保佑自己（pray），然而一只血口大开的蛇，却即将把他变作腹中物（prey）。
释义
pary：to speak to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something
prey：to hunt and kill (something) for food
Pause vs Paws
当韩梅梅按下音乐的暂停（pause）键后，小猫也随之停下了自己跳舞的爪子（paws）。
释义
pause: a control that you use when you want to stop a recorded song, movie, etc., for a short time
paw(paws): the foot of an animal that has claws
Leak vs Leek
水池有一点点漏水（leak），但这并没有影响到韩梅梅的妈妈去洗大葱（leek）。
释义
leak：of a liquid, gas, etc. : to come in or go out through a hole in a surface
leek：a vegetable that has long green leaves rising from a thick white base and that tastes like a mild onion
Desert vs Dessert
李雷和韩梅梅被丢在了一个无趣的地方（desert），现在他们好想吃一杯甜点（dessert）啊！
释义
desert：a place or area that does not have something interesting or important
dessert：sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal
Hair vs Hare
野兔（hare）的毛发（hair）是麻灰色的。
释义
hair：a thin threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal
hare：a fast animal that resembles a rabbit
Cereal vs Serial
李雷早上起床太饿了，吃了一连串（serial）的麦片（cereal）。
释义
cereal：a breakfast food made from grain
serial：arranged or happening in a series
Slay vs Sleigh
猎人本来想开枪打死（slay）麋鹿的，后来又改变了主意，抓它过来拉雪橇（sleigh）。
释义
slay：to kill (someone or something) especially in a battle or war
sleigh：a large, open vehicle that is usually pulled by a horse over snow or ice
Profit vs Prophet
那群人拿了好处（profit）后，来听先知（prophet) 布道。
释义
profit：the advantage or benefit that is gained from doing something
prophet： a member of some religions who delivers messages that are believed to have come from God
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