第二部分、常用名詞詞匯
General Nouns (1-100)
1.account
I have an account with the bank. 我在銀行開有戶頭。
He turned/put his knowledge of Spanish to good account. 他善加利用他對西班牙語文的知識。
Don’t stay away on account of John. 為了約翰，不要離開。
2.act
Don’t take him seriously --- it’s just an act. 不要把他看得太認真 ——他只是假裝那樣而已。
In the act of (=while) picking up the ball, he slipped and fell. 正當其拾球之際，他失足跌倒。
3.addition
They’ve just had an addition to the family. 他們家里剛又增加一口。
4.adjustment
They do an adjustment on humance resources to achieve the goal. 為了達到目標，他們調整了人員。
5.advertisement
Advertisement helps to sell goods. 廣告有助于銷路。
6.agreement
I’m quite in agreement with what you say. 我十分同意你所說的話。
7.air
My plans are still quite in the air. 我的計劃還未定案。
Radio Beijing is on the air 24 hours a day. 北京電臺全天24小時廣播。
8.amount
There is still quite an amount of prejudice against him. 人們對他尚有很大的偏見。
He has any amount of money. 他的錢不可數計。
9.amusement
He looked at me in amusement. 他很感興趣地望著我。
There are plenty of amusements here – cinemas, theatres, concerts, football matches, and so on. 這里有許多娛樂 - 電影院、戲院、音樂會、足球比賽等。
10.animal
animal desires 肉欲
11.answer
She gave no answer. 她沒有回答。
12.apparatus
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，用以增進身體的健康。
13.approval
Your plans have my approval. 你的計劃我贊成。
14.argument
I have no wish to engage in (an) argument with you. 我不想跟你辯論。
15.art
The story is developed with great art. 那故事非常技巧地展開。
16.attack
Attack is said to be the best form of defence. 常言道，攻擊是最好的防御。
17.attempt
Her attempt at a Christmas cake had to be thrown away. 她的圣誕蛋糕做得不好。
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. 一個漂亮女孩通常比一個普通女孩得到較多的殷勤。
Attention! 立正！
19.attraction
He cannot resist the attraction of a pretty girl. 他無法抗拒漂亮女郎的吸引力。
20.authority
He is a great authority on phonetics. 他是語音學方面的權威。
