單詞的意義、搭配及其運用是高中英語辭彙教學的主要內容，其中一些詞義的辨析是很令人頭疼的，而且也很難記得明白。但如果能在一個句子中將幾個詞的詞義差異部分同時展示出來，這樣的例句在英語的教學中起著事半功倍的作用。如：
1、hunting is allowed in this area, though not officially permitted.
這個地區是可以狩獵的，儘管法律上不允許。allow指“聽憑”，“不禁止”，含有消極的意味。permit指正式地“允許”或根據法律規定“許可”, 比allow來得積極。
2、i received his gift from him, but i didn’t accept it .
我收到他的禮物，但我沒有接受。
3、you should be ashamed of your shameful behaviors.
你應該為你的可恥的行為感到羞愧。
4、the boss insisted that the man had stolen the money and insisted that he (should) leave the company at once.
老闆堅持說那個人偷了錢並堅持要求他立刻離開公司。
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從中選擇，我無法決定選擇哪一個。
6、be sure to get to the airport on time, and make sure everything is ready before you start.
務必要準時到機場並且確保在出發前一切都準備好了。
7、it seemed that she was not a bit worried, but in fact, she was not a little worried about it.
表面看來她似乎一點也不擔心，事實上她非常擔心。
8、he felt so sleepy that he soon fell asleep.
他覺得很瞌睡很快就睡著了。
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.
我到他家拜訪，可他不在家。所以我留下口信告訴他第二天再去拜訪他。
10、i know him, but when i saw him last night, i could hardly recognize him.
我知道他，但當我昨天見到他的時候幾乎沒認出他來。
11、the motor cost me 4300 yuan. but i don’t think it’s worth that much.
這輛摩托花了我4300元，但認為它不值這個錢。
12、they got married in 1995. so far they have been married for 10 years.
他們是1995年結的婚（瞬間動作），到現在已經結婚（延續動作）十年了。
13、when she found her necklace missing, she knew that the necklace was lost forever.
當她發現項鍊不見了便知道它再也找不著了。
14、don’t believe what he says. work hard and believe in yourself, and you’ll succeed one day.
不要相信他說的話，努力學習，相信你自己，你會成功的。
15、he cut down the tree and cut it up for winter use.
他把樹砍倒並砍碎準備過冬用。
16、the sailor has rich experience and he often tells us his interesting experiences.
這水手有豐富的經驗，他經常給我們講他有趣的經歷。
17、i was greatly moved by this moving story.
我被這個感人的故事深深感動了。
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18、i’m very pleased with my own cooking .it has a pleasant smell and i’m sure it will please my husband.我對自己做的菜感到滿意，菜聞起來不錯，肯定能令丈夫高興的。
19、the boy lied that a hen was lying under the tree laying eggs.
那男孩撒謊說有隻母雞（躺）在樹下生蛋。
20、my suitcase contains some clothes, including a few sweaters and trousers.
我箱子裡面有些衣服，包括幾件毛衣和幾條褲子。
附：the whole book contains 12units, including two mainly revisions.
整個這本書有十二個單元，包括兩個單元的總複習。
21、these shoes cost too much. what’s more, they are much too small for me.
這鞋花費太多，而且我穿著太小。
附：i’ve got too much work to do on a much too cold winter night.
在一個非常寒冷的冬夜，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，但我會考慮他跟我說過的話。
23、i used to rise very late during the summer vacation, but i’ve got used to getting up very early .
我（過去）在暑假期間常常起得很晚，但現在習慣了起得很早。
24、he is sitting in the front of the car and can see a pond clearly in front of the car.
他坐在轎車前部可以清楚地看見有一個池塘在前面。
25、last year, my total income, with my reward added to, added up to 15000yuan.
去年我的總收入，加上獎金，總計為一萬五千元。
26、the bed made of wood is mad up of three separate parts.
這張（由）木製的床由三部分組成。
27、japan lies to the east of china in the east of asia. it faces the pacific on the east.
日本在亞洲東部（範圍內），中國東面（不接壤），東臨太平洋（接壤）。
28、we were all deeply shocked when we heard that some workers were deep in the well.
[page]當我們得知一些工人被深埋井下時都深感震驚。
29、his life was in danger when facing the dangerous tiger.
面對危險的老虎，他的生命處於危險之中。
30、he lives alone in a lonely mountain village, but he doesn’t feel lonely.
他獨自一人住在一個偏僻的山村里，但並不覺得孤獨。
31、——david has made great progress recently.最近戴維進步很大。
——so he has, and so have you.他確實進步很大，你也是。
32、gibert discovered electricity, but edison invented the light bulb.
吉波特發現了電，然而是愛迪生髮明了電燈。
33、for once we heard a loud noise so we stood at once.
有一次我們聽到一聲巨響，都立刻站了起來。
34、i read the newspaper and read of his death.
