英语专业八级常见词辨析：与人协商时头脑要清醒，The government negotiated with the opposition party over the new law.（政府就新法与反对党进行了协商。）

 

consult, negotiate, confer

 

这些动词均含“协商、商量”之意。

 

consult : 多指向权威或有识之士请教或咨询。

 

They consulted long, but could not decide.(他们磋商了很久, 但是不能做出决定。)

 

negotiate : 正式用词，指双方通过争论或讨论最后达成协议等;也指通过商议从而解决问题。

 

We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.(我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。)

 

The government negotiated with the opposition party over the new law.(政府就新法与反对党进行了协商。)

 

confer : 正式用词，强调对观点或意见的交换。

 

She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision.(她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。)