雅思詞組1:all of a sudden 突然，忽然

I thought the course was going to be reallyeasy at the beginning and then all of a sudden in the second half of the coursewe got a whole load of work, reading to do and essays and things.

我認為剛開始的時候，這門課真是太容易了，然后到了課程的后半部分時，卻突然要做大量的作業和閱讀以及論文之類的事。

近義詞組：all at once

雅思詞組2:all set 一切就緒

All my luggage have been packed. I guessI'm all set to get on the bus.

我所有的行李都打包好了，我想我一切就緒，可以上車了。

近義詞組：all ready

雅思詞組3:all walks of life 各行各業;各個階層

The members of the club come from all walksof life.

俱樂部的會員來自各行各業。

雅思詞組4:all-talking film完全的有聲電影

The film featured actors speaking onlyduring parts of the film and was called The Jazz Singer, and it wasn't until1928 that the first all-talking, film was produced.

這部電影片名為《爵士歌手》，其特征是演員只在電影的某些部分說話，直到1928年第一部完全的有聲電影才問世。

雅思詞組5:alter the course of one's life改變了某人的生活

We can at any time decide to alter thecourse of our lives.

任何時候，我們都可以決定改變自己的生活。

雅思詞組6:alternative fuel 替代能源

The salesman told me that the car ran onalternative fue1.

銷售人員告訴我，這款汽車用的是替代能源。

雅思詞組7:alternative work其他可供選擇的工作

In the sixteenth century, the first dockwas dug, eventually making the East End the focus of massive internationaltrade. And in the late sixteenth century, when much of the rest of England wassuffering economically, a lot of agricultural workers came to the East End tolook for alternative work.

16世紀，倫敦東區建了第一個碼頭，最終使東區成為大規模國際貿易的中心。16世紀晚期，英格蘭其他很多地方遭遇經濟創傷，很多農業工人都涌人東區尋找其他能做的工作。

雅思詞組8:annual fee年費

A:I noticed a fitness centre next to thecollege. Is that for students?

A:我發現學校附近有一個健身中心，對學生開放嗎?

B:It's open to everyone, but students pay anannual fee that's much less than the general public pay.

B:對任何人都開放，但是學生付的年費要比公眾少得多。

近義詞組：annuity, yearly payment

annual fee曾出現在雅思考試申請銀行卡的場景中。

雅思詞組9:annual interest rate 年利率

In this country the average credit card hasan annual interest rate of 15.3%.

該國的信用卡平均年利率是15.3%。

雅思詞組10:anything but絕對不

The food in this restaurant is anything butdelicious.

這家餐廳的食物一點也不可口。

氣與短語nothing but(只是)相區別。