ສຳລັບນ້ອງນັກຮຽນພາສາອັງກິດທີ່ກຳລັງສຶກສາຢູ່, ຄຳສັບ “fiction” ແລະ “fantasy” ອາດຈະເບິ່ງຄືກັນ, ແຕ່ມັນມີຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງກັນຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍ. “Fiction” ໝາຍເຖິງເລື່ອງລາວທີ່ຖືກປະດິດຂຶ້ນ, ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນເລື່ອງທີ່ເປັນໄປໄດ້ ຫຼືບໍ່ເປັນໄປໄດ້ໃນໂລກຈິງ. ສ່ວນ “fantasy” ແມ່ນປະເພດຂອງ fiction ທີ່ສຸມໃສ່ໂລກທີ່ມີຄວາມມະຫັດສະຈັນ, ມີສິ່ງມະຫັດສະຈັນ ແລະ ສິ່ງຂອງທີ່ບໍ່ມີຢູ່ໃນໂລກຈິງເຊັ່ນ: ມັກຄາ, ເສກສິ່ງຂອງ, ແລະອື່ນໆ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ທຸກໆ fantasy ແມ່ນ fiction, ແຕ່ບໍ່ທຸກໆ fiction ແມ່ນ fantasy.

ເບິ່ງຕົວຢ່າງ:

• Fiction: "The novel is a work of fiction, based loosely on a true story." (ນະວະນິຍາຍເລື່ອງນີ້ເປັນຜົນງານຂອງ fiction, ອີງໃສ່ເລື່ອງຈິງຢ່າງຫວ່າງໆ) This sentence shows a story that is not necessarily true, but could potentially be based on reality. It is fiction because it is made up, but not necessarily fantasy because it does not necessarily include magical elements.

• Fantasy: "The Lord of the Rings is a classic example of high fantasy." (ທ່ານຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ຂອງແຫວນເປັນຕົວຢ່າງທີ່ດີເລີດຂອງ high fantasy.) This sentence describes a story that involves magical beings, spells and a world that is clearly different from our reality. It is a type of fiction, but it is specifically fantasy because of its magical elements.

• Fiction (not fantasy): "The detective solved the murder mystery." (ນັກສືບໄດ້ແກ້ໄຂຄະດີຄວາມລັບການຂ້າຄົນ) This is fiction because it is a made-up story, but it does not contain any magical or supernatural elements. This is a realistic fiction story.

• Fantasy (a subtype of fiction): "The princess kissed the frog, and he turned into a prince." (ຍິງສາວໄດ້ຈູບກົບ, ແລະມັນກໍ່ກາຍເປັນອ້າຍນ້ອງ) This is clearly a fantasy story due to the magical transformation.

Happy learning!