教你巧学巧记英语单词

单词的意义、搭配及其运用是高中英语词汇教学的主要内容，其中一些词义的辨析是很令人头疼的，而且也很难记得明白。但如果能在一个句子中将几个词的词义差异部分同时展示出来，这样的例句在英语的教学中起着事半功倍的作用。如：

1. I received his gift from him, but I didn’t accept it.  我收到他的礼物，但我没有接受。

2. The boss insisted that the man had stolen the money and insisted that he (should) leave the company at once.  老板坚持认为那个人偷了钱并坚决要求他立刻离开公司。

3. It seemed that she was not a bit worried, but in fact, she was not a little worriedabout it.  表面看来她似乎一点也不担心，事实上她非常担心。

4. He felt so sleepy that he soon fell asleep.  他觉得很瞌睡很快就睡着了。

5. I called at his house, but he wasn’t in. So I left a message telling him that I wouldcall on him the next day.  我到他家拜访，可他不在家。所以我留下口信告诉他第二天再去拜访他。

6. Don’t believe what he says. Work hard and believe inyourself, and you’ll succeed one day.  不要相信他说的话，努力学习，相信你自己，你会成功的。

7. The whole book contains 12units, including two mainly revisions.  整个这本书有十二个单元，包括两个单元的总复习。

8. I’ve got too much work to do on a much too cold winter night.  在一个非常寒冷的冬夜，我有太多的工作要做。

9. I used to rise very late during the summer vacation, but I’ve got used to gettingup very early.  我（过去）在暑假期间常常起得很晚，但现在习惯了起得很早。

10. A respectable man is one who is worthy of being respected.  一个受人尊敬的人是值得尊敬的。

11. Though he is not young any longer, he has a youthful attitude towards life.  尽管他已不再年轻，他对人生仍有年轻人般的态度。

12. I used to be dependent on my parents. Now I’m independent of them.  我从前一切都依赖父母，现在我独立了。

13. Anything imaginary is the products of an imaginative person’s mind.  任何虚构的东西都是有想象力的人的产物。

14. You shouldn’t have scolded the boy at all, he is a child after all; above all, he made only two mistakes in all.  你根本不该责备那男孩，他毕竟还是个孩子；更重要的是，他总共才出了两次错。

15. It would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip. It is a chance of a lifetime!  让这样的（好）机会溜走太愚蠢了。这可是千载难逢的机会啊！

16. When no more letters came from her, I knew she was no longer in Canada.  当不再有她的来信时，我就知道她不再在加拿大了。