2010年12月英語四六級口語考試練對話記單詞(8)

　　assorted

　　a. 1.各種各樣的，混雜的，什錦的

　　A: I received assurances that I would get help.

　　B: And did they come through?

　　assurance

　　n. 1.把握，信心;2.保證，表示保證(或鼓勵、安慰)的話;3.(人壽)保險

　　A: I am not able to run fast because I suffer from asthma .

　　B: Don’t worry, I can’t run fast either because I am unfit!

　　asthma

　　n. 氣喘，哮喘

　　A: It is my dream to be an astronaut one day.

　　B: I too would love to see the earth from space.

　　astronaut

　　n. 宇航員

　　A: I am going to visit the new astronomy research centre in town tonight, would you like to join me?

　　B: I’d love too, is there a good telescope to view the stars with?

　　astronomy

　　n. 天文學(xué)

　　A: They are closing down the local asylum .

　　B: It is about time, the care facilities there were terrible.

　　asylum

　　n. 1.庇護，政治避難;2.精神病院

　　A: Do you have an atlas ? I want to check where and in which ocean the Tongan Islands are.

　　B: No, I don’t have one, but I think that they are in the Pacific.

　　atlas

　　n. 地圖集

　　A: Is attendance at the lecture absolutely necessary?

　　B: Well, if you want to get credit for this course it is.

　　attendance

　　n. 1.出席人數(shù);2.出席，參加，出席次數(shù);3.護理，照料

　　A: I lost my wallet at the cinema yesterday.

　　B: Did you ask the attendant on duty if it was found?

　　attendant

　　n. 服務(wù)人員，侍者，隨從

　　a. 伴隨的，隨之而產(chǎn)生的

　　A: The box of old photos that you are looking for is in the attic .

　　B: On the right or left hand side?

　　attic

　　n. 閣樓

　　A: The auction will be held at 3pm on Saturday.

　　B: Good, I’d like to set a starting price of one hundred dollars for my table.

　　auction

　　n./vt. 拍賣

　　A: Even though I’m not registered in this department, will it be alright if I audit your classes?

　　B: It is fine with me, but it is best to check with the department first.