英语六级备考：练口语记六级单词(4)

　　A: It is my dream to be an astronaut one day.

　　B: I too would love to see the earth from space.

　　astronaut

　　n. 宇航员

　　A: I am going to visit the new astronomy research centre in town tonight, would you like to join me?

　　B: I’d love too, is there a good telescope to view the stars with?

　　astronomy

　　n. 天文学

　　A: They are closing down the local asylum .

　　B: It is about time, the care facilities there were terrible.

　　asylum

　　n. 1.庇护，政治避难;2.精神病院

　　A: Do you have an atlas ? I want to check where and in which ocean the Tongan Islands are.

　　B: No, I don’t have one, but I think that they are in the Pacific.

　　atlas

　　n. 地图集

　　A: Is attendance at the lecture absolutely necessary?

　　B: Well, if you want to get credit for this course it is.

　　attendance

　　n. 1.出席人数;2.出席，参加，出席次数;3.护理，照料

　　A: I lost my wallet at the cinema yesterday.

　　B: Did you ask the attendant on duty if it was found?

　　attendant

　　n. 服务人员，侍者，随从

　　a. 伴随的，随之而产生的

　　A: The box of old photos that you are looking for is in the attic .

　　B: On the right or left hand side?

　　attic

　　n. 阁楼

　　A: The auction will be held at 3pm on Saturday.

　　B: Good, I’d like to set a starting price of one hundred dollars for my table.

　　auction

　　n./vt. 拍卖

　　A: Even though I’m not registered in this department, will it be alright if I audit your classes?

　　B: It is fine with me, but it is best to check with the department first.

　　audit

　　vt. 审计，检查(帐目)

　　A: Are all the accounts from your business in order?

　　B: No, the auditor still needs to check them.

　　auditor

　　n. 审计员，稽核员

　　A: Where will the classical concert be held?

　　B: In the main auditorium

　　auditorium

　　n. 1.观众席，听众席;2.礼堂，会堂

　　A: He is suffering from an auditory infection.

　　B: I hope he recovers soon.

　　auditory

　　a. 听觉的，听觉器官的

　　A: My salary will be augmented with the aid of extra hours.

　　B: Great, but don’t work too hard.

　　augment

　　vt. 扩大，增加，提高

　　A: I attended a memorial service last night.

　　B: It must have a very austere occasion.

　　austere

　　a. 1.朴素的，无装饰的;2.严峻的，一丝不苟的;3.十分简朴的，苦行的

　　A: Are you jeans authentic ?

　　B: No, they are just cheap copies of the original brand.

　　authentic

　　a. 1.真的，真正的;2.可靠的，可信的

　　A: John has such an authoritative voice. It is frightening.

　　B: I find him scary at times also.

　　authoritative

　　a. 1.权威性的，可信的;2.专断的，命令式的

　　A: Stop! You are not authorized to enter this section of the building.

　　B: Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that I needed special permission.

　　authorize

　　vt. 授权，批准

　　A: What are you reading?

　　B: Nelson Mandela’s autobiography , I highly recommend it.

　　autobiography

　　n. 自传

　　A: Is that dog over there real?

　　B: No, I think that it is just an automation

　　automation

　　n. 自动化(技术)，自动操作

　　A: I am moving to an autonomous region of the country.

　　B: Gosh, that will be an interesting experience.

　　autonomous

　　a. 1.自治的;2.独立自主的

　　A: You are very independent.

　　B: My autonomy is protected by the law.

　　autonomy

　　n. 1.自治，自治权;2.人身自由，自主权

　　A: Where you able to get through to the ticket office when you telephoned?

　　B: I tried several times, but to no avail.

　　avail

　　n. [一般用于否定句或疑问句中] 效用，利益，帮助

　　A: What was the film about?

　　B: A guy trying to avenge the killing of his brother. It was quite violent.

　　avenge

　　vt. 1.为…复仇，报…之仇;2.(on)向…报仇

　　A: Let’s turn left down the next road.

　　B: Good idea, that way we can avert the traffic jam.

　　avert

　　vt. 1.防止，避免;2.转移(目光、注意力等)

　　A: I heard that the national aviation company owes a lot of money to the government.

　　B: Well, it must be because of the price of new planes.

　　aviation

　　n. 1.航空，航空学;2.飞机制造业

　　A: I was filled with awe when I watched the sun rise this morning.

　　B: It is a shame that I missed it, I was still in bed.

　　awe

　　n. 敬畏，惊惧

　　vt. 使敬畏，使惊惧

　　be / stand in awe of 敬畏

　　A: At what speed does the earth spin on its axis ?

　　B: I am not quite sure, you should check in your textbook.http://ks.examda.com

　　axis

　　n. 1.轴，轴线，中心线;2.坐标轴，基准线