四級詞匯--詞頻大于0次小于5次(1)

　　absence n. 缺席
　　例：We thrive in the presence of nature and suffer in its absence. 有了大自然，我們就興盛;沒有大自然，我們就受苦。搭配： absence of mind 心不在焉;absence from 缺席;in the absence of 缺乏拓展：absent a. 缺席;absentee n. 缺勤者
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Your face is very pale. What’s wrong with you?
　　B: I don’t feel myself today. I’m lacking of strength.
　　A: It’s too serious. Who drove you here?
　　B: My sister. At first, she wanted to take me to hospital. I refused.
　　A: Why? You are uncomfortable.
　　B:You know there is an important meeting this morning and my absence will make the manager unhappy.
　　A:Money is not everything.
　　B:OK. I will ask for leave and see the doctor this afternoon.
　　A：你的臉色很蒼白。怎么了?
　　B：我今天覺得不舒服，全身無力。
　　A：這么嚴重，是誰開車送你來的?
　　B：我妹妹，她一開始想帶我去醫院，我拒絕了。
　　A：為什么，你不舒服呀。
　　B：你知道早上有個很重要的會議要開，而且總經理不喜歡有人無故缺席。
　　A：錢不是萬能啊。
　　B：好啦。我下午會請假去看醫生的。

　　absolute a. ①不受任何限制 ②絕對的，完全的 ③專制的
　　例：The power of the commander　in　chief was absolute. 總司令擁有全權。搭配：by absolute necessity 萬不得已 拓展：absoluteness n. 絕對，完全，無限制;absolutely ad. 絕對地，完全地
　　聽力擴展：
　　Student: I don’t think I deserve an absolute zero.
　　Professor: Neither do I, but it is the lowest mark that I am allowed to give.
　　學生：我認為我不應該得零分。
　　教授：我也這么認為，但這是允許我打的最低分數。

　　abstract a. 抽象的;n. 摘要，概要;v. 抽取，分離
　　例：The research shows that pre　school children are capable of thinking in abstract terms. 研究表明，學齡前兒童具有抽象思維的能力。搭配：in the abstract抽象地，理論上
　　聽力擴展：
　　W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?
　　M:I guess it’s something I haven　t acquired a taste for yet.
　　女：我很喜歡昨天那些抽象畫，你喜歡嗎?
　　男：我欣賞不了。

　　abundant a. 豐富的，充裕的
　　例：Our abundant resources and stable policy provide foreigners with the advantages they invest here. 豐富的資源和穩定的政策為外商投資提供了有利條件。拓展：abundance n. 大量，充足;abundantly ad. 豐富地
　　聽力擴展：
　　A:I love Chinese food, you know. All the Chinese food outside China is different between what you’ve got right here.
　　B:Yea? What’s the difference?
　　A:Well, it is more like Cantonese food, Hongkong food, or Taiwanese food, and I’ve never seen some dishes of foreign Chinese food in China.
　　B：Yeah, Chinese food has abundant flavor. Let’s enjoy our lunch.
　　A：你知道，我愛吃中餐。中國境外的中餐跟你們吃的不一樣。
　　B：是嗎?有什么不同?
　　A：嗯，國外的中餐更像是廣東菜、香港菜或者是臺灣菜。并且，有些國外的中餐我在中國從來都沒看見過。
　　B：對，中餐口味極豐富。來，讓我們享受午餐吧。

　　abuse n. ①濫用，妄用 ②惡言，辱罵;v. ①濫用，妄用 ②辱罵，毀謗
　　例：I’m afraid the position is open to abuse. 恐怕這個職位容易讓人濫用職權。拓展：abuser n. ①施虐者 ②濫用者
　　聽力擴展：
　　Mr. Brown was brought to a court. The judge asked him, “Do you often call your dog Smith and often say to it ‘Hey, Smith, you scoundrel!’? You have obviously abused Mr. Smith, your neighbor. Do you admit that?” “Well, you have done me wrong, sir.” Brown protested, “What I have done is only to abuse my dog.”布朗先生被帶上法庭。法官問：“是不是給你的狗起名叫史密斯，經常說‘史密斯，你這個無賴?’你這是辱罵你的鄰居史密斯先生，你知錯嗎?”“法官大人，我覺得您誤會了，”布朗抗議說：“我只是在罵我的狗?！薄咀ⅰ縮coundrel n. 無賴

　　academy n. ①學院，學會 ②中等學校，專科院校
　　例：I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday. 我昨天參觀了中國科學院。拓展：academic a. 教學的，學術的;academician n. 院士學會會員
　　聽力擴展：
　　A young lawyer had just won his first case. When he got home, he said to his father, an old lawyer, “Father, do you remember that endless case you handled? It only took me one month to end it. Look, I have got the pay for it. Well, I don　t understand why it took you so long a time and still you couldn　t settle it.”
　　“My child, do you know how I had afforded your study in the law academy?”
　　有個年輕的律師贏了第一場官司。他父親是名老律師。回到家，他對老父親說：“爸，你還記得你一直拖著也處理不完的案子嗎?我用了一個月就搞定了。你看，我都拿到律師費了。我不明白怎么您花了那么長時間都沒解決?”
　　“孩子，你知道我是怎么供你讀完律師學院的嗎?”

