禮拜五前會完成工作 該用end還是finish?
  有個專案進行了好久,終於大功告成了。Zack在工作報告鬆了一口氣:"I'll end this project by Friday."意思是「我這禮拜五之前會完成這件事」。
  中文想起來好想沒什麼問題,但在場的外籍同事都不禁納悶:"Are We gonna stop doing this?"(不做這個專案了嗎?)原來問題出在這句話用finish會比end來的恰當。
  (X)I'll end this project by Friday.
  (O)I'll finish this project by Friday.
  Finish強調過程,讀完一本書、看完一場電影、吃完一頓飯,都用Finish;End強調結果,代表終止、了結,像合約終止、關係終止、會議結束、戰爭結束。
  來看看實際的例子:
   
  強調過程:Finish
  (O)She finished her homework in just thirty minutes.(她30分鐘內就做完功課了。)
  (O)I have finished my breakfast.(我已用完了早餐。)
  (O)Sam finished second in the finals.(在決賽拿下了亞軍。)
  (O)I finish work at five.(我五點下班。)
   
  Finish後面加V-ing不是to V。
  他們已經讀完這本書了。
  (X)They've finished to read the book.
  (O)They've finished reading the book.
   
  強調結果:End
  (O)His contract ends this month.(他的合約本月終止。)
  (O)World War ll ended in 1945.(二次大戰結束於1945。)
  (O)Turn left at the end to the road.(到路底左轉。)
   
  End是強調結束點,自然發生的過程,所以後面不加V-ing也不加to V。
  你跑完後傳簡訊給我
  (X)Text me when you've ended running.
  (O)Text me when you've finished running.
   
  come to an end 結束
  The meeting came to an end at six.(該會議6點鐘結束了)