1、across
1、表方位
Let's go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
讓我們?nèi)ソ謱?duì)面的餐館買(mǎi)些吃的。
2、表動(dòng)作，穿越。
You must go across the bridge and then turn right.
你必須先過(guò)橋，然后再往右拐。
2、age
1、年齡。最一般的表達(dá)。在此不贅述。
2、衰老。
the aging people = the old people
現(xiàn)代社會(huì)出現(xiàn)越來(lái)越嚴(yán)重的aging problem(人口老齡化問(wèn)題)等。
3、all
1、shake all over 渾身顫抖
2、all of a sudden 突然地
All of a sudden, I remembered her name.
我突然想起了她的名字。
3、by all means 一定
I'll come by all means.
我一定會(huì)來(lái)的。
4、all night long 整晚
My present neighbor plays piano all night long.
我現(xiàn)在的鄰居整晚都彈鋼琴。
4、apply
這里我們?cè)敿?xì)串聯(lián)一下在聽(tīng)力考試中涉及到的與求職相關(guān)的短語(yǔ)。
apply for(申請(qǐng))，這是工作的第一步;既然要申請(qǐng)，必然需要遞交letter of application(求職信)，只要你足夠confident about yourself，就有可能獲得job interview(工作面試)的機(jī)會(huì)。是否能夠give a good impression(留個(gè)好印象)給主管，那就得看你個(gè)人犄造化了。有些工作崗位會(huì)require much traveling，(要求經(jīng)常出差)還有些工作，做不了多久就會(huì)希望find a way out(找到出路)。
正所謂城里城外，各有風(fēng)光。沒(méi)工作的人想工作，有工作的人又煩工作。
5、as
1、作為，當(dāng)作。
I am working as his teaching assistant.
我作為他的助教進(jìn)行工作。
2、as…as 就像……一樣
I've heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.
我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他跟約翰生本人自己一樣著名。
I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office.
我并不認(rèn)為這會(huì)跟在辦公室工作一樣枯燥。
It wasn't as easy as I had thought.
這不像我想的那么簡(jiǎn)單。
It's not as bad as it looks.
這并不像看上去的那么糟糕。
Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
那個(gè)選修課真的就像每個(gè)人說(shuō)的那樣難嗎?
3、as far as I know 據(jù)我所知
As far as I know, whether there'll be such a trip is yet to be decided.
據(jù)我所知，是否有這么一趟旅行尚未決定。
As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
據(jù)我所知，他每天都工作到半夜。
4、as well 也
If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.
如果明天溫度還是這么高，我們也可能放棄到戶外進(jìn)行比賽的主意。
5、as soon as 一……就，盡快
I will do that for you as soon as I have fixed the machine.
一修好機(jī)器我就會(huì)盡快為你完成那個(gè)工作。