【明報專訊】MoMo is asking Bill to help her to buy something, but Dr Panda is suspicious. What's going on?
■English highway -words and collocations
Borrow vs lend
What is the difference between "borrow" and "lend"?
borrow─take something from someone, with permission and with the intention of giving it back
e.g. May I borrow your book?
lend─give something to someone, with the expectation that he or she will return it
e.g. Yes, I'll lend it to you.
■Quiz
Fill in the blanks with either "borrow" or "lend" in correct tenses.
1. I _________ her my oven and I haven't got it back yet.
2. A student is allowed to __________ five books from the library at a time.
3. Have you ever ___________ someone something really special to you?
4. I don't know if I should let my cousin __________ my pearl necklace.
5. The department agreed to __________ us a video camera.
■Glossary
suspicious (adj) 懷疑的
anxious (adj) 焦急的
addict (n) 有癮的人
fraud (n) 詐騙
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