　　accelerate v. (使)加速，加快
　　例：Inflation continues to accelerate. 通貨膨脹不斷加速。拓展：acceleration n. 加速度
　　accent n. ①口音，腔調 ②著重點，重音;v. 重讀，強調
　　例：He speaks in his broad accent. 他說話地方口音很重。搭配：in an accent 用……口音說話 拓展：dialect n. 方言，土語
　　acceptance n. ①接受，容納 ②贊成，贊同
　　accidental a. 意外的，偶然的
　　例：Our meeting was quite accidental. 我們的相遇是很偶然的。拓展：accidentally ad. 偶然地，意外地
　　聽力擴展：
　　Father: It was accidental that I came to know your mother.
　　Son: Then it must have been the same that you came to know me.
　　父親：我當時結識你媽媽是很意外的。
　　兒子：那你認識我也肯定是非常意外吧。

　　accommodation n. ①住處，膳宿 ②適應，和解
　　例：They provided comfortable accommodations for visitors. 他們為旅客提供舒適的住處。拓展：accommodate v. 容納，給……提供方便;accommodating a. 樂于助人的，與人方便的
　　聽力擴展：
　　M: I’ve just got back from the holiday you arranged for me, but I must tell you the hotel was really awful! It was miles from the sea. The food was awful too. The bedroom was dirty.
　　W: Sorry about that, but it’s not really our fault. The contract does say that the hotel accommodation is not our responsibility.
　　男：我剛從你們給安排的度假回來，但是那個賓館太差了，離海特別遠。吃的也不好。房間很臟。
　　女：不好意思，但那不是我們的錯。合同上寫著賓館住宿我們不承擔責任。

　　accompany v. 陪伴，帶有
　　例：I hope this album could accompany you on your journey. 希望這張專輯能在旅程中陪伴你。拓展：accompanist n. 伴奏者
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Would you like to accompany me for a concert?
　　B: Yes, I’d like to.
　　A: Who is your favorite piano music composer?
　　B: Chopin.
　　A: What opus do you like about him?
　　B: Some small pieces.
　　A: Which is the one you like best?
　　B: The most wonderful is Opus 18th the “Great Brilliant Waltz”.
　　A: Hah! I also like it very much.
　　A：你愿意陪我去聽音樂會嗎?
　　B：好的。我很樂意去。
　　A：你最喜歡哪位鋼琴家?
　　B：肖邦。
　　A：你最喜歡他的什么曲子?
　　B：一些小段子。
　　A：你最喜歡的是哪個?
　　B：最棒的是作品18號，“大華麗圓舞曲”。
　　A：哈!我也非常喜歡它。 【注】composer n. 作曲家; opus n. 樂曲

　　accordingly ad. 照著，相應地，所以，于是
　　例：Please inform us of your decision and we will act accordingly. 請把你們的決定通知我們, 我們會照著去辦的。搭配：according to 依照;拓展：consequently ad. 所以，因此

　　accuracy n. 準確(性)，精確度
　　例：I can predict something with great accuracy. 我能很準確地預測未來。搭配：with accuracy 正確地拓展：accurate a. 正確無誤的，精確的;accurately ad. 如實地
　　聽力擴展： A man who always stressed the great importance of accuracy was once asked, “When do you usually fall asleep at night?” “Two seconds to eleven!” he replied.有個人特別強調精確性，有次人們問他：“你一般晚上幾點睡覺啊?”“10點59分58秒?！彼f。

　　accuse v. 責備，控告
　　例：We resolve not to accuse them to avoid troubles. 我們決定不起訴他們，免得惹是生非。搭配：accuse sb of doing 指控某人做某事拓展：accusation n. 控告;accusatory a. 非難的;accused n. 被告
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: I don’t like you accuse him of that.
　　B: I don’t care whether you like it or not. He is not a cooperative man.
　　A: Look, what I do when I’m alone is my own business.
　　B: What makes you say that?
　　A: He’s such a slob, and so inconsiderate.
　　B: That’d drive me crazy.
　　A: I suppose you’ve already tried talking to him.
　　B: Sure, I do.
　　A：我不喜歡你對他的指控。
　　B：我不管你喜歡不喜歡，他不是個合作的人。
　　A：要知道，別人怎么做是人家自己的事情。
　　B：你為什么這么說?
　　A：他就是那么一個懶蟲，不顧別人的感受。
　　B：這快讓我瘋掉了。
　　A：我想你肯定試著和他談過了。
　　B：是的?！咀ⅰ縮lob n. 懶蟲