Sympathy 表示对遭遇困难的人感到同情，也可以表示慰问或哀悼：Please accept our deepest sympathy。它还可以表示支持某人的观点或诉求：in sympathy with the strikers。它不表示对某个人有好感；喜欢一个人可以说 I like him，受到对方吸引则用 attraction 或 I'm attracted to him。
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have/feel + sympathy for + person; express/offer + sympathy (to + family); little/no + sympathy for; in sympathy with + cause/views
- Everyone in the office signed a card to express their sympathy after Tom's father died.
- The driver got little sympathy from the judge because he had been caught speeding before.
- Many parents are in sympathy with the teachers' demand for smaller classes.
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修改前I think Anna has sympathy for you: she always smiles when you walk into the room.
修改后I think Anna likes you: she always smiles when you walk into the room.
说话者想表达 Anna 喜欢对方。但 has sympathy for you 表示“同情你”，听起来像是你遇到了不幸。表达喜欢，英语用简单的动词 like。
相关词 empathy 指设身处地理解、感受别人情绪的能力。Sympathy 侧重从旁关心，empathy 则侧重进入对方的处境；类似经历有时能帮助这种理解：She was unemployed for a year, so she has real empathy for job seekers。
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Tom felt an instant ___ to Lena when they met at a conference, and a year later they got married.
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attraction — 两人一年后结婚，语境指向恋爱中的吸引力，所以选 attraction。Sympathy 表达的是对困难或不幸的同情，不是这里的心动。有些语言中相近的词表示“好感”，但英语 sympathy 不表达这个意思。
给一位遇到不顺心事情的同事或朋友写一条短消息，表达同情，并提出一项具体帮助。
I heard about your broken leg, and you have my sympathy; I'd be happy to do your shopping this week.
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