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、Hunting is allowed in this area, though not officially permitted.
这个地区是可以狩猎的，尽管法律上不允许。allow指“听凭”，“不禁止”，含有消极的意味。permit指正式地“允许”或根据法律规定“许可”, 比allow来得积极。
2、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。
3、You should be ashamed of your shameful behaviors.
你应该为你的可耻的行为感到羞愧。
4、The boss insisted that the man had stolen the money and insisted that he (should) leave the company at once.
老板坚持说那个人偷了钱并坚持要求他立刻离开公司。
5、There are so many cakes for me to choose from that I can’t make up my mind which to choose.
有那么多的蛋糕可供从中选择，我无法决定选择哪一个。
6、Be sure to get to the airport on time, and make sure everything is ready before you start.
务必要准时到机场并且确保在出发前一切都准备好了。
7、It seemed that she was not a bit worried, but in fact, she was not a little worried about it.
表面看来她似乎一点也不担心，事实上她非常担心。
8、He felt so sleepy that he soon fell asleep.
他觉得很瞌睡很快就睡着了。
9、I called at his house, but he wasn’t in. So I left a message telling him that I would call 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。
10、I know him, but when I saw him last night, I could hardly recognize him.
我知道他，但当我昨天见到他的时候几乎没认出他来。
11、The motor cost me 4300 Yuan. But I don’t think it’s worth that much.
这辆摩托花了我4300元，但认为它不值这个钱。
12、They got married in 1995. So far they have been married for 10 years.
他们是1995年结的婚(瞬间动作)，到现在已经结婚(延续动作)十年了。
13、when she found her necklace missing, she knew that the necklace was lost forever.
当她发现项链不见了便知道它再也找不着了。
14、Don’t believe what he says. Work hard and believe in yourself, 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。
15、He cut down the tree and cut it up for winter use.
他把树砍倒并砍碎准备过冬用。
16、The sailor has rich experience and he often tells us his interesting experiences.
这水手有丰富的经验，他经常给我们讲他有趣的经历。
17、I was greatly moved by this moving story.
我被这个感人的故事深深感动了。
18、I’m very pleased with my own cooking .It has a pleasant smell and I’m sure it will please my husband.我对自己做的菜感到满意，菜闻起来不错，肯定能令丈夫高兴的。
19、The boy lied that a hen was lying under the tree laying eggs.
那男孩撒谎说有只母鸡(躺)在树下生蛋。
20、My suitcase contains some clothes, including a few sweaters and trousers.
我箱子里面有些衣服，包括几件毛衣和几条裤子。
附：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。
21、These shoes cost too much. What’s more, they are much too small for me.
这鞋花费太多，而且我穿着太小。
附：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。
22、I can’t think of his name, but I’ll think about what he has said to me.
我想不起他的名字，但我会考虑他跟我说过的话。
23、I used to rise very late during the summer vacation, but I’ve got used to getting up 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。
24、He is sitting in the front of the car and can see a pond clearly in front of the car.
他坐在轿车前部可以清楚地看见有一个池塘在前面。
25、Last year, my total income, with my reward added to, added up to 15000yuan.
去年我的总收入，加上奖金，总计为一万五千元。
26、The bed made of wood is mad up of three separate parts.
这张(由)木制的床由三部分组成。
27、Japan lies to the east of China in the east of Asia. It faces the Pacific on the east.
日本在亚洲东部(范围内)，中国东面(不接壤)，东临太平洋(接壤)。
28、We were all deeply shocked when we heard that some workers were deep in the well.