我讀了報紙，得知他死去的訊息。
35、she looked for her cellphone everywhere and found it at last.
她到處找她的手機，最後找著了。
36、whatever david says sounds right to helen. that’s why she has made up her mind to live with him whatever (no matter what) happens.
對海倫來說，無論戴維說什麼（名詞性從句）都是對的。這就是為什麼她決心無論發生什麼事（狀語從句）都要和他在一起。
37、an ordinary worker in beijing earns 1800 yuan a month, which is common nowadays.
北京一個普通工人一個月能賺一千八百元，如今也很常見了。
38、he went specially to see her in such an especially hot summer.
在這樣一個特別炎熱的夏天，他特意地去看她。
39、a respectable man is one who is worthy of being respected.
一個令人尊敬的人是值得受人尊敬的。
40、though he is not young any longer, he has a youthful attitude towards life.
儘管他已不再年輕，他對人生仍有年輕人般的態度。
41、one may have a character, but may have many characteristics, all of which constitute one’s character.
一個人可能只有一種“性格”，但可能有多種“特徵，特點”，所有這些“特徵特點”便構成了一個人“總的特徵，品質”。
42、it is possible（有可能） but not probable （很可能）that it will rain before evening.
傍晚前可能下雨，但不見得會下。
43、electronic games don’t have many effects on grown-ups but affect students a great deal.
電子遊戲對成年人影響不大，但是對學生影響很大。
44、sometimes changes take place in matter and the substances never return to their former condition.有時物質（總稱，不可數）發生變化，（這些具體的物質，可數）再也不會恢復到原來的狀態。
45、the doctor treated her headache with a new medicine, but didn’t cure her.
醫生用一種新藥為她治頭痛，但沒把她治好。
46、he worked no more than （僅僅，只有）a week, so he could get not more than (至多，不超過)100 yuan.
他只幹了一個星期，因此他至多能得到一百元。
47、i used to be dependent on my parents. now i’m independent of them.
我從前一切都依賴父母，現在我獨立了。
48、you may be tired with reading, but you should not be tired of it.
看書可能使你疲勞，但不應該對看書感到厭煩。
49、here is another tip: don’t touch the tip with the tips of your fingers.
還有一條提示：別用手指尖摸小費。
50、he is shooting at a bird, but he doesn’t shoot it.
他向一隻鳥射擊，但沒有射中。
51、anything imaginary is the products of an imaginative person’s mind.
任何虛構的東西都是有想像力的人的產物。
好的例句不僅能夠凸現需講解的語言項目的意義、句法特徵、搭配及其運用等內容，而且能將特定辭彙的講解與相應的語境發生聯繫，讓學習者一接觸目標辭彙就建立深刻的感知印象，從而加深記憶，促進辭彙的儲存和提取。
我們的目標例句所具有的特點是：“用精煉的語境凸現形近詞或近義詞的語義和句法關鍵特徵。”如果我們動動腦筋，這樣的例句還有很多，如：
52、considering tom (to be) fit for the office, the boss considered taking him on.
認為湯姆稱職，老闆考慮雇用他。
53、my father is an officer in the army, while his father is an official in the government.
我爸爸是部隊里的軍官，而他爸爸是政府官員。
54、she had borne two children but they were born deaf.
她生了兩個孩子，但他們生來就聾。主動語態中，只能用borne，在被動語態中由引導行為主體要用borne，其他情況用born。
55、one may be conscious of fear, but not altogether aware of the danger which is going on about him.人們可能會心感恐懼，但並不能全然察覺到周圍將發生什麼危險。
56、you shouldn’t have scolded the boy at all, he is a child after all; above all, he made only two mistakes in all.
你根本不該責備那男孩，他畢竟還是個孩子；更重要的是，他總共才出了兩次錯。at all根本; after all畢竟; above all首先; in all總共。[page]
57、this article is well worth reading, but it is not worthy of being translated(=to be translated).
這篇文章很值得一讀，但不值得翻譯。
58、i have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
我發現給孩子提建議的最好的辦法是先弄明白他們想做什麼，然後再建議他們去做什麼。find指一種客觀結果， find out實指主觀有意識的找出、查明。
59、i have kept company with him for five years, and i enjoy his company. now we’re working in the same company.
我和他結交已經五年了，我喜歡與他在一起。現在，我們在同一個公司工作。company公司；同伴；keep company with與---結交
60、she is very strict not only with all of us, but in all her own work..
她不僅對我們都很嚴格，對她自己的工作要求也很嚴格。
61、questions are easy to answer but it is hard to solve the problems.
回答問題容易，但要解決這些問題很難。
62、the reason for his departure was that he wanted to look into the cause of the accident.
他離開的緣由是想調查事故的原因。
63、everybody in the class ( besides the teacher) except li ming himself thinks that the composition is very good except for some spelling mistakes.
