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A: Hey，Darby，a really hot girl just passed away .
B：What? How could you be so happy about that?
A: Cuz she's really hot，look!
B：Oh，she walked past us. You should say she passed by .
A: Oh，so what does pass away mean?
B：It means to die.
A: I don't care. She's hot.
B：What?
OK！听完今天的对话之后呢，我们要来学习 “pass away” 和 “pass by” 的区别。
S o，Darby，what's the difference between“ pass away ” and “ pass by ”?
Well，these are two phrasal verbs using the word “pass”. Phrasal verbs are very difficult in English，because they are very similar.
Now“ pass away ” means to die . I could say：“I'm so sorry your grandfather passed away.”
“ Pass by ” means someone or something goes past us .
For example，that beautiful girl just passed by me，or the car just passed by me.
在今天的对话当中，我跟大白说“... a really hot girl just passed away.”。“ passed away ”是什么意思呢？就是“ 去世 ”的意思。那我要表达的真正意思是什么呢？应该是：一个漂亮的女孩从我们身边走过。那么正确的表达我们应该说：“Hey, Darby, a really hot girl just passed by.”
OK，so it's time for today's bonus. As you know，“ pass away ” means “ die ”，but it's very important to know that “pass away” is actually a very gentle way of saying “die”. So if you go to a funeral，and you say to your friend，“I'm so sorry your mother died.”，it's a little bit rude. So you could say：“ I'm so sorry your mother passed away .”
OK，听完大白的解释以后不知道大家有没有了解“die”和“pass away”的区别？在中文当中，“die”相当于“死掉”，“pass away”相当于“去世”。也就是说， “pass away”是“die”的比较委婉的表达方式 。我们如果说某人死掉了，这太直接太刺耳了，我们会说去世，“去世”就是“pass away”。