李陽瘋狂英語口語突破之突破單詞第174課
174、appointment K.K: [ ] IPA: [ ]
n. 約會(huì)；約定；任命 ★★★★★
I have an appointment with the president this afternoon.
我今天下午與總裁有個(gè)約會(huì)。
I’d like to make an appointment with you.
我想跟你約個(gè)時(shí)間見面。
【額外成就感】
☆ He canceled the appointment with the doctor.
他取消了與醫(yī)生的約會(huì)。
倒序記單詞：-ment單詞大奉獻(xiàn)
agreement n. 協(xié)定，一致，同意
☆ I don’t think we will ever reach an agreement.
我想我們永遠(yuǎn)都達(dá)不成協(xié)議。
☆ This contract is not in agreement with international standards.
這份合同不符合國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
management n. 管理，資方
☆ The management here encourages teamwork.
這兒的管理層鼓勵(lì)團(tuán)隊(duì)合作。
☆ I want to go abroad to study business management.
我想出國學(xué)商業(yè)管理。
requirement n. 要求，必要條件
☆ Do you think I can meet the requirements of admission?
你認(rèn)為我符合入學(xué)的條件嗎？
☆ What is the age requirement for marriage in your country?
你們國家結(jié)婚的法定年齡是多少？
advertisement n. 宣傳，廣告
☆ Maybe we should put an advertisement in the newspaper.
也許我們應(yīng)該在報(bào)紙上刊登個(gè)廣告。
☆ I don’t believe all those television advertisements. They make too may false promises!
我不相信所有這些電視廣告，他們?cè)S了太多虛假的承諾。
amusement n. 娛樂；消遣
☆ I don’t find any amusement in his comments.
我不認(rèn)為他的話有什么好笑。
☆ I sent you that email for your amusement. It wasn’t serious.
我給你發(fā)的郵件就是讓你笑一笑，不是認(rèn)真的。
improvement n. 改進(jìn), 進(jìn)步
☆ You need to make a few improvements to this article.
你的文章需要一些改動(dòng)。
☆ Your pronunciation has made a lot of improvement since the last time we met.
上次我們見面以來，你的發(fā)音有了很大的改善。
accomplishment n. 成就，功績
☆ I’m so proud of my son’s accomplishments!
我真為我兒子的成就感到自豪。
☆ You finished your MBA in less than a year? That’s a real accomplishment.
你一年不到就讀完了MBA？那真是一大成就。
astonishment n. 驚奇
☆ The students looked at their teacher in astonishment.
學(xué)生們吃驚地看著他們的老師。
☆ To my astonishment my boyfriend remembered my mother’s birthday and bought her flowers!
令我吃驚的是，我男朋友居然記得我媽媽的生日，還給她買了花。
compliment n. 稱贊, 恭維, 致意, 問候
☆ Her boss paid her a compliment and praised her work in front of the entire staff.
她老板在所有的員工面前稱贊她，表揚(yáng)了她。
☆ A: You look really great in that dress.
你穿那條裙子真是太棒了。
B: Thanks for the compliment.
多謝恭維。
☆ A sincere compliment can always bring a smile to my face.
真誠的贊美總能讓我微笑。
argument n. 爭論, 辯論, 論據(jù), 論點(diǎn)
☆ Do you think you could do what I ask you to without argument just once?
你說你能不能毫無異議地照我說的做，就一次都行？
☆ We had a terrible argument about money.
我們?yōu)榱隋X吵得很厲害。
☆ I can’t even remember what started this argument.
我甚至都不記得是怎么吵起來的了。
Kim’s Note: “Argument” is more popular than “quarrel” in American English.
美國英語中“argument”比“quarrel”要常用。