班裡的人（甚至老師）除了李明本人都認為這作文除了一些拼寫錯誤之外，寫的不錯。
64、the man who used to work in a chemical works is now a chemistry teacher.
那個過去在化工廠工作的人現在是一個化學老師。
65、the writer went to the village every dayso as to get familiar with the everyday life there.
作家每天去那村子，為的是想了解那兒的日常生活。
66、people generally quarrel because they cannot argue.
人們通常因為不能辯論而爭吵。
67、i saw a saw saw a log into four.
我看到一把鋸把一根木頭鋸成了四塊。
68、a number of teachers are present today, the number of them is 300.
許多教師今天都出席了，（數量）有300人。
69、i would like to go out for a walk; i like walking in the rain.
我想出去散散步，我喜歡在雨中行走。
70、a reason explains why you do something. a cause makes something happen. reason
解釋做某事的原因，cause（導致）某事發生。
71、the wet wood on the fire was on fire an hour ago.
一小時前在爐子上的濕木頭著火了。
72、the policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl’s purse.
警察抓住了搶那個女孩錢包的小偷。
73、it would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip, it is the chance of a lifetime.
讓這樣千載難逢的（好）機會溜掉，實在是太愚蠢了。
74、the enemy soldiers were fleeing in all directions, but few of them could escape.
敵兵四處逃竄，但很少能逃出去。
75、at last we found him in a trap in the forest, still living but not alive.
最後我們在森林裡的陷阱里找到他的時候，他雖然還活著，但已是奄奄一息。
76、i often attend meeting and sometimes i take part in its discussion.
我經常出席會議，有時參加大會的討論。
77、though we lost the first two games, we managed to win the match at last.
儘管我們輸了前兩場，但最終還是贏得了這場比賽的勝利。
78、the teacher is preparing the reviewing exercises, and the students are preparing for the final examination.
老師正在準備複習用的練習，而學生們正在為期末考試做準備。
79、have you read steinway’s latest novel? it’s much better than his last one.
你讀過斯坦威的最新小說嗎？比他的上一部小說好多了。
80、“is there (any) room for me to sit down here?” “yes, there’s a place in the corner.”
“這裡有我坐的地方嗎？”“是的，在角上有。”
81、yesterday i beat john at chess. he won only one set, while i won two sets.
昨天我和約翰下棋，贏了他。他只贏了一盤，而我贏了兩盤。
82、when no more letters came from her, i knew she was no longer in canada.
當她沒有信來時，我就知道她不再在加拿大了。
83、in order to keep the children from swimming in sea, he keeps them staying at home all day.
為了不讓孩子們去海里游泳，他讓他們整天呆在家裡。
84、i threw a stone to tom and he picked it up and threw it at the dog.
我把一塊石頭扔給湯姆，他拾起那塊石頭打狗。
85、jane’s pale face suggested that she was ill, and her parents suggested that she (should) have a medical examination.
簡蒼白的臉色表明她生病了，她父母建議她做一下醫學檢查。
86、their reform is a decided victory, but whether it is a decisive one only time can tell.[page]
他們的改革取得了成功，但是否決定性的勝利只能用時間來回答。
87、in the corner of the office stands a desk, on the corner of which lies a book.
在辦公室的角落裡有一張桌子，在桌角上放著一本書。
88、my favorite tv show has a favorable review in the newspaper.
我特別喜愛的電視節目得到報紙的好評。
89、mr. black was afraid to climb the tree, for he was afraid of falling down from it.
布萊克先生不敢爬樹，因為他怕從樹上掉下來。
90、the manager was angry at seeing his employee murmuring in the office then warned them not to whisper again.
經理看到員工在辦公室里竊竊私語非常生氣，於是警告他們不要再私下交談。
91、mrs. smith, you can’t take as much the fruit as freely though they are free today.
斯密斯夫人，儘管這些水果今天免費，但也不能不受限制拿那么多。
92、he took my bag in error, while i took yours by mistake.
他不巧錯拿了我的包，而我錯拿了你的包。
93、the little girl is fond of ice cream but she doesn’t like ice cream today.
這小女孩一向喜愛冰淇淋，但今天卻不喜歡。
94、he got up early so as to catch the train. and in order to rise early, he set the alarm clock the previous night.
他起的很早，為的是能趕上那趟火車；而為了能早起，他前天晚上就定了鬧鐘。
95、since i’m not nearly ready, i have almost nothing to say.
由於遠沒有準備好，我幾乎沒什麼可說的。
96、joe is a computer fan-he likes surfing the internet all the time and playing computer games.
喬是個電腦迷，他喜歡上網，喜歡玩電腦遊戲。
97、the majority of people are against the plan. i mean, most of the people are against the plan.
大多數人都反對這計畫。
98、compared with your …, mine is ….i often compare it to ….
與你的…相比，我的是…。我常把它比作…。