1.动词 affect
一场大风严重影响了庄稼的长势.A large gale seriously affected the growth of the crops.小声点,别影响他们的学习.Quiet!Don't disturb their studies.2.名词 influence

有些书会使青少年受到不良影响.Some books have a bad influence on young people.
affect v. /influence v.
这两个词都有“影响”的意思。
1)affect vt. 作“影响”讲时可分三种情况:
① 直接的、有形的力量作用于某事物或事件并使之发生变化。
例:They try to affect the size of a crop by using fertilizer.
他们施肥料以使庄稼长大。

② 用于表示对某事物或事产生不好的影响。
例:Exposure to intense light affects one’s eyes adversely.
暴露在强光之下会损害眼睛。
③ 指对另外一个人感情上的影响,感染,感动。
例:Music affects some people very strongly.
音乐对一些人有强烈的感染力。

He was much affected at the sad sight.
他深为这一悲伤的情景所感动。
2)influence通常指“不易觉察到的、潜移默化的影响”,往往是间接的,通过说服或以实际行动树立榜样而对他人产生影响。
例:He was influenced by a middle school teacher to take up the study of medicine.
他受到一位中学教师的影响而学了医。


