各位同学，大家好！

今天是我们每日一词的第160个单词！

Slow down to go fast!

今天的核心词汇是receiev [rɪ'siːv]

vt. 收到；得到

辨析：

这两个词都有“接受”的意思，但有本质区别。

receive强调“收到”这一动作，accept则强调“接不接受”这一态度，试比较：

I receive their invitation yesterday, but I decided not to accept it.

经典例句：

By the time the police received the call it was too late.

警察接到报警的时候已经太迟了。

熟词生义：

迎接；接待

e.g. The following evening the hotel was again receiving guests.

经受；遭受

e.g. He received severe injuries and nearly lost his life during the Second World War.

接纳；容纳

e.g. There are always relatives and friends living in his house,but he does not receive strangers.

遇见真题：

37. I didn’tmean to trouble Curry yesterday. It was pouring with rain so I ___ his offer ofa lift.

A refused B received

C allowed Daccepted.

（2017年武汉市中考真题单项选择）

He __49__ thistree times, and returned home with 60 dollars. He realized that he couldcontinue to live this way.He started to go earlier every day,and returnedlater. He doubled or made even three times his money every day. Soon, he __50__ acart, then a truck.In a very short time, he had his many delivery(递送）trucks.

49.A.repeated B.reminded

C.tried D.counted

50.A.borrowed B.repaired

C.received D.bought

（2016年武汉市中考真题完形填空）

There was once a professor of medicine, whowas very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the examcommittee (委员会), the students would be in fear, for hewas seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enoughif he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, thestudents of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered theroom and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous ashe knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.

（2017年武汉市四调阅读理解B篇）

Get busy living or get busy dying!!!