give: the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means: ~ alms; ~ a boy a ride on a pony; ~ my love to your mother.   to pass over传递给


present: carries a note of formality and ceremony: ~ed him with the keys to the city.


donate: is likely to imply a publicized giving such as to charity: ~ a piano to the orphanage.   （publicize公开宣传报道to make something widely known to the public，如the author appeared on television to publicize her latest book作家上电视宣传她的新书）


bestow: implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver: ~ unwanted advice.  （condescend屈尊，指和社会地位低的人交往交流to interact with social inferiors，如a plant manager condescending to mingle with employees工厂经理屈尊去和雇员们在一起）


confer: implies a gracious giving, such as a favor or honor: the Pope ~red the rank of cardinal on three bishops.  （gracious形容人礼貌有善意，可以说成优雅implies courtesy and kindly consideration，如her gracious acceptance of the award她礼貌善意地受奖，或者说她优雅地受奖）


afford: implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver: the trees ~ed us a welcome shade.  提供我们需要的凉荫，如the programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会


give给: 泛指传给他人，可以指任何东西，任何方式，present颁发: 更正式更有礼仪，donate捐赠: 表示公开的给予，如给予慈善机构，bestow授予赐予: 表示地位高的人给予，confer授予: 表示给予恩惠或荣誉，afford提供: 表示自然合理地给予，如机会、凉荫


记忆方法: 1) 首字母重组为ABCD4个和PG苹果<==给予

         2) 给予的意思是传递给他人mean to convey to another.首字母重组为ABCD4个和PG苹果<==给予