receive

1.关于receive和accept的区别，参见accept 1

2.receive是一时的动作，所以不可说I have received your letter (for) five days，该说I received your letter five days ago或It is five days since I received your letter。

3.说“从…收到（款项）”用receive from或receive of都可以。例如：Received from（或of）Mr David B. Little the sum of seven pounds.

4.英美人写复信时第一句往往是Your letter of...received，把is，has been或was省去。