四級詞匯--詞頻大于6次小于9次unit4(3)

　　amuse v. ①使發(fā)笑 ②給……提供娛樂
　　例：His jokes amused the crying child. 他的笑話逗笑了那個正在哭鬧的孩子。Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end. 艾米會連續(xù)幾個小時津津有味地玩拼圖玩具。搭配：amuse yourself自娛自樂：The kids amused themselves playing hide-and-seek. 孩子們玩捉迷藏，自娛自樂。拓展：amused a. 被逗樂的，感到有意思的;amusing a. 好笑的，引人發(fā)笑的

　　anxiety n. ①焦慮，憂慮 ②擔心，害怕 ③渴望，熱望
　　例：There’s a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses. 工作人員都很憂慮，擔心可能失業(yè)。Tom’s anxiety to succeed led him to work hard. 湯姆對成功的渴望使他更加努力。搭配：anxiety for sth. 渴望：The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge. 老師稱贊他求知的欲望。拓展：anxious a. 焦慮的，憂慮的，渴望的

　　apology n. 道歉，認錯
　　例：We owe you an apology. 我們應該向你道歉。Please accept our sincere apologies. 請接受我們真誠的道歉。搭配：make an apology for sth.作出道歉：She had to make a formal public apology for her remarks. 她必須為她說的話公開道歉。拓展：apologize v. 道歉
　　聽力擴展：
　　Jim: Hi, I have a table reserved for 8, under the name Jim.
　　Lucy: Err, sorry, but we don’t have any reservation under that name.
　　Jim: Are you kidding? Please check again.
　　Lucy: Sure…Sorry, but nothing shows up under that name. We can offer you a space at the bar until a table is available.
　　Jim: No. I would like to speak with your manager please.
　　Lucy:I really feel sorry about this. Please wait for a while. I’ll call our manager right now.
　　Bob: Hello, how can I help you?
　　Jim:I was just told that my reservation was not taken and now I am here with no table and waiting guests. Is there anything you can do to fix this?
　　Bob: Oh, please accept my apology for keeping you wait. How about this then, we will take you to a personal room of the club until a table that fits your requirements is available.
　　Jim: I guess there　s no other choice. Well, thank you very much!
　　吉姆：你好，我預訂了一個八人桌，留的名字是吉姆。
　　露茜：呃——不好意思，沒有這個名字的預約。
　　吉姆：開什么玩笑，請再確認一下。
　　露茜：好的，對不起。真的沒有，您先在吧臺旁邊等一下，一會兒就有位子了。
　　吉姆：不用，我想和你們的經理談談。
　　露茜：真的很抱歉，請您稍等，我馬上去找經理。
　　鮑伯：您好，請問有什么事?
　　吉姆：服務員告訴我說我在這兒沒預約成，但我現在有客人在這兒，您能解決一下嗎?
　　鮑伯：真對不起，讓您久等了。這樣，先帶您到私人室等候行嗎?有空位時我們再為您調換。
　　吉姆：看來只能這樣了。非常感謝!

　　appreciate v. ①感激，感謝 ②重視，賞識，欣賞
　　例：I appreciate your help very much. 非常感謝您的幫助。She feels that he does not appreciate her. 她覺得他并不賞識她。拓展： appreciation n. 欣賞
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Then have you received any award at your present company?
　　B: Yes. I was awarded the title of “Advanced Worker” last year.
　　A: How would you evaluate the company you are with?
　　B: Although I could not say that everything is perfect there, I still very much appreciate what the company has given me, especially many chances.
　　A: How would your colleagues evaluate you?
　　B: They would say I am a responsible friend and a capable colleague.
　　A: Can you get recommendations from your present employers?
　　B: Yes, I have brought them with me. Here they are.
　　A: Do you have any questions?
　　B: I think that you have covered all the important points already. But if I have any questions later I will contact you.
　　A：那你在目前這個公司獲得過什么獎勵嗎?
　　B：有，去年我獲得了“先進工作者”的稱號。
　　A：你將如何評價你現在的公司?
　　B：雖然我不能說它盡善盡美，但我仍然非常感謝它給了我很多，尤其是許多機會。
　　A：你的同事會如何評價你呢?
　　B：他們會說我是一個值得信賴的朋友和很有能力的同事。
　　A：你目前這個雇主能給你寫推薦信嗎?
　　B：可以。我已經把它帶來了，給。
　　A：你有什么問題要問嗎?
　　B：我想你已經把所有重點都提到了，不過如果以后我有什么問題，我會與你聯(lián)系的。

