胡敏練口語記英語四級單詞：A字頭(文本音頻對照)

A: Why didn’t you play soccer with us?
B: I’ve never been much of an athlete .
athlete
n. 運(yùn)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(guān)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(rèn)為有（重要性，責(zé)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(dá)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(wù)或法律事務(wù)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(cuò)、責(zé)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(quán)力，管轄權(quán)；2.[pl.]官方，當(dāng)局；3.當(dāng)權(quán)者，行政管理機(jī)構(gòu)；4.權(quán)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(bǔ)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 15 Lawn Avenue.
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(yù)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(jiǎng)，獎(jiǎng)品，獎(jiǎng)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