1. ordinary: ordinary things are not special or unusual
例：
It's just an ordinary house in an ordinary
street. （房子普通，地段也很普通。）
He wore an ordinary business suit with a
white shirt and tie. （他穿了一套普通的西裝，配白襯衫，系領(lǐng)帶。）
Can you get connected to the Internet
through an ordinary telephone line? （用普通的電話線能聯(lián)網(wǎng)嗎？）
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2. normal: something that is normal
is just as you would expect it to be, because it is not special or different
例：
The new Ford looks like any normal car, but
it has a special advanced engine. （這輛新的福特車看上去很普通，但它的引擎很特別、很高級。）
January 2nd is a public holiday in
Scotland, but in England it is a normal working day. （在蘇格蘭一月二號是公共假期，但在英格蘭那天只是個普通的工作日。）
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3. routine: use this about something
that is done regularly as part of the normal system and not because of any special
problem
例：
routine check/inspection/examination etc
The fault was discovered during a routine
check of the plane. （在飛機的例行檢查中發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個問題。）
Police found the heroin during a routine
inspection of a ship. （警察上船做例行檢查，發(fā)現(xiàn)了海洛因。）
It was on a Saturday 15 years ago that,
during a routine visit to the doctor, I learned I had cancer. （15年前的一個周六，我跟往常一樣去看醫(yī)生，得知自己患了癌癥。）
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4. conventional : a conventional
method, piece of equipment, weapon etc. is of the normal type that has been
used for a long time - use this especially when you are comparing one thing
with something else that is new or different
A microwave cooks food much faster than a
conventional oven. （微波加熱食物比普通爐子煮食快得多。）
The hospital provides both conventional and
alternative medical treatments. （這家醫(yī)院既有傳統(tǒng)療法，也有替代療法。）
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5. day-to-day: use this about the
ordinary work, activities, and problems that happen every day
例：
Little is known about his day-to-day life. （他的日常生活情況鮮為人知。）
As Managing Director, I am responsible for
the day-to-day management of the company. （我是公司總經(jīng)理，管理公司的日常運作。）
He decided to immerse himself in the
day-to-day affairs of his company until business improved. （他決定全身心投入到公司日常事務(wù)中，直至公司業(yè)務(wù)好轉(zhuǎn)為止。）
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6. regular: ordinary but good enough
for a particular purpose
備注：''regular''常用于美式英語中。
例：
If they don't have Tylenol, just get me
regular aspirin. （沒賣泰諾的話，就給我買普通的阿司匹林好了。）
Even though the dye is quite strong, a
regular shampoo will remove it. （盡管這種染料顏色很強，但普通的洗發(fā)水也可以把它洗掉。）
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7. everyday: ordinary, usual, or
happening every day
備注：''everyday''是形容詞，與''every day''不同，''every day''是副詞，“每天”的意思。
例：
a simple, everyday object（簡單普通之物）
Sally was still dressed in her everyday
clothes. （莎莉仍然穿著平時常穿的衣服。）
Arthritis made it difficult for him to do
everyday things like take out the garbage or mow the lawn. （得了關(guān)節(jié)炎，他做點生活瑣事——如倒垃圾或除草——都變得很困難。）
The first week of the course is spent
teaching students English phrases needed for everyday life. （第一周的課程是教一些日常生活中要用到的英語詞組。）
Describe it in ordinary everyday language. （用日常用語描述這件東西。）
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