A:IfindPauldifficulttounderstand.
B:Thatisbecausehedoesnotarticulatehiswordsveryclearly.
articulatea.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:Thearmyhasamassedahugeamountofartillery.
B:Let’shopetheydon’thavetouseit.
artilleryn.1.火炮，大炮;2.炮兵(部队)
A:Doyouthinkthatweascendintoheavenwhenwedie?
B:Iamnotsure.Iamstillundecided.
vt.攀登，登上
A:Icouldn’tascertainwhetherhewasjokingorserious.
B:Don’tworry,hehasastrangesenseofhumor.
ascertainvt.查明，弄清，确定
A:Yourfatherascribedbeautyandintelligencetoyou.
B:Thanksforthecompliment.
ascribevt.1.(to)把...归因于;2.把...归属于
A:Theman’sbodycameashorefivedaysafterhewentmissingfromtheship.
B:Oh,howterrible,thatmusthavebeentheonethatwasfoundonthebeachyesterday.
ashoread.在岸上，上岸
A:Itismyaspirationtobecomeadoctor.
B:Well,ifyousticktoyourgoalsIamsureyoucandoit.
aspirationn.强烈的愿望，志向，抱负
A:IdonotthinkIhaveachievedenoughyet.
B:Well,ifyoualwaysaspiretodoyourbestthenyouwillnotbeunhappy.
aspirevi.渴望，追求，有志于
B:Neither,itisasmallhorse.
assn.1.笨蛋，傻瓜;2.驴
A:Didyouhearthattherewasanattemptedassassinationonthepresident?
B:Yes,butitwasnottrue,somebodywasspreadingrumours.
assassinationn.刺杀，暗杀
A:Wewerewarnedabouttheriskofassaultinthecity.
B:Good,itisalwaysbettertobeawareofthedangers.
assaultvt.(武力或口头上的)攻击，袭击
A:Heassertedhispointsstronglyduringthedebate.
assertvt.1.肯定地说，断言2.维护，坚持
A:Ithinkthatguyistoorude.
B:Really,Ithinkheisjusttryingtoasserthimself.
assertoneself坚持自己的权利，显示自己的权威
A:Ithinkthatthenewstudenthasassimilatedwellintohisnewenvironment.
B:Perhaps,buthedoesnotseemtohavemanyfriends.
assimilatevt.1.吸收，消化;2.使同化
vi.1.被吸收，被消化;2.被同化
A:IgaveLindaanassortedboxofsweetsforherbirthday.
B:Didyounotknowthatchocolateswereherfavourite?
assorteda.各种各样的，混杂的，什锦的
A:IreceivedassurancesthatIwouldgethelp.
assurancen.1.把握，信心;2.保证，表示保证(或鼓励、安慰)的话;3.(人寿)保险
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