【正文】 r difficulties.他們在解決困難中所表現(xiàn)的智慧使我們驚嘆[佩服]。astonish表示“使人大吃一驚”、“幾乎無法使人相信”, 但沒有“驚嘆”的意思, 如:I was astonished at his rudeness.他的粗野使 我大吃一驚。surprise語氣較上述兩詞弱, 只表示“出乎意外地驚異”, 如:We were surprised at finding the house empty.我們驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)房子是空的。. abbr上午，午前 (ante meridiem):amendment ；賠款 amortization ；攤還；分期償付 amount ，數(shù)額，總數(shù) v.（與to連用）共計，等于 in amount 總之, 結局。 總計never [not] amount to anything 一事無成Their traveling expenses amount to seven hundred dollars. 他們的旅費共達700 美元。Your words amount to a refusal. 你的話等于回絕了。annuity ；養(yǎng)老金 application ，申請；應用 apply ，申請；應用；適用 apply to 適用于, 應用于, apply for 申請。 請求, 接洽apply oneself to 致力于, 集中精力做某事appraisal ；估價，鑒定 appreciate ；領會；評價；感激；增值 Do you appreciate good wine? 你會鑒賞好酒嗎？We appreciate your efforts for the development of the pany.我們感激你對公司發(fā)展所作的努力。appreciation ；升值，增值 appropriate （款項等）；占用；挪用 The government appropriated a large sum of money for building schools. 政府撥出一大筆錢修建學校。 to appropriate public funds 挪用公款The minister was found to have appropriated government money.部長被發(fā)現(xiàn)曾盜用公款。arbitrage ，套匯 arbitrage of exchange 多角套匯arrear n. [常用復]欠款arrears of work該完而未完的工作arrears of rent拖欠的房租arrestment ，扣留 article ；條款；物件，商品；冠詞 assemble , 聚集, 裝配All the people assembled at Mary39。s house. 所有的人都聚集在瑪麗的屋子里。assessment ；確定金額 assessor ；確定稅款的人 asset n.(單項)財產；（pl.）資產 　　 ~account資產帳戶 　　 ~s ine資產收益 　　 ~s settlement資產決算 assign ，指定；（與to連用）分配，過戶；轉讓 The two governments assigned a day for the next negotiation.兩國政府確定了下一輪談判的日期。The monitor was assigned to take notes for the meeting.班長被分派作會議記錄。assignment ，指派；（分配的）任務；（布置的）作業(yè)；轉讓 assistant , 助教, 助理的, 副的assistant manager副經(jīng)理assistant professor助教授(低于副教授高于講師)assistantship n.(大學)研究生獎學金(該研究生同時為 assistant)associate , 結交, 同事What do you associate with such a heavy snow?這樣一場大雪你有什么聯(lián)想?We associate China with the Greet Wall.我們想起中國, 就聯(lián)想到長城。associate editor[美]副主編associate judge陪審法官astonish be astonished at I was astonished when I heard the hospital had burnt down. 當我聽到那所醫(yī)院被燒毀時，我大為驚訝。He was astonished at what he found.他發(fā)現(xiàn)的情況使他十分驚訝。attach , 系上, 貼上, 隸屬于attach to加入，參加, 加于…之上Pro. Smith was attached to the medical college as a guest professor for two years.史密斯教授在醫(yī)學院當了兩年的客座教授。No blame attaches to him for the accident. 這個事故他沒有受到責備。attempt , 企圖（常與to連用）, 嘗試, 企圖（常與at, on, to連用）An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.一名宇航員將試著離開停著的宇宙飛船,然后再回到里面去。She made an attempt to cook the dinner. 她試著做這頓飯。attract , 引起(興趣、注意等)。 誘惑She was attracted by the novel advertisement.她被這新穎的廣告吸引住了。Flowers attract many bees.鮮花招引來許多蜜蜂。attorney ，被委托人 auction n./ auction sth. off 把某物拍賣掉auditing ；查帳；決算 avail ；營業(yè)收入 without avail 無效average ，平均數(shù)，一般水平 　　　　，中等的，平常的 　　　　 on (an) average 通常；按平均We average 8 hours39。 