1．receive vt.
（1）接到，收到，得到：
When did you receive that letter?
你什么時(shí)候收到那封信的？
Susan received a gift/card this morning.
今天上午蘇珊收到了一份禮物／一張卡。
receive是“收到”，指的是一個(gè)被動(dòng)的動(dòng)作，主觀上接受與不接受并不清楚。take則是主動(dòng)地“拿”、“取”：
He told me to take the keys from his pocket.
他讓我從他口袋里把鑰匙拿出來。
I received a beautiful pen from my uncle. My brother took it from me yesterday.
我叔叔給了我一枝漂亮的鋼筆。昨天我弟弟把筆拿走了。
（2）招待，接待：
You need a large room if you are going to receive so many guests.
如果你要接待這么多客人，你就需要一個(gè)大房間。
We usually receive guests on Saturday.
我們通常星期六招待賓客。
2．different adj. (名詞為difference)
（1）不同的，相異的（經(jīng)常與from連用）：
Desks are different from tables.
書桌與桌子不一樣。
My room is different form yours.
我的房間與你的不同。
We are planning something different this year.
我們今年有不同的打算。
（2）各種各樣的，不同的：
He has visited many different places in China.
他去過中國的不少地方。
This department store sells a large number of different things.
這家百貨商店出售許多各種各樣的東西。