arrangement
　　n.①[常pl.]安排，准备工作 all the travel arrangements旅行的一切安排②整理，排列，布置 the arrangement of the tables安排这些桌子③~(with sb.)to do sth.; ~(with sb.)(about/over sth.) 同意; 约定; 解决Appointments can be made by arrangement with my secretary.约见时间可以与我的秘书商定解决。
　　真题例句：Researchers recruited 92 families from 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements.(2009.12阅读A)
　　译文：研究人员从11个幼儿中心召集 92个家庭，他们的孩子都小于一岁，采访每个人并建立收入、教育水平以及幼儿护理安排。

　　artificial
　　a.①人工的，人造的，人为的 artificial flowers假花②假的，矫揉造作的，模拟的 an artificial smile做作的笑容
　　真题例句：According to Stokoe, sign language is an artificial language?(2004.6听力13题)
　　译文：根据Stokoe(的观点)，手语是一种人工语言吗?

　　ashamed
　　a.~(of sth./sb./oneself); ~(that…) 惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.你应该为说这些谎话而感到羞耻。He felt too ashamed to ask for help.他不好意思请求帮助。

　　assert
　　vt.①肯定地说，断言She asserted her innocence/that she was innocent.她坚称自己很清白(她是无辜的)。②维护，坚持assert one’s authority/independence坚持自己的权威性/独立性

　　assemble
　　vi.集合，聚集The students assembled in the school garden.学生们在校园集合。vt.①集合，聚集，召集assemble evidence搜集证据②装配assemble the parts of a watch 装配表的零件
　　真题例句：Everybody assembled in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.(2000.6词汇44题)
　　译文：大家聚集在大厅里，秘书在此接待。

　　assess
　　vt.①对……进行估价，确定……的数额 assess the damage at 350 评定损害赔偿金为350英镑②估计、评定某事物的质量 I’d assess your chances as extremely low.我估计你成功的机会极微。<同根词/派生>assessment n.①确定，评定②评价，看法。
　　真题例句：After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto?focus camera available at the moment.(2005.1听写)
　　译文：经过多次测试，并且采访了很多对正在评估的不同相机很熟悉的人，我们的研究人员推荐北京奥运会这一款是目前最好的。
　　辨析access assess
　　这两个词为一组形近易混词。
　　①access n. 接近，进入have free access to that swimming pool可以免费地进入游泳池
　　②assess v. 评估(财产，价值)The annual income of the employees in this company was assessed at$1000.这个公司的雇员的年收入为1000美元。

　　assist
　　v.&n.~(sb.)in/with sth.; ~(sb.)in doing sth.帮助; 援助; 协助Two men are assisting the police in their enquiries有两个人正在协助警方进行对他们的询问。<同根词/派生>assistance n.帮助，援助I can’t move this piano without assistance.没有人帮忙, 我可挪不动这架钢琴。assistant n.助手，助理，助教a.助理的，辅助的the assistant manager 副经理
　　真题例句：He asked us to assist them in carrying through their plan.(2004.1词汇41题)
　　译文：他要求我们协助他们执行其计划。

　　associate
　　vt.(在思想上)把……联系在一起，使联合problems associated with cancer treatment 与治疗癌症有关的问题vi.~with结交，交往I don’t like you associating with such people.我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。n.伙伴，同事，合伙人one’s business associates 业务合伙人a.副的associate director副主任
　　真题例句：The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days.(2007.6快速阅读)
　　译文：最近，有关身份盗窃的案件正在迅速增多。
　　常用短语associate sb./sth.with sth.把某人/某事与某事联系在一起
　　be associated(with sb./sth.)与某人/某事有关