AdmissionAn applicant was being interviewed for admission to a prominent medical school. "Tell me," inquired the interviewer, "where do you expect to be ten years from now?"&quo...
AdmireThe English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it.英国人本能地赞美没有才能并且十分谦虚的人。注:在中国没本事但谦虚的人也很吃香。A tedious railway journey was mad
administrationRepublican: What made George Washington such a great President?Democrat: He never blamed any of the country’s problems on the previous administration.民主党:什么使华盛顿成为这么伟大的
AdjustYou know that being hit over the head with an adjustable piano-stool [凳] can give you a nasty[令人讨厌的] headache.你们知道被一个高度可调的钢琴凳打中脑袋会产生让你讨厌的头疼。注:一个歌手唱得太
AdditionalFor every minute that you exercise, you add one minute to your life. This enables you at 85 years of age to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. 你每锻炼一分钟
ActivityHoliday: a period of activity so intense that it can only be undertaken three or four weeks in the year.假期是一段剧烈的活动,所以一年只能有三四个星期。注:假期里其实挺辛苦的,探亲访友,旅游匆
ActionHe might have brought an legal action against his face for libel [诽谤].他可能会告自己的脸诽谤。注:长得太惨了,自己要告自己。After he was arrested his parents snapped into action, they rent ou
AcquireSir, I’m very sympathetic to your problem. It’s evident that you’ve acquired so much misinformation, that you want to share the surplus with others.先生,我非常同情你的问题,很显然你得到的错
AcquaintanceYou have the privilege of catching your girlfriend in the arms of your acquaintances.你有在你熟人的怀里抓住你女朋友的特权。注:但你希望没有机会使用这种特权。An acquaintance is a person wh
AcknowledgeAlways acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw your teachers off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.总是坦白地承认自己的错误,这会让你的老师放松警惕,你就能获得犯更
AccustomedUnaccustomed as she was to seeing my father in the role of wounded hero, my mother rose to the occasion when he was carried in, and acted as any brave woman would. She fainted.母亲还不习惯看
AccuseNever make a defense or apology before you are accused.被起诉前千万不要辩护或道歉。注:这可能是律师最希望的,希望大家不要道歉和解,最好都走上法庭。When Eva saw her reflection in a pool, she sou