special “特殊的”、“特别的”、“专门的”，普通用词，指在某方面具有不同于一般的特别之处（not ordinary or usual）突出与一般不同。也可表示有“特有的”，“独具特色的”或“特设的”，“专门的”。
1）Is there anything special that you'd like to do today?
今天你有什么特别的事要办?
2）Passengers should tell the airline in advance if they have any special dietary needs.
乘客如有特殊的饮食需求应该提前告诉航空公司。
3）I don't expect special treatment － I just want to be treated fairly.
我并不期望受到特别对待 ―― 我只想得到公正对待。
4）The restaurant serves certain special dishes which you can find nowhere else.
这家餐馆提供一些特色菜，你在别的地方找不到。
5）Full details of the election results will be published in a special edition of tomorrow's newspaper.
选举结果的详细内容将在明天报纸的特别版上发表。
6）They have decided to establish a special committee to investigate the incident.
他们决定建立一个特别委员会来调查这一事件。
specific “特殊的”、“特异的”，强调奇特性和特异性，指某物与其他事物有明显的区别或针对某物而言是特定的，特有的。
1）A specific attribute of the elephant is its long trunk.
大象有的一个特有特征是它的长鼻子。
2）The town relies on its specific landscape for developing the tourist industry.
这个市镇凭藉独特的风光发展旅游业。
3）Send your resume with a cover letter that is specific to that particular job.
寄出你的简历并附上一份针对那个特定工作岗位的附函。
4）Illnesses specific to workers in a particular occupation are known as occupational diseases.
针对某一个特定的职业工人的疾病称之职业病。
5）The doctors are looking for a medicine which is specific for controlling the virus.
医生们正在寻找控制这种病毒的特效药物。
