2010年6月英语四级高频词汇巧记法(5)

　　高频词汇Unit 2词汇部分(1)
　　arrangement[rendmnt]
　　n.①[常pl.]安排，准备工作 all the travel arrangements旅行的一切安排②整理，排列，布置 the arrangement of the tables安排这些桌子③~(with sb.)to do sth.; ~(with sb.)(about/over sth.) 同意; 约定; 解决Appointments can be made by arrangement with my secretary.约见时间可以与我的秘书商定解决。
　　真题例句：Researchers recruited 92 families from 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements.(2009.12阅读A)
　　译文：研究人员从11个幼儿中心召集 92个家庭，他们的孩子都小于一岁，采访每个人并建立收入、教育水平以及幼儿护理安排。
　　artificial[ɑtfl;ɑtfl]
　　a.①人工的，人造的，人为的 artificial flowers假花②假的，矫揉造作的，模拟的 an artificial smile做作的笑容
　　真题例句：According to Stokoe, sign language is an artificial language?(2004.6听力13题)
　　译文：根据Stokoe(的观点)，手语是一种人工语言吗?
　　ashamed[emd]
　　a.~(of sth./sb./oneself); ~(that…) 惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.你应该为说这些谎话而感到羞耻。He felt too ashamed to ask for help.他不好意思请求帮助。
　　assert[st]
　　vt.①肯定地说，断言She asserted her innocence/that she was innocent.她坚称自己很清白(她是无辜的)。②维护，坚持assert one’s authority/independence坚持自己的权威性/独立性
　　assemble[sembl;sembl]
　　vi.集合，聚集The students assembled in the school garden.学生们在校园集合。vt.①集合，聚集，召集assemble evidence搜集证据②装配assemble the parts of a watch 装配表的零件
　　真题例句：Everybody assembled in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.(2000.6词汇44题)
　　译文：大家聚集在大厅里，秘书在此接待。
　　assess[ses]
　　vt.①对……进行估价，确定……的数额 assess the damage at 350 评定损害赔偿金为350英镑②估计、评定某事物的质量 I’d assess your chances as extremely low.我估计你成功的机会极微。<同根词/派生>assessment n.①确定，评定②评价，看法。
　　真题例句：After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best autofocus camera available at the moment.(2005.1听写)
　　译文：经过多次测试，并且采访了很多对正在评估的不同相机很熟悉的人，我们的研究人员推荐北京奥运会这一款是目前最好的。
　　辨析access assess
　　这两个词为一组形近易混词。
　　①access n. 接近，进入have free access to that swimming pool可以免费地进入游泳池
　　②assess v. 评估(财产，价值)The annual income of the employees in this company was assessed at$1000.这个公司的雇员的年收入为1000美元。
　　assist[sst]
　　v.&n.~(sb.)in/with sth.; ~(sb.)in doing sth.帮助; 援助; 协助Two men are assisting the police in their enquiries有两个人正在协助警方进行对他们的询问。<同根词/派生>assistance n.帮助，援助I can’t move this piano without assistance.没有人帮忙, 我可挪不动这架钢琴。assistant n.助手，助理，助教a.助理的，辅助的the assistant manager 副经理来源：http://www.hxen.net
　　真题例句：He asked us to assist them in carrying through their plan.(2004.1词汇41题)
　　译文：他要求我们协助他们执行其计划。
　　associate[set,st]
　　vt.(在思想上)把……联系在一起，使联合problems associated with cancer treatment 与治疗癌症有关的问题vi.~with结交，交往I don’t like you associating with such people.我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。n.伙伴，同事，合伙人one’s business associates 业务合伙人a.副的associate director副主任
　　真题例句：The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days.(2007.6快速阅读)
　　译文：最近，有关身份盗窃的案件正在迅速增多。
　　常用短语associate sb./sth.with sth.把某人/某事与某事联系在一起
　　be associated(with sb./sth.)与某人/某事有关