This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Quang in Vietnam, who says: It would be a big help if you could teach me the difference between &34;fix&34; and &34;repair&34;.

在本周的《名师答疑》中，我们回答越南的广的一个问题，他问道：如果你能告诉我&34;fix&34;和&34;repair&34;的区别，那就帮了我大忙了。

Thank you so much. Hello Quang,

非常感谢。你好，广，

My cell phone was not working yesterday. I tried to fix it but I was unable to.

我的手机昨天坏了。我想把它修好，但我不会修。

So, I took it to a shop to have it repaired. The words &34;fix&34; and &34;repair&34; can be verbs or nouns.

所以，我把它拿去商店修理。fix和repair可以是动词也可以是名词。

Today, I will focus mainly on the verbs. Both verbs mean to put something that is broken or damaged back into good condition.

今天，我主要讲动词。这两个动词都表示将损坏的东西修好。

Often, we use &34;fix&34; and &34;repair&34; interchangeably, which means either word can be used. But the verb &34;fix&34; is much more common in everyday speech.

通常，&34;fix&34;和&34;repair&34;可以互换使用，这意味着这两个词都可以使用。但是fix这个动词在日常用语中更常见。

Generally, we use &34;repair&34; when we want to sound more formal. We can also use &34;repair&34; when someone with expertise is doing the work.

一般来说，当我们想要听起来更正式时，我们会使用&34;repair&34;。当有专业知识的人在做某项工作时，我们也可以用repair。

For example, you can take your clothing, phone, computer, car or musical instrument to a shop to have it repaired. Or a person might come to your home to repair your air conditioner, refrigerator or something else.

例如，你可以把你的衣服、电话、电脑、汽车或乐器带到商店去修理。或者有人可能来你家修理你的空调、冰箱或其他东西。

In each of these cases, the person doing the work is an expert at it. However, even when we are talking about such repairs, we may still use the word &34;fix&34;.

在这种情况下，从事这项工作的人都是这方面的专家。然而，即使我们在谈论这种修理时，我们仍然可以使用&34;fix&34;这个词。

For example, you can say, &34;The tailor fixed the zipper on my jeans&34; or &34;The repairman is fixing the refrigerator&34;. In other words, you can almost always use &34;fix,&34; except in some cases.

例如，你可以说：&34;The tailor fixed the zipper on my jeans&34;（裁缝修好了我牛仔裤上的拉链）或者&34;The repairman is fixing the refrigerator&34;（ 修理工正在修电冰箱）。换句话说，除了某些情况外，几乎总是可以使用&34;fix&34;。

Notice that I used the word &34;repairman&34;. The word &34;repair&34; appears in some job titles, such as repairman, repairwoman, repairperson and repair technician.

注意，我用了&34;repairman&34;（修理工）这个词。&34;repair&34;一词出现在一些职业头衔中，如repairman（修理工）、repairwoman（女修理工）、repairperson（修理工）和repair technician（修理技术员）。

We would not say &34;fixperson,&34; for example. In addition, the word &34;repair&34; appears in the names of many shops that do such work.

例如，我们不会说&34; fixperson &34;。此外，&34;repair&34;一词出现在许多做这种工作的商店的名字中。

One last thing to know: The verbs &34;fix&34; and &34;repair&34; can have other meanings.

要知道的最后一件事：动词&34;fix&34;和&34;repair&34;可以有其他意思。

For example, when someone says they are fixing food or drink, it means they are preparing it. And that&39;s Ask a Teacher for this week.

例如，当有人说他们在准备食物或饮料时，意思是他们正在准备它。以上就是本周的《名师答疑》。

I&39;m Alice Bryant.

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