beside / besides

beside: preposition meaning 'next to', 'at the side of'

biside：介词，表示“在……旁边”

Examples:

例句：

I sit beside John in class.

Could you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.

在班级里我坐在约翰旁边。

能帮我拿下那本书吗？就在灯旁边。

besides: adverb meaning 'also', 'as well'; preposition meaning 'in addition to'

besides：做副词时意思是“也”；做介词的时候意思是“除……之外”

Examples:

例句：

(adverb) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.

(preposition) That is a beautiful lamp besides the table.

（副词）除网球之外，我还踢足球、打篮球。

（介词）除桌子之外，那灯也挺漂亮的。