易混淆单词born与borne

born用于被动式be born，意为出生，诞生。
注意：不要说“I born”，“I have been born”，“I am born”，正确形式只有一种：I was born. 
- I was born on Jan 1, 1990.
- I was born on a Friday.
- I was born in China.
- I was born in 1990.
（以上例句请注意介词的正确用法）

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borne是动词bear的过去分词（bear, bore, borne）。
意思一：容忍
- She has borne all her problems with great courage.
意思二：指生孩子这一动作
- She has borne eight children. (= She has given birth to eight children.)
注意：bear表示“生（孩子）”时，常用过去式bore，且较正式，在日常口语中用had即可。She bore twelve children in twenty-two years. (or, more commonly, She had twelve children …)