A: Why didn’t you play soccer with us?
B: I’ve never been much of an athlete .
athlete
n. 運動員,體育家
A: The atmosphere of a room really changes when she walks in.
B: Yes, she certainly has a powerful presence.
atmosphere
n. 1.大氣,大氣層;2.空氣;3.氣氛,環(huán)境
A: It’s hard to imagine that everything is make up of little tiny atoms.
B: And it’s even harder to imagine that every atom is made up of even smaller particles.
atom
n. 1.原子;2.微粒,微量
A: Atomic energy can help reduce our dependence on oil.
B: But it has dangerous side effects as well.
atomic
a. 1.(關于)原子的;2.原子能的,原子武器的
A: What should I do with my necklace when I’m not wearing it?
B: Why don’t you attach it to your backpack?
attach
vt. 1.系,貼,連接;2.使依戀,使喜愛;3.認為有(重要性,責任等);4.使附屬
A: It’s difficult to attain such a high level of skill.
B: But they say that, with practice, anything is possible.
attain
vt. 達到,獲得
A: If you don’t change your attitude , I’m leaving.
B: Go ahead and leave if you want.
attitude
n. 1.態(tài)度,看法;2.姿態(tài),姿勢
A: My attorney says I should plead guilty.
B: But you didn’t do anything!
attorney
n. 律師,(業(yè)務或法律事務上的)代理人
A: I’ve always had an attraction to politics.
B: Maybe you should run for office.
attraction
n. 1.吸引,吸引里,誘惑力;2.具有吸引力的事物(或人)
A: I think you’re very attractive .
B: I think you’re quite ugly.
attractive
a. 吸引的,有吸引力的,引起注意的
A: I attribute his lack of personality to my failure as a parent.
B: Don’t be so hard on yourself.
attribute
vt. (to) 把…歸因于,把(過錯、責任等)歸于
n. 屬性,特性
A: Why are you so sad? I thought it was a great show.
B: But half the audience left at intermission!
audience
n. 聽眾,觀眾,讀者
A: The audio system in my car is nothing to get excited about.
B: At least it puts out sound, which is more than I can say about my car’s system.
audio
a. 聽覺的,聲音的
A: How do you know the author ?
B: We went to high school together.
author
n. 著作家,作者
A: I hate it when the students challenge my authority .
B: Well, kids will be kids.
authority
n. 1.權力,管轄權;2.[pl.]官方,當局;3.當權者,行政管理機構;4.權威,專家
A: I want to buy an automatic can opener.
B: Why don’t you just open the cans yourself?
automatic
a. 1.自動的;2.不假思索的,無意識的;3.必然的,自然的
n. 自動手槍(或步槍等),有自動裝置的汽車
A: That is a fine-looking automobile .
B: Thank you.
automobile
n. 汽車
A: I want to buy some auxiliary speakers to supplement my existing sound system.
B: Do what you want, but I think it’s a waste of money.
auxiliary
a. 1.輔助的,補助的;2.備用的,后備的
A: Do you have any rooms available ?
B: I’m sorry, we’re all booked of tonight.
available
a. 1.現(xiàn)成可使用的,在手邊的,可利用的;2.可取得聯(lián)系的,可得到的
A: I live on
B: Next to the Johnsons?
avenue
n. 林蔭道,大街
A: I feel like you’ve been trying to avoid me.
B: That’s not true at all.
avoid
vt. 避免,預防,避開
A: Can I have a week to think about it?
B: Sure. I await your reply.
await
vt. 1.等候,期待,期望;2.將降臨到…身上
A: It is my pleasure to award you with this trophy for academic excellence.
B: I’m honored to receive it.
award
vt. 1.授予,給予;2.判給,裁定
n. 獎,獎品,獎金
A: I wasn’t aware that you’ve been trying to reach me.
B: Well, I have been for the past fifteen days.
aware
a. 意識到的,知道的
A: How was the movie?
B: It was absolutely awful.
awful
a. 1.極壞的,令人不快的,可怕的;2.(感到)難過的,不舒服的;3.非常的,極大的
A: I really feel awkward when I play tennis.
B: Maybe you should get lessons?
awkward
a. 1.尷尬的,棘手的;2.難操縱的,使用不便的;3.笨拙的,不靈巧的
A: Are you going to cut the tree down with a chainsaw?
B: No, just my trusty ax .
ax(e)
n. 斧子
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