胡敏練口語記英語四級單詞：A字頭(文本音頻對照)

A: You should know that I don’t approve of your dropping out of school.
B: Do you think I care?
approve
vt. 1.贊成，同意；2.批準，核準，對…表示認可
vi. (of )贊成，稱許

A: You don’t have to say exactly, just tell me your approximate age.
B: I’m around forty.
approximate
a. 大概的，大約的，近似的
vi. (to) 近似，接近
vt. 1.近似，接近，估計

A: I’m sorry you lost your job.
B: I never thought, after all my years at the company, that they’d dismiss me in such an arbitrary manner.
arbitrary
a. 隨意的，任意的；2.專斷的，武斷的，專制的

A: What’s the first thing you’d do if you were going to build a house?
B: I’d find a good architect , of course.
architect
n. 建筑師，設計師，締造者

A: I really hate the architecture of that building.
B: Well, to each his own. I kind of like it.
architecture
n. 1.建筑學，建筑術，建筑業(yè)；2.建筑式樣，建筑風格

A: Look, I really don’t want to argue with you. Just give me the keys.
B: Not if my life depends on it.
argue
v. 爭辯，爭論，辯論，說服

A: Well, what are you going to do now?
B: To be honest, I never thought this kind of situation would arise .
arise
vt. 產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生；2.（from）（由…）引起，（由…）產(chǎn)生，起源于；3.起身，起床

A: If you’re twenty five, and I’m ten years older than you, then how old am I?
B: I’m really bad at arithmetic !
arithmetic
n. 算術

A: If you don’t want to arouse any suspicion, you’d better hide in the closet.
B: Whatever you say.
arouse
vt. 1.引起，激起喚起；2.喚醒

A: Would you like to have your parents arrange your wedding?
F: Frankly, I’d rather do it myself.
arrange
vt. 1.安排，準備，籌備；2.整理，排列，布置
vi. 做安排，做準備，籌劃

A: Which hotel will we be staying in?
B: That depends on what arrangements the travel agency has made.
arrangement
n. 1. [常pl.]安排，準備工作；2.整理，排列，布置

A: Since your arrest , do you feel that you’ve reformed?
B: Oh yes, certainly.
arrest
vt. 1.逮捕，拘留，扣留；2.停止，阻止；2.吸引
n. 逮捕，拘留，扣留

A: I’m so glad you’re okay.
B: It’s a good thing I ducked, or the arrow would have gone right through my head!
arrow
n. 1.箭，矢，箭狀物；2.箭頭符號

A: Would you like a jelly bean?
B: No thanks, I don’t eat anything with artificial coloring.
artificial
a. 1.人工的，人造的，人為的；2.假的，矯揉造作的，模擬的

A: Do you like my painting?
B: Yes, you’re so artistic !
artistic
a. 1.藝術（家）的，美術（家）的；2.富有藝術性的，精美的，精彩的

A: How did you house burn down?
B: We left some hot ashes on the porch, and the whole house caught fire.
ash
n. 1.灰，灰燼；2.[pl.]骨灰，遺骸

A: I can’t figure out how to write the conclusion!
B: Why don’t you put the project aside for a few days, and come back to it later.
aside
ad. 在旁邊，到（或向）一邊
aside from 1.除…之外（別無）；2.除…之外（尚有）

A: If you just focus on one aspect of the situation, your lecture might be easier to understand.
B: I know that, but I’m afraid I’d lose sight of the big picture.
aspect
n. 1.方面；2.（建筑物的）朝向，方向；3.面貌，外觀

A: I’d like to buy this model for my son.
B: I should warn you that it might be too difficult for a child to assemble.
assemble
vi. 集合，聚集
vt. 1.集合，聚集，召集；2.裝配

A: Unless the assembly approves the new regulations, we’re out of business.
B: I’ve got my fingers crossed.
assembly
n. 1.立法機構，議會；2.集會，集合，集會的人們；3.組裝，裝配

A: How would you assess the current state of our marriage?
B: Well, we’ve been through some rocky times, but right now we’re in pretty good shape.
assess
vt. 1.對…進行估價，確定…的數(shù)額；2.評價，評論

A: You’ve been a huge asset to the company over the years, but we’ve going to have to let you go.
B: I don’t believe this.
asset
n. 1.有價值的人（或物），優(yōu)點，長處；2.[常pl.]資產(chǎn)，財產(chǎn)

A: Do you think the teacher will assign homework over the weekend?
B: I don’t see why he wouldn’t.
assign
vt. 1.指派，選派；2.指定（時間、地點等）；3.分配，給予，布置（作業(yè)）

A: Have you finished the assignment I gave you?
B: Of course.
assignment
n. 1.（分派的）任務，（指定的）作業(yè)；2.分配，指派

A: Let me know if there’s any way I can assist you.
B: Thanks.
assist
n. 幫助，協(xié)助

A: If you need assistance , just give a yell.
B: I’m sure I’ll be fine.
assistance
n. 幫助，援助

A: I usually wouldn’t associate you with music, but you just did a great job singing that song.
B: Thanks!
associate
vt. 1.（在思想上）把…聯(lián)系在一起；2.使聯(lián)合，結合，使有聯(lián)系
vi. （with）結交，交往
n. 伙伴，同事，合伙人
a. 副的

A: Before you move in, you need the approval of the Homeowner’s Association .
B: Do you think it will be a problem?
association
n. 1.協(xié)會，聯(lián)盟，社團；2.聯(lián)合，結合，交往

A: I assume you brought the video?
B: Yes, it’s right here.
assume
vt. 1.假定，假設，臆斷，猜想；2.承擔，擔任，就職；3.呈現(xiàn)，具有，采取

A: I can tell just by looking at him that I won’t like him.
B: You shouldn’t make that sort of assumption about people.
assumption
n. 1.假定，臆斷；2.擔任，承擔

A: I want to assure you that all of our wines are of the highest quality.
B: That’s good to know.
assure
vt. 1.使確信，使放心；2.確保，保證給

A: People today astonish me with their disregard for nature.
B: I guess they’re more concerned with making money than protecting the environment.
astonish
vt. 使驚訝