abroad ad. ①在國外 ②廣為流傳

　　例：She worked abroad for a year. 她在國外工作了一年。There was news abroad that a job change in the company was coming. 盛傳公司內(nèi)部即將進行工作變動。搭配：at home and abroad 國內(nèi)外：He was famous, both at home and abroad. 他享譽國內(nèi)外。get abroad 傳開：The happy tidings soon got abroad. 喜訊不久就傳播開了。拓展：aboard prep. 在(船、飛機、車)上;上(船、飛機、車);ad. 在船(飛機、車)上，上船(飛機、車)

　　absent a. ①不在的，缺席的 ②心不在焉的;v. 缺席

　　例：Love was totally absent from his childhood. 他童年時沒有受到絲毫的疼愛。She had an absent look on her face. 她看起來心不在焉。absent without leave 擅離職守：Because of absenting without leave, he was fired by the company. 他由于擅離職守被開除了。搭配：absent yourself 不在場，缺席：He absented himself from the meeting. 他沒有出席會議。拓展：absently ad. 漫不經(jīng)心地，心不在焉地;absentee n. 缺席者，缺勤者

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: You know there is an important meeting this morning and the general manager doesn’t like people absent without any reasons.

　　B: No reasons? You are uncomfortable is the reason. I can’t understand why you guys always love working and forget your body. Money is not everything.

　　A: OK. I know you care about my health. I will ask for time off and see the doctor this afternoon.

　　A：你知道上午有個重要會議，總經(jīng)理不喜歡有人無故缺席。

　　B：無故?不舒服就是個理由。我實在不懂你們這些人為什么總是工作起來就忘了自己的健康。錢不是萬能啊。

　　A：好啦。我知道你關(guān)心我的身體，我下午會請假去看醫(yī)生的。

　　access n. ①通道，入口 ②接近;v. ①存取(計算機文件)②到達(dá)，進入

　　例：There is no access to the street through that door. 那個門不通向大街。This scientist accessed enormous different files to find the correct information. 為了查找信息，這位科學(xué)家在計算機上查閱了大量文檔。搭配：have access to sth. 有機會，有權(quán)利干……事：Students must have access to good resources. 學(xué)生必須有機會獲得良好的信息資源。拓展：accessary n. 同謀;accessible a. 易達(dá)到的;accessibility n. 易接近，可到達(dá)

　　acquire v. ①獲得，得到;②養(yǎng)成 ③購得

　　例：The company has recently acquired new offices in central London. 公司最近在倫敦市中心購買了新辦公室。I have recently acquired a taste for olives. 我最近開始喜歡吃橄欖了。搭配：an acquired taste 養(yǎng)成的愛好：Abstract art is an acquired taste. 要慢慢培養(yǎng)才會欣賞抽象藝術(shù)。acquire knowledge of 求得……的知識：We must work hard to acquire a good knowledge of English. 必須努力學(xué)習(xí)才能精通英語。拓展：acquirement n. ①獲得，學(xué)得 ②[pl.] 學(xué)識，技藝

　　adapt v. ①使適應(yīng)，使適合 ②改編，改寫

　　例：People adapt to changing circumstances—even to wealth or a disability. 人們必須適應(yīng)變化的環(huán)境，面對財富或殘疾亦應(yīng)如此。Three of her novels have been adapted for television. 她的三部小說已改編為電視劇。搭配：adapt to 適應(yīng)：You must adapt to the norms of the society you live in. 在社會中生活，就要遵循社會行為準(zhǔn)則。adapt for 適宜(為……改編)：Difficult books are sometimes adapted for use in schools. 偏難的書籍有時候是為學(xué)校使用而改編的。拓展：adaptation n. 改編，適應(yīng)，改寫本

　　alter v. ①改變，更改 ②修改(衣服更合身)

　　例：I’ll have to alter the diagram. I’ve made a mistake. 我得修改圖表，出了點兒錯。She is trying to alter the coat. 她正設(shè)法改那件衣服。搭配：alter ego 密友：He was my alter ego; we were always picking up each other’s thoughts. 他是我最好的朋友，我們總能明白對方的心思。alter mode 變更方式：You have to alter your mode of living. 你得改變生活方式。拓展：alternatively ad. 二者擇一地,作為選擇

　　聽力擴展： Fortunately, Maura had a lifeline—a group of women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives. Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes. She joined a gym in the next town. She changed her look with a short haircut and new black T�瞫hirts. Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own business.幸運的是，莫拉有救命稻草——她有一幫女性朋友，經(jīng)常聚在一起討論生活。她們熱烈的討論促使莫拉對生活做點小小的改變。她加入了相鄰小鎮(zhèn)的健身活動，她剪短頭發(fā)改變了形象，買了新的黑色T恤衫。最終，莫拉鼓起勇氣辭去工作，開始個人創(chuàng)業(yè)�！咀ⅰ縧ifeline n. 救生索，生命線;spur v. 鞭策，激勵;gym n. 體育活動，體育館

　　apart ad. ①分開 ②相隔;a. 分開的

　　例：We had to take the engine apart. 我們不得不卸下引擎。We are living apart now. 我們分開過了。搭配：apart from 除……以外：I have finished apart from the last question. 除了最后一道題，我全做完了。set apart 保留：A room was set apart for the purpose. 專門為此留出了一個房間。tell apart 辨別(區(qū)分)：The twins are so alike; it’s impossible to tell them apart. 這對雙胞胎長得太像了，簡直無法區(qū)分。拓展：apartment n. 一套公寓房間

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: How long will you be staying here?

　　B: About two weeks.

　　A: That’ll be enough to see Beijing.

　　B: I hope so. Apart from tourist attractions，what can I see?

　　A: Um, Laoshe Teahouse will be a good choice.

　　B: What’s special about it?

　　A: You can watch Chinese traditional performance while drinking tea.

　　B: Sounds very interesting. Thank you!

　　A：你要在這兒呆多長時間?

　　B：大約兩個星期。