work a day.我們每天平均工作八小時。avoid , 消除I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.我橫穿馬路以便避開他,但他看到了我并朝我跑過來。To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colours.為避免混淆,兩隊分穿不同顏色的衣服。award , 獎品 , 判給awardee awarder He was awarded a gold cup in acknowledgment of his creative achievements for the development of the pany.公司獎給他一個金杯,以感謝他為公司發(fā)展所作出的創(chuàng)造性成就。aware , 明白的, 意識到的be aware of 知道, 意識到bee aware of 發(fā)覺, 注意到We were quite aware (of) how you would respond to our terms.我們十分清楚你們對我們提出的條件肯定會有什么反應。同義辯析：aware conscious sensible 都含有“意識到的”意思。aware 側重“感官所意識到的外界事物”, Everybody is aware of the importance of the Four Modernizations.每個人都意識到了四化的重要性。conscious 側重“心理感知”, 如:He is conscious of a sense of quilt.他感到內疚。sensible 指“可用感官察覺到的(較復雜或抽象的事物的)”, 如:I was sensible of her solemn grief.我知道她很悲哀。awful , 威嚴的, 口極度的, 糟糕的had an awful day at the office.在辦公室里度過了糟糕的一天ax(e) , (經(jīng)費的)大削減 It is said that another 350 jobs were axed by the pany yesterday據(jù)說該 公司昨天又裁員三百五十名。Bbail [beil] ；保釋；保釋人 　　　　 （與out 連用）bail a person out 保釋出某人The man was bailed out for $500.此人是用五百美元保釋出來的。balance ，使收支平衡 　　　??；平衡；結存，差額 ballooning ；非法操縱價格 ban n./，禁令，取締 bank ；岸，堤 banker banking ；銀行學 bankrupt 　　　　 　　　　 go bankrupt 破產play the bankrupt破產, 不能償還債務His wife39。s extravagance soon bankrupted him.他妻子的奢侈生活很快就使他破產了。bankruptcy bargain ；便宜貨 barter ，以貨易貨，實物交易 bear ；承擔；生育；結（果實）bear on涉及；關于 (= bear upon) What he says bears no relation to the the problem under discussion.他所說的與正在討論的問題毫無關系。bear in mind 牢記在心 You must bear in mind that your parents hope to depend on you to bee a good doctor.你要記住你的父母指望你成為一名好醫(yī)生。bear ；空頭 bearer （指支票、票據(jù)、匯票等）人；帶信人，持信人 　　　a.(持票人)可轉讓的；開給持票人的 bearer cheque 不記名支票bearish a.（行情）看跌的，賣空的 bend , 專心于, 屈服The stream bends to the west.這條小河折向西流。It is possible to bend nature to human will?有可能讓大自然服從人類的意志嗎?He bent his mind to the job. 他專心于他的工作?！癋ew will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events”(Robert F. Kennedy)“幾乎沒有人偉大到足以改變歷史本身，但我們每個人都可以改變事情的一小部分”()beneficiary bid ；出價，報價 Bids for building the bridge were invited. 應邀參加建造那座橋梁的投標。bidder n.（拍賣時的）出價人，報價人；投標人 bill　，清單；鈔票；票據(jù) binder ；裝訂工 blanknote board ；伙食；董事會 　　?。ɑ虼?、車） drawing board 制圖板chess board 棋盤Each student has to pay $100 a month for board and lodging.( board and )每個學生每月需付一百美元的膳宿費。The board of the directors unanimously agreed that Mr White was the best candidate for the job.( a board of trustees。 a board of directors.理事會；董事會) 董事會一致同意懷特先生是干這項工作的最佳候選人。He boarded the bus. 他上了公共汽車。bond ；債券；聯(lián)結；監(jiān)禁 bonded ，保稅的；抵押的 bonus ；獎金；紅利 booking ；未交訂貨；記帳 boom?。环睒s，興旺 borrow ，借入 borrowing ，貸款 bottleneck ；妨礙生產的卡脖子環(huán)節(jié) brains , 腦髓the brains一組聰明人Some of the best brains in the province are here tonight.今晚我們省內的一些智囊人物云集在這里。brainstorm ，出主意，想辦法，獻計獻策