1.account

　　 I have an account with the bank. 我在银行开有户头。

　　 He turned/put his knowledge of Spanish to good account. 他善加利用他对西班牙语文的知识。

　　 Don‘t stay away on account of John. 为了约翰，不要离开。

　　 2.act

　　 Don‘t take him seriously —— it’s just an act. 不要把他看得太认真 ——— 他只是假装那样而已。

　　 In the act of （=while） picking up the ball， he slipped and fell.正当其拾球之际，他失足跌倒。

　　 3.addition

　　 They‘ve just had an addition to the family. 他们家里刚又增加一口。

　　 4.adjustment

　　 They do an adjustment on humance resources to achieve the goal. 为了达到目标，他们调整了人员。

　　 5.advertisement

　　 Advertisement helps to sell goods. 广告有助于销路。

　　 6.agreement

　　 I‘m quite in agreement with what you say. 我十分同意你所说的话。

　　 7. air

　　 My plans are still quite in the air. 我的计划还未定案。

　　 Radio Beijing is on the air 24 hours a day. 北京电台全天24小时广播。

　　 8.amount

　　 There is still quite an amount of prejudice against him.人们对他尚有很大的偏见。

　　 He has any amount of money. 他的钱不可数计。

　　 9. amusement

　　 He looked at me in amusement. 他很感兴趣地望着我。

　　 There are plenty of amusements here – cinemas， theatres， concerts， football matches， and so on.这里有许多娱乐 － 电影院、戏院、音乐会、足球比赛等。

　　 10. animal

　　 animal desires

　　 11. answer

　　 She gave no answer. 她没有回答。

　　 12.apparatus¹

　　 Your digestive apparatus takes the food you eat and changes it so that it can be used to build up the body. 你的消化器官把你所吃的食物消化、吸收，用以增进身体的健康。

　　 13. approval²

　　 Your plans have my approval.你的计划我赞成。

　　 14. argument

　　 I have no wish to engage in （an） argument with you. 我不想跟你辩论。

　　 15. art

　　 The story is developed with great art. 那故事非常技巧地展开。

　　 16. attack

　　 Attack is said to be the best form of defence. 常言道，攻击是最好的防御。

　　 17. attempt

　　 Her attempt at a Christmas cake had to be thrown away. 她的圣诞蛋糕做得不好。

　　 18.attention

　　 Pay attention to what you‘re doing. 注意你在做的事。

　　 A pretty girl usually receives more attentions than a plain girl.一个漂亮女孩通常比一个普通女孩得到较多的殷勤。

　　 Attention！ 立正！

　　 19. attraction

　　 He cannot resist the attraction of a pretty girl. 他无法抗拒漂亮女郎的吸引力。

　　 20. authority³

　　 He is a great authority on phonetics.他是语音学方面的权威。