08年6.3第13期托福英语学习：托福词汇13

　　有的同学提出了关于生词，希望给出音标的问题，首先由于部分音标的字母不方便输入，因此大家最好自己打开类似金山词霸的软件，这样通过移动光标来识别读音；也可通过大耳朵首页的大耳朵即时发音工具来获得读音；其次，打开金山词霸或是有时间的话翻翻字典来详细学习一下每个生词，这样会更加深印象。希望大家能够找到适合自己的学习办法！

　　Lesson 13 A Tough Case 棘手的个案

　　Words:

　　apprehension n. 担心，害怕；理解

　　apprehensive adj. 恐惧的，忧虑的，担心的

　　approach n. 方法； vt. 接近，靠近；探讨

　　appropriate adj. 适当的，恰当的；vt. 拨款

　　approve vt. 批准；vi. 赞成，同意

　　approval n. 赞成，正式批准

　　approximate v. 接近，近似；adj. 大约的，估计的

　　apt adj. (习性）易于。。。的，有。。。倾向的，善于的；恰当的，贴切的

　　aptitude n. 才能；自然倾向

　　aquatic adj. 水生的，水栖的，水中或水上的

　　aquarium n. 水族馆

　　arable adj. 适于耕作的，可耕的

　　arbitrary adj. 专横的，专制的，武断的

　　arbitrator n. 仲裁者

　　arbitration n. 调停，仲裁

　　arboreal adj. 树栖的；树的；乔木的

　　archaic adj. 古代的，古老的，陈旧的，过时的

　　archetype adj. 原型，典型

　　ardent adj. 热烈投入的，极热心的

　　ardor n. 激情，狂热

　　arduous adj. 费力的，艰难的

　　For the last 20 years, I've worked as a arbitrator of disputes involving land. Arbitration is an arduous process that requires patience. Both parties in a dispute are typically ardent about their opinions. It's this state of ardor that makes it difficult to approach a satisfactory solution. Fortunately, I have the aptitude for understand's people's needs and finding an appropriate solution that satisfies the approximate requirements of both sides.

　　The parties who approve me to judge their case know that I'm apt to make a fair and reasonable decision, not an arbitray one. This knowledge tends to lower the apprehension of both parties. I find that if the parties are less apprehensive, they are more cooperative. But no case is easy. There's always a sticking point.

　　Presently, I'm working on a dispute between an old farmer and the government. The old farmer owns a piece of arable land on which he has grown fruit trees for 25 years. He wants to keep his land just as it is, not only because of his trees , but also due to the arboreal life it supports. The government believes that the old man's farming methods are archaic and not a productive use of the land. They want approval to use farmer's land to build a huge high-tech public aquarium. They want to display unique aquatic creatures to help educate the public. The government plans to make this project the archetype for all future public aquariums.

　　Well, it's going to be a tough case. In fact, it may be my toughest case yet.