雅思词组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.

我认为刚开始的时候，这门课真是太容易了，然后到了课程的后半部分时，却突然要做大量的作业和阅读以及论文之类的事。

近义词组：all at once

雅思词组2:all set 一切就绪

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，我想我一切就绪，可以上车了。

近义词组：all ready

雅思词组3:all walks of life 各行各业;各个阶层

The members of the club come from all walksof life.

俱乐部的会员来自各行各业。

雅思词组4:all-talking film完全的有声电影

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.

这部电影片名为《爵士歌手》，其特征是演员只在电影的某些部分说话，直到1928年第一部完全的有声电影才问世。

雅思词组5:alter the course of one's life改变了某人的生活

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

任何时候，我们都可以决定改变自己的生活。

雅思词组6:alternative fuel 替代能源

The salesman told me that the car ran onalternative fue1.

销售人员告诉我，这款汽车用的是替代能源。

雅思词组7:alternative work其他可供选择的工作

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世纪，伦敦东区建了第一个码头，最终使东区成为大规模国际贸易的中心。16世纪晚期，英格兰其他很多地方遭遇经济创伤，很多农业工人都涌人东区寻找其他能做的工作。

雅思词组8:annual fee年费

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

A:我发现学校附近有一个健身中心，对学生开放吗?

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

B:对任何人都开放，但是学生付的年费要比公众少得多。

近义词组：annuity, yearly payment

annual fee曾出现在雅思考试申请银行卡的场景中。

雅思词组9:annual interest rate 年利率

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

该国的信用卡平均年利率是15.3%。

雅思词组10:anything but绝对不

The food in this restaurant is anything butdelicious.

这家餐厅的食物一点也不可口。

气与短语nothing but(只是)相区别。