　　arise v. (arose，arisen) ①出現 ②發(fā)生起身，起來
　　例：A new crisis has arisen. 新危機已經出現。He arose at dawn. 他黎明即起。搭配：arise out of/from sth.(由……)引起;(由……)產生：Emotional or mental problems can arise from a physical cause. 身體上的原因可以引起情緒或精神上的問題。

　　assemble v. ①集合， 聚集，收集 ② 裝配， 組合
　　例：A crowd had assembled outside the gates. 人群已聚集在門外。These cars are assembled in Britain. 這些汽車是在英國裝配的。拓展：assembly n. 集會，集合，集合的人們
　　聽力擴展： A husband and wife were watching a TV show one night in which a wife hired a private detective to follow her husband to assemble some evidence and see if he was cheating on her. So, the husband asked the wife if she would ever do that to him. The wife said, “Yes, of course I would! Not so much to find out about the other woman, but to see if I could find out what she saw in you!”一天晚上，一對夫婦正看著電視，劇中的老婆雇用私家偵探跟蹤她的先生搜集證據，看看他是否對她不忠。先生問太太說，她是否也會這樣做?太太說：“是!當然會，但不是為了找出另一個女人是誰，而是為了查看她到底看中你哪一點?”【注】detective n. 偵探

　　assign[　　sa　n] v. ①分配，交給 ②指派，委派
　　例：They have assigned me a small room. 他們給我分配了一個小房間。The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate. 上尉派了兩個士兵守大門。He assigned the students a few books to read. 他給學生指定了幾本必讀書。搭配：assign sth. to sb./ assign sb. sth. 安排，布置：The teacher assigned a different task to each of the students. / The teacher assigned each of the students a different task. 老師給每個學生布置的作業(yè)都不同。
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: How do I find out which classes I should take for my major?
　　B:What is your major?
　　A:Biology.
　　B:Go to the Biology Department and ask them to assign someone to advise you.
　　A:And they will tell me what I need to take for my degree?
　　B:Yes, and they will even recommend some helpful courses for your major.
　　A:I see, thanks.
　　A：我怎么才能知道我們專業(yè)應該選些什么課?
　　B：你的專業(yè)是什么?
　　A：生物。
　　B：你去生物院請他們找人給你指導一下。
　　A：他們會告訴我應該怎么來獲得我的學位?
　　B：是的。他們甚至能給你推薦一些適合你專業(yè)的有用的課程。
　　A：我知道了。謝謝。

　　assignment n. ①任務，作業(yè) ②分派，指派
　　例：His assignment was to follow the spy. 他的工作是跟蹤間諜。What is today’s assignment in history? 今天歷史課的作業(yè)是什么? 搭配：on assignment執(zhí)行任務：I was on assignment for a German magazine. 我被派往一家德國雜志社。
　　聽力擴展：
　　W: Why are you alone? Where is your girlfriend?
　　M: She has her own business, and she is my ex-girlfriend.
　　W: What’s happened? I saw you hand in hand yesterday.
　　M: We just broke up. I’d rather talk about something else.
　　W: Oh, I forgot. Professor Lee said that if you didn’t hand up your assignment as soon as possible, you course would fail.
　　M: Shit, why not tell me at first?
　　W: I am sorry. I just wonder why you and your ex-girlfriend didn’t walk together.
　　M: Please, stop talking. Tell me the topic and how to do it.
　　W: I am not sure how to do it, but I think you should ask the professor how to finish you work.
　　M: And he would kill me.
　　女：為什么你自己一個人?你女朋友呢?
　　男： 她有她自己的事情，還有，她是我的前女友。
　　女：怎么了?我昨天還看你們手牽手呢。
　　男：我們剛剛分手，能不能換個別的話題。
　　女：噢，我忘了，李教授說如果你不盡快交作業(yè)，你這科要掛了。
　　男：為什么一開始不告訴我?
　　女：對不起。我只是在好奇為什么你和你的前女友沒有在一起走。
　　男：拜托了，不要再說了。告訴我主題和怎么做吧。
　　女：我也不知道怎么做，但是我認為你可以去問教授怎么完成作業(yè)。
　　男：然后他就殺了我。(你這不是成心害我嗎?)【注】ex-girlfriend 前女友

　　attempt v. 試圖，嘗試;n. 嘗試，試圖，企圖
　　例：He attempted the exam but failed. 他試圖通過考試，但失敗了。After repeated attempts they finally succeeded. 經過反復嘗試，他們終于成功了。搭配：attempt at sth./at doing sth. 嘗試做某事：The couple made several unsuccessful attempts at a compromise. 這對夫婦幾次試圖和解均未成功。