ardent

a.热心的，热情的，热烈的

A: The concert will take place in the main arena .

B: Wow, it will be huge. I know it can hold 30,000 people.

arena

n.1.表演场地，竞技场 ；2.活动场所

A: Mr. Smith was an aristocrat and owned a large piece of land in the south of the country.

B: Does that mean that he was also very wealthy?

aristocrat

n.贵族

A: I dreamt last night that a knight in shining armor rescued me from a burning tower.

B: Let me guess the ending, you woke up before you had a chance to fall in love!

armor

n.盔甲，装甲，保护物

A: The new shopping centre has a vast array of interesting products.

B: Yes, but they are far too expensive.

array

n.1.展示，陈列，一系列 ；2.排列，队形 ；3.衣服，盛装 ；4.数组，阵列

vt.1.排列，配置(兵力) ；2.打扮，装饰

A: Why did you break up with your first boyfriend?

B: He was too arrogant and never listen to me.

arrogant

a.傲慢的，自大的

A: I heard that Ted was arrested for arson .

B: Yeah, he set the local school on fire.

arson

n.纵火(罪)

A: Don’t eat so many fatty foods, they will block your arteries .

B: But they are the foods that I like the best.


artery

n.1.动脉 ；2.干线，要道

A: I find Paul difficult to understand.

B: That is because he does not articulate his words very clearly.

articulate

a.1.善于表达的，发音清晰的 ；2.表达得清楚有力的

vt.1.明确有力地表达；2.清晰地吐(字)，清晰地发(音)

A: The army has amassed a huge amount of artillery .

B: Let’s hope they don’t have to use it.

artillery

n.1.火炮，大炮 ；2.炮兵(部队)

A: Do you think that we ascend into heaven when we die?

B: I am not sure. I am still undecided.

ascend

vi.渐渐上升，升高

vt.攀登，登上

A: I couldn’t ascertain whether he was joking or serious.

B: Don’t worry, he has a strange sense of humor.

ascertain

vt.查明，弄清，确定

A: Your father ascribed beauty and intelligence to you.

B: Thanks for the compliment.

ascribe

vt.1.(to)把...归因于；2.把...归属于

A: The man’s body came ashore five days after he went missing from the ship.

B: Oh, how terrible, that must have been the one that was found on the beach yesterday.

ashore

ad.在岸上，上岸

A: It is my aspiration to become a doctor.

B: Well, if you stick to your goals I am sure you can do it.

aspiration

n.强烈的愿望，志向，抱负

A: I do not think I have achieved enough yet.

B: Well, if you always aspire to do your best then you will not be unhappy.