核心问题
He ran on and soon came to a hotel. He was ____ there kindly and given a room. A. accepted B. received C. caught D. stayed
答案为B。但是我不明白为什么不能选A。accept不是表示“有意识地接受”吗？
词典解答
不错, receive 与 accept 的一个很重要的区别, 就是前者表示“无主动意识地收到”, 而后者表示“有意识地(欣然)接受或接纳”。
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When did you receive that letter? 你是什么时候收到那封信的？
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He accepted the gift. 他接受了礼物。
但是 receive 还有“接待、款待(客人)”的意思,而 accept 无此用法:
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You need a large room if you're going to receive so many guests. 如果你要接待那么多的客人,就需要一个大房间。
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The hotel receives guests from all over the world. 这家旅馆接待来自世界各地的客人。请做下面的英语试题：
Project Hope aims at helping the poor children in remote areas to ____ education. A. accept B. keep C. assist D. receive(上海高考,03 春 -44)