單詞的意義、搭配及其運用是高中英語詞彙教學的主要內容，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. 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。
2. The boss insisted that the man had stolen the money and insisted that he (should) leave the company at once.
老闆堅持認為那個人偷了錢並堅決要求他立刻離開公司。
3. 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。
4. He felt so sleepy that he soon fell asleep.
他覺得很瞌睡很快就睡著了。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. A respectable man is one who is worthy of being respected.
一個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.
儘管他已不再年輕，他對人生仍有年輕人般的`態度。
12. 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。
13. Anything imaginary is the products of an imaginative person’s mind.
任何虛構的東西都是有想象力的人的產物。
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。
15. It would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip. It is a chance of a lifetime!
讓這樣的(好)機會溜走太愚蠢了。這可是千載難逢的機會啊!
16. When no more letters came from her, I knew she was no longer in Canada.
當不再有她的來信時，我就知道她不再在加拿大了。
