高考英語(yǔ)詞匯辨析：better off與better off doing
    ■be better off 更富裕，生活更好。如：
    We are much better off now. 我們現(xiàn)在的生活好多了。
    Today’s pensioners are better off than they used to be. 現(xiàn)在靠養(yǎng)老金生活的人比他們?cè)瓉?lái)生活要更好些。
    注：有時(shí)后接 without, 意為：沒(méi)有……生活反而更好。如：
    We’d be better off without them as neighbours. 要是沒(méi)有他們這樣的鄰居，我們就會(huì)過(guò)得更愉快了。
    ■be better off (doing sth) 做某事，做某事很明智。如：
    He was better off giving her some flowers. 他給她送花，那是明智之舉。
    He’d be better off going to the police about it. 他把這件事報(bào)告警方。