歷年真題:We booked rooms at the hotel lest we should find no vacancies on our arrival.
譯文:我們在賓館預定了房間以防我們到達時沒有空房。
巧記:arrive(e)(到達)+al(名詞后綴)=到達
arrow n.箭,箭頭符號
典型例句:There are a lot of arrows on the pages of his book.
譯文:他的書頁上滿是一些箭頭符號。
artificial a.人造人,虛偽的,做作的,不自然的
典型例句:I hate his artificial manners.
譯文:我討厭他那種做作的態(tài)度。
名師導學:該詞與false的詞義辨析為考試重點。false重點在于說明與“真”想對的“假”,如:falsecoin(假幣);而artificial詞義重點在于說明是人工制造的,如:artificial rain(人工降雨),the artificial lake(人工湖)。
巧記:art(技巧)+fic(做)+ial(形容詞后綴)=用技巧做出的=人造的
想一想:①artificially ②artificiality
Key:①ad.人造地,人工地,人為地 ②n.做作,虛假
artistic a.藝術(shù)的,有藝術(shù)鑒賞力的,有藝術(shù)天賦的,精巧的
典型例句:She has an artistic way of arranging flowers.
譯文:她善于把花插得很精巧。
ash n.灰,灰末,骨灰
典型例句:His ashes were scattered over the sea according to his will.
譯文:按照他的遺愿,他的骨灰被撒在了大海上。
想一想:①ashbin/ashcan ②ashen
Key:①n.垃圾桶,垃圾箱 ②a.灰的,灰白色的,(臉上因驚駭而)蒼白的,毫無血色的