四级词汇--词频大于0次小于5次unit5(3)

　　agency n. ①代理处 ②政府机构
　　例：By and large the work of the news agency is appreciative. 总的来说，这家新闻机构的工作是很有价值的。拓展：agent n. 代理人，经纪人

　　agent n. ①代理人，经纪人 ②动因，作用剂
　　例：Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办全美国的销售。拓展：agency n. 代理处;broker n. (股票、外币等)经纪人
　　听力扩展： Life insurance agent said to would　be client,“Don’t let me frighten you into a hasty decision. Sleep on it tonight. If you wake in the morning, give me a call then and let me know.”人寿保险代理对潜在客户说：“我不会吓唬你让你匆忙做决定。你先睡一晚上。如果早上醒来，给我个电话告诉我一声。”【注】这个人寿保险代理说，“如果你醒来……”，隐含的意思是“你有可能醒不来”。

　　aggressive a. ①侵犯的，攻击性的 ②有进取心的，强烈的
　　例：He has an aggressive manner. 他的态度咄咄逼人. 拓展：aggressiveness n. 进取精神;aggressively a. 侵略地

　　aircraft n. ①航空器 ②飞行器
　　例：Powerful aircrafts now fly the Atlantic in a few hours. 现在强大的飞机飞越大西洋只需几个小时。拓展：aircraft carrier n. 航空母舰;aircraftman n. 空军士兵
　　听力扩展：
　　Server: Are you traveling together?
　　Tom: Yes.
　　Server: Smoking or non-smoking?
　　Tom: Non-smoking, please. And I forgot to ask before. Could I order a vegetarian meal, please?
　　Server: One vegetarian meal. OK. Any check-in baggage?
　　Tom: Yes, two pieces.
　　Server: Do you need luggage tags?
　　Tom: No, thanks. They’re labeled already. I hope they’re not overweight.
　　Server: No, just under 19 kilos.
　　Tom: We’re changing aircraft in Bangkok. Will the luggage be transferred automatically?
　　Server: Yes, it’s checked through to London. Do you like travel by air?
　　Tom: Yes, I like this feeling.
　　服务员:你们一起的吗?
　　汤姆：是的。
　　服务员：坐吸烟区还是非吸烟区?
　　汤姆：非吸烟区。忘了问了，我能点一份素餐吗?
　　服务员：一份素餐，好的。有托运行李吗?
　　汤姆：两件。
　　服务员：需要行李标签吗?
　　汤姆：不，谢谢。已经贴上标签了。希望不会超重。
　　服务员：不会。只有19千克。
　　汤姆：我们在曼谷换航班，行李会自动转机吗?
　　服务员：会直达伦敦。你喜欢坐飞机旅行吗?
　　汤姆：是的，我喜欢这种感觉。

　　alarm n. ①惊恐，忧虑 ②警钟，警报;v. 使惊恐
　　例：If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to assemble in the courtyard. 火警响了之后，所有的住户都要到院子里集合。搭配：take (the) alarm at 对……感到吃惊;因……而惊恐
　　听力扩展：Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss, “I didn’t have a bit of trouble getting up this morning.” “That’s fine,” roared the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。星期天晚上鲍勃吃了药，睡得很好，在闹钟没响之前就醒了。他不慌不忙地到了办公室，悠闲地走进去，对老板说：“我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。”“很好!”老板吼道，“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了?”【注】prescribe v. 开药方;stroll v. 散步;roar v. 大吼

　　alert a. 警觉的，灵敏的，留心的
　　例：The troops were placed on full alert. 部队处于全面戒备状态。搭配：on the alert 警戒着，随时准备着，密切注意着拓展：alertness n. 警戒，机敏 alertly ad. 警惕地

　　allowance n. ①津贴，补贴 ②限额，定量
　　例：Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。搭配：make allowance(s) for sth.把……考虑在内

　　ally n. 同盟国，同盟者;v. 与……结盟，(使)联合
　　例：Britain has allied itself with other western powers for trade and defence. 英国与其他西方强国结成了贸易及防御联盟。拓展：rival n. 竞争对手;v. 与……竞争

　　alternative a. 两者择一的，另类的;n. 取舍，选择余地
　　例：Do you have an alternative solution to the problem? 你有没有其他解决问题的方法?搭配：have no alternative but除……外别无选择拓展：alternate v. (使)交替，(使)轮换;option n. 可选择的办法
　　听力扩展：
　　M: This scarf is nice, but Debbie really wanted a sweater for her birthday.
　　W: I know. But I didn’t know her size. So I got this as an alternative.
　　男:这条围巾很漂亮，但黛比很想要一件毛衣作为她的生日礼物。
　　女：我知道。可是我不知道她穿几码的，就只好买这个代替了。

　　altitude n. 高度，海拔，高地

　　amateur a. 业余(爱好者)的;n. 业余爱好者，外行
　　例：The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers. 业余摄影爱好者和职业摄影师均可参赛。
　　听力扩展： As an amateur pilot, I knew I’d finally made progress with my flight training the day my instructor turned to me and said, “You know, you’re not as much fun since you stopped screaming.” 作为业余飞行爱好者，我终于在飞行训练上取得了进步。这时教练转向我对我说：“你知道吗?自从你不再大喊大叫，就没意思了。”

　　amaze v. 使吃惊;n. 惊愕
　　例：They were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers. 他们对我国石油工人的冲天干劲感到惊奇。拓展：amazed a. 大为惊奇的;amazement n. 惊奇，惊愕;amazing a. 令人大为惊奇的
　　听力扩展：
　　A commercial airplane is in flight to Chicago, when a blonde woman sitting in economy gets up and moves to an open seat in the first class section. A flight attendant watches her do this, and politely informs the woman of returning to her seat in the economy class.
　　The blonde woman replies, “I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to Chicago and I　m staying right here.”
　　After no success convincing the woman to return, the flight attendant informs the pilot. The pilot says, “You say she’s blonde? I’ll handle this. I’m married to a blonde. I speak blonde.”
　　He kneels down next to the beauty and whispers quietly in her ear, and she says, “Oh, I’m sorry,”then quickly moves back to her seat in economy class.
　　The flight attendant is amazed and asks him what he said to get her to move back to economy without causing any fuss. “I told her first class isn’t going to Chicago.”
　　一家商务飞机正飞往芝加哥，这时经济舱一位金发美女起身坐到了头等舱的空座上。服务员发现后，很有礼貌地劝说她回到自己经济舱的座位上。
　　这位金发美女回答道：“我是金发美女。我要去芝加哥。我就坐在这儿。”
　　劝说无效后，服务员告诉了驾驶员。驾驶员说：“你说她是个金发美女?让我来处理吧。我太太就是金发女，我知道怎么跟她们说话。”
　　他跪在金发美女旁低语了几句，她说道：“哦，抱歉”，然后很快回到了经济舱的座位。
　　服务员很惊奇，驾驶员到底对她说了什么，她那么乖乖地就回经济舱了。“我告诉他，头等舱不飞往芝加哥。”【注】attendant n. 服务员;fuss n. 争吵