新概念英語作為家喻戶曉的英文學習教材，《新概念英語》在中國經(jīng)久不衰，影響了好幾代學習者。即使以今天的角度來看，這套出版于幾十年前的教材無論是在編排體系，題材和題材，詞匯還是語法上都有出彩之處，值得各個層次的人學習。
1. receive，accept
“receive” 客觀上收到
“accept” 主觀上愿意接受
I received his gift, but I wouldn't like to accept it.
2. fit, suit“適合”
“fit” 指“尺寸”的適合
“suit” 指“款式，花樣等”的適合
The dress doesn't fit me. It is too long.
Blue is the color that suits her well.
3. answer, reply “回答”
“answer” — vt.
“reply” — vi 須和 “to”連用
“You needn't know it.” He answered.
So far, they haven't answered / replied to our questions.
4. spend, cost, take “花費”
“spend” (spent, spent) 花“時間，金錢”主語須是人。
He spend 5 hours writing the article.
“cost” (cost, cost) 花費“金錢，時間，勞力”可接雙賓，主語須是“物”。
The book cost me $20 and 2 days.
“take” 通常指花“時間”主語須是“某種事情”。
It takes me 20 minuter to go to school.
The work took me longer than I expected.
5. assure，ensure
“assure” 使放心 assure sb. of sth.
assure sb. that...
I can assure you of my honesty.
“ensure” 保證 ensure sth.（其后不能接人稱）
ensure that
ensure doing sth.
I can ensure his safety.
He ensured that he finished the job in time.
He ensured coming back later.
百分重點：如ensure 含義為“保護，使安全”，其結(jié)構(gòu)為：
ensure sb from / against sth.
He ensured the boy from drowning.
6. beat, defeat, win — vt.
“beat” (beat, beaten) 戰(zhàn)勝，打敗比賽，辯論中的對手
He beat John at chess yesterday.
“defeat”“擊敗”敵軍，入侵者，整個球隊
They defeated the enemy in that battle.
“win” (won, won)“贏得比賽”win over sb.（贏了某人）
The football team won the match.
7. damage，destroy，hurt，spoil，wound，injure
以上六個詞中，“hurt” 可作及物，不及物動詞外，其余五個均為及物動詞。
“damage” —— 損壞（害）（有修復的可能性）
“destroy” —— 摧毀，打破（希望，計劃）毀滅（無修復的可能性）
“hurt” —— 傷害（感情或身體某一部位）痛疼
“spoil” —— 破壞，糟蹋（晚會，旅游，參觀等）寵愛，慣懷（孩子）
“wound” —— 使受傷（槍傷，刀傷）
“injure” —— 使受傷
Don't spoil your son too much.
The man has destroyed the girl's life all her hopes.
Some houses were damaged in the earthquake.
I don't mean to hurt you.
He was injured in the accident.
It was dangerous because he was wounded seriously in the war.