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1、differ：vi. "不同、相异"，与from / with连用

e.g. Our opinions differ greatly with / from theirs in these aspects.

He differs with / from his brothers in looks.

Western customs fifer greatly from / with Chinese / those in China.

"持不同意见、有分歧"，常用句式： differ from / with sb.

e.g. He always differs from / with his fellow teachers in teaching method.

John differs slightly with / from his brother on how to cook fish.

different：adj. be different from：与......不同

e.g. She is different from her sister in many aspects.

He is a different man from what he was ten years ago.

difference：n. 常用结构： tell the difference between A and B.

e.g. Do you know the difference between British English and American English?

I can hardly tell the difference between the two twin brothers.

It makes no / great / little difference whether to do A or do B.

e.g. It makes no difference whether you stay here or go home.

It won't make any difference to me if you are late for the party. Just come.

2、in that：1) because

e.g. He was late in that his bike broke down half way

I hate him in that he often speaks ill words behind me.

We can't understand some ancient words in that they have changed a lot.

2) lie in the fact在于......

e.g. His failure is in that he didn't make any preparation for it.

介词后面一般不接从句，但in, but, except, about后面可以接从句。

e.g. I know nothing abut him except that he is from the north.

I like him not that he is from a rich family, but that he is very kind and friendly.

Not that I'm short of money made me cancel the trip, but that I was too busy.

Today we'll talk about what / who / when .....

3、represent：vt. 表现、代表、象征、代理