【问】 我经常分不清beside和besides的用法。
 【答】 beside只用作介词，意为“在……旁边”、“和……相比”：
 1. He was sitting beside her. (London)
 他坐在她的旁边。
 2. You look tall beside him. (PEU)
 你看来比他高。
 在某些成语中beside具有引申意义：
 1. He was beside himself with grief. (Dreiser)
 他非常悲恸。
 2. Usually what she says is beside the point. (Perrin)
 她说的话通常是不着边际的。
 besides用作介词时，意为“除……外……”(in addition to)：
 1. Do you play other games besides tennis?
 除网球之外，你还进行其他的运动吗?
 2. Besides knowing some Greek，she was fluent in Italian. (DEU)
 她除了懂些希腊语之外，意大利语也说得很流利。
 关于否定句中的besides的含义，见besides/except¹。
 besides用作副词时，意为“此外”、“而且”(moreover)：
 1. Besides，I want you to promise me one thing. (Dreiser)
 此外，我要你答应我一件事。
 2. It wasn't a good hotel—besides，it was very expensive.
 这不是一家好旅馆，而且房价也很贵。
 请做下面的英语试题：
 1. What he says is beside the point.
 A. just next to the point B. quite different
 C. not so clear D. neither here nor there(《TOEFL 词汇分册》)
 2. The diver's task was complicated by the fact that，besides the gold，the wreck contained bombs and ammunition.
 A. next to B. away from
 C. allied to D. in addition to(《TOEFL 词汇分册》)