alter★

　　構(gòu)詞alter其他的→變成其它的→變更

　　v.1.to change or make different; modify變更;修飾;

　　2.to adjust (a garment) for a better fit修改

　　鏈接alterable a.可變的, 可改的

　　真題連線1997 Passage 3

　　Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. 影響中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)、改變感知覺(jué)和行為的藥物(物質(zhì))被稱(chēng)為心理活動(dòng)物質(zhì)。

　　alternative★

　　構(gòu)詞alternate交替+ive形容詞后綴→二者擇一的

　　n.the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities兩者擇一，抉擇

　　真題連線2002 Text 1

　　If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. 如果你在和一群經(jīng)理談話，你就可以談?wù)撍麄兠貢?shū)的散漫和低效率;相反，如果你在和一群秘書(shū)談話，你就可以評(píng)論他們老板是怎樣的組織不善。

　　ambition★

　　構(gòu)詞amb處處+it走+ion名詞后綴→到處走動(dòng)想實(shí)現(xiàn)抱負(fù)→雄心

　　n.1.an eager or strong desire to achieve sth野心,雄心

　　2.desire for exertion or activity; energy勁頭;精力

　　真題連線2000 Passage 5

　　If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf. 個(gè)人的雄心如果能被正確看待的話，那么它的回報(bào)——財(cái)富、聲譽(yù)、對(duì)命運(yùn)的掌握——?jiǎng)t應(yīng)該被認(rèn)為值得為之付出犧牲。

　　ambitious★

　　構(gòu)詞ambiti+ous形容詞后綴→有雄心的

　　a.1.full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.野心勃勃的

　　2.greatly desirous; eager:熱望的;渴望的

　　真題連線2000 Passage 5

　　For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, “Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.” 對(duì)于這樣的人，還有那些也許不太出色的人而言，“不惜一切代價(jià)獲得成功，但避免讓他人看出雄心勃勃”是對(duì)他們最好的詮釋。

　　amendment★

　　構(gòu)詞a表強(qiáng)調(diào)+mend改錯(cuò)+ment名詞后綴→改正，(憲法)修正

　　n.1.the act of changing for the better; improvement改進(jìn);改善

　　2.a correction or an alteration, as in a manuscript稿件改正，稿件修改

　　3.formal revision of, addition to, or change, as in a bill or a constitution.修正案，修正條款

　　真題連線1997 Passage 4

　　“Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First amendment are not totally unlimited,” says Luce. “我們中的一些人多年來(lái)就知道憲法第一修正案所說(shuō)的自由并非毫無(wú)限制，”魯斯說(shuō)。

　　ample★

　　構(gòu)詞ampl大+e 形容詞后綴→寬大的

　　a.of large or great size, amount, or capacity充分的，富裕的;寬敞的，寬大的

　　鏈接amplifier n.放大器，擴(kuò)大器

　　真題連線2000 Passage 5

　　We are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home. 我們目睹了比以前任何時(shí)候都多的虛偽景觀：美國(guó)物欲主義批評(píng)家在南安普頓擁有一幢避暑別墅。

　　analogy★

　　構(gòu)詞ana一樣+log說(shuō)話+y名詞后綴→說(shuō)的一樣→類(lèi)比

　　n.similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar類(lèi)似，相似，類(lèi)比，類(lèi)推

　　真題連線2007 Text 2

　　IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks.智商測(cè)試要求你完成口頭和視覺(jué)分析，要求你在紙張被折疊、剪切后想象它的形狀，要求你推論數(shù)字的順序，以及其他類(lèi)似的項(xiàng)目。