Affect:
◆ is a transitive verb (imagine the A in “affect” stands for “action”)
Affect是及物动词（把“affect”中的”A”想象成“action”动作，来记住其为动词）
◆ to change or influence something or someone
意思是改变或影响某物或某人
例如：
◆ Smoking can affect your lungs.
吸烟会影响你的肺部。
◆More than seven million people have been affected by drought.
已超过700万民众受到旱灾的影响。
Effect:
◆ is usually a noun (imagine the E in “effect” stands for “end”)
“Effect”通常作名词（把“effect”中的E想象成“end”结果，理解其注重的是所带来的结果）
◆ the result of the change
这种变化所带来的结果。
例如：
◆ COVID-19 had a negative effect on the economy.
新冠肺炎对经济造成了负面的影响。
◆ Some of the effects of this medication are sleep loss and headaches.
服用这种药物会引起睡眠不足和头痛。
◆ have an effect on something/somebody
Eating junk food will eventually have an effect on your health.
吃垃圾食品最终会影响你的健康。
◆ have the effect of doing something
The news had the effect of making everyone feel better.
这个消息让每个人都感觉好受了些。
“Effect” as a verb:
◆(formal) to make something happen SYN bring about
（正式）使发生、实现（同义词bring about）
◆ Many parents lack confidence in their ability to effect change in their children’s behaviour.
许多家长对自己改变孩子行为的能力缺乏信心。
How are “affect” and “effect” different?
那么“affect” 与 “effect”到底有什么不同呢？
the verb affect (=to have an effect on something)
动词affect = to have an effect on something
例如：
◆ Smoking affected the condition of his lungs.
Smoking had a (negative) effect on his lungs.
吸烟会对肺部造成影响。
◆ Staying up all night affected his concentration.
Staying up all night had a (strong) effect on his concentration.
熬夜影响了他的专注力。
● affect 与 effect：表示影响时，affect是及物动词，不能作名词，意思是改变或影响某物或某人；而effect通常作名词，注重这种变化所带来的结果；effect作动词时，意为“使发生、实现”。
Exercises:
我们来做几个练习吧！
◆ 1. The weather ____ the outcome of the football match.
◆ 2. Warm weather always has a positive ___ on my mood.
◆ 3. Long flights can ___ your blood circulation.
◆ 4. Modern farming methods can have an adverse ___ on the environment.
答案：
1. affected 2. effect 3. affect 4. effect
