Besides, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.

而且，餐桌礼仪只有在正规的宴会，人们才注重。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

She found herself severed from formal and relations because of the border problem

她意识到自己没受到正规的严格的教育。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

You needn’t be so formal with me.

你对我不必要如此拘谨。

属类：学习英语-典型例句-

People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture.

人们每一次参加正规西式宴会,或许会惊诧于西方文化的餐桌礼仪.

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

"Try" is more informal. You use it while speaking with friends and family. "Attempt" is more formal . You often use it while speaking and writing about reaching a goal.

Try更为不正式。你在跟亲朋好友交谈时会用到这个单词。Attempt更为正式。你经常会在提到实现某个目标时用到它。

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：Try和Attempt之间的区别

One difference between them is how formal they sound. Compare the following sentences. Put "buy" or "purchase" in the space.

它们之间的区别之一是发音听起来有多正式。比较以下句子。在空格中填入buy或purchase。

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：buy和purchase的区别

As a result, French had a great effect on the English language: about 10,000 French words were added to English. We still use many of them today. As you might suspect, English speakers use the French words for more formal situations and the Anglo-Saxon words for common ideas and things.

因此，法语对英语产生了巨大影响：英语中增加了大约1万个法语单词。我们今天仍在使用其中许多的单词。正如你所猜想的，说英语的人士在较正式的情况下使用法语，而在相同的看法和事物上使用盎格鲁-撒克逊语。

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：buy和purchase的区别

In summary, try to use "buy" for simple actions, and "purchase" for more formal exchanges of money for goods.

总之，请尝试在简单行为中使用buy，而在更加正式的买入交易中使用purchase。

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：buy和purchase的区别

Here are a few examples of reduced forms in formal and informal speech:

以下是正式和非正式口语中几个简化形式的例子：

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：Wanna和Gonna等简化形式的使用