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Play something or somebody， playwith something or somebody和playsomething with somebody的区别
  1. Play是take part in a game oramusement的意思，即“玩（参加）游戏”。play something是“玩什么东西”之意，而play somebody意为“跟某人比赛”。例如：
  (1) The girls are playing volley-ball now．这些女孩现正在打排球。
  (2) She can play the piano verywell．她钢琴弹得很好。
  (3) ——We're going to have atable tennis match tomorrowafternoon．明天下午我们要举行一场乒乓球赛。
  ——Who are you going to play？你们跟谁比赛？
  2. play with something是“逗玩某物”的意思；play with somebody则作“同某人玩”解。例如：
  (1) The little girl is playing witha doll.这小孩正在玩弄那只洋娃娃。
  (2) He often plays with children.
  他常常同孩子们一起玩。
  3. play something with somebody和某人玩某物，例如：
  Is Li Ping going to play basket ballwith us？李平准备和我们打篮球吗？
  注：1) play一词，一般相当于汉语“玩”，
  但不同搭配有不同的习惯说法。如：
  play football踢足球
  play volleyball打排球
  play the violin拉提琴
  play the piano弹钢琴
  play chess下棋
  2) play与有关运动、棋类等名词连用
  时，不用冠词，如上例。play与有
  关乐器名词连用时，要用冠词。如上例。
  练习：用play或play with完成下列句子：
  1. Don’t________fire.
  2. She________the violin very well.
  3. Will you________me at chess？
  4. Mr Zhang often________basket-ball________his students.
  5．Granny told him not________thecat any more.
  6.The little boy________his train now.
  7. Are you going to have a swim ？no，I’m not．I'm going________football.
  Key to Ex.1．play with 2．plays 3. play 4．plays…with 5．to playwith 6．is playing with 7．to play
  （石零）