［E］/n. ［C］優；優質：I got an A in my English exam this term. 這學期我英語考試得了“優”。/He often buys grade A milk. 他常買優質牛奶。
a［E］/art. （an/用於元音音素前）（一）個（周、台、本等量詞）：He has a brother and a sister. 他有一個弟弟和一個妹妹。/There are seven days in a week. 一周有七天。/Do you have a computer in your house? 你家裏有台電腦嗎？/He bought a book yesterday. 他昨天買了一本書。/He eats an apple every day. 他每天吃一隻蘋果。/He left an hour ago. 他一個小時前離開了。/She is an honest girl. 她是個誠實的女孩。
ability /n. ［C］［U］能力；有能力：We are different from animals because we have the ability to invent things. 我們不同於動物，因為我們有發明東西的能力。/He is a man of ability. 他是一個有能力的人。
have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事/to the best of one's ability 竭盡全力
able /adj. 能；能夠；有能力的；能幹的：He's proud to be able to help so many people. 他為能幫助那麼多人而自豪。/The more able ones should help the less able ones. 能力強的人應該幫助能力差的人。/She's an abler （a more able） teacher than he is. 她是一個比他能幹的老師。
be able to do sth. 能夠做某事
about［E］/prep. 在附近；關於；有關；在…周圍；忙（於）；-adv. 大約；（轉）身；往周圍；附近：I dropped my key somewhere about here. 我把鑰匙丟到附近這裏什麼地方了。/This is a book about lions. 這是一本關於獅子的書。/He told me about his trip. 他告訴了我有關他旅行的情況。/They planted trees about their house. 他們在房子周圍種上樹。/What are you about? 你在忙什麼？/I arrived at about two o'clock. 我大約兩點到的。/Turn about and walk away slowly. 轉身慢慢走開。/He looked around and saw _disibledevent=anyhow）用任何方式；到底；不管怎樣；仍然：She told me to do the job anyway I wanted. 她讓我用任何我喜歡的方式來做這份工作。/How old are you anyway? 你到底多大年齡？/Anyway，it is worth trying. 不管怎樣，值得試試。/It was raining，but they played the game anyway. 天在下雨，但是他們仍然進行比賽。
anywhere /adv. 什麼地方；任何地方；到處：Are you going anywhere this evening? 今晚你打算去什麼地方？/You may leave your bag anywhere in the room. 你可以把包放在房間任何地方。/I can't find my key anywhere. 我到處都找不到我的鑰匙。
appear /v. 看起來；似乎；顯得；出現；出演；露麵；出版；發表：You should make your homework appear nice and clean. 你應該讓你的作業看起來漂亮整潔。/She appeared to know nothing about that. 她似乎對那事一無所知。/He appears quite young. 他顯得很年輕。/They hide themselves at day and appear only at night. 它們白天藏起來，晚上才出現。/He failed to appear on television. 他沒能在電視上露麵。/She appeared in several films. 她出演了幾部電影。/The book appeared in print two years ago. 那本書兩年前出版。/His article appeared in China Daily yesterday. 他的文章昨天發表在《中國日報》上。
apple［E］/n. ［C］蘋果：She bought some apples yesterday. 她昨天買了一些蘋果。
April /（［縮寫］Apr.）n. ［C］四月：April is the fourth month of the year. 四月是一年中的第四個月。
area /n. ［C］地區；麵積；場所；領域：Do you like the area where you're living? 你喜歡你居住的地區嗎? /The village covers an area of 3，000 square miles. 這個村子占地麵積3000平方英裏。/This is a no-smoking area. 這是一處禁煙場所。/There have been many new developments in the areas of science. 在科學的多個領域已經有許多新進展。
arm［E］/n. ［C］（手）臂；扶手：Mom put her arms around me. 媽媽用雙臂抱住我。/Put your arms on the arms of the chair. 把你的手臂放在椅子的扶手上。
arm in arm 臂挽臂
army /n. ［C］軍隊；軍；陸軍；軍：He led an army and beat the enemy. 他率領一支軍隊，打敗了敵人。/ He will join the army and go to an army school. 他將參軍，上軍校。/The PLA has an army，a navy and an air force. 人民解放軍有一支陸軍、一支海軍和一支空軍。
around /prep. 在…周圍；圍繞；朝…四周；繞過；在…四處；在…附近；左右；-adv. 環繞；附近；到處；大約；沒事閑坐（站/躺）著；迂回；在特定的某地；朝著相反的方向：The whole family sat around the table talking. 全家人圍坐在桌旁聊天。/The earth moves around the sun. 地球圍繞太陽轉。/Look around you before crossing the streets. 過馬路前朝你四周看看。/The front gate is locked，you have to go around the house to the back door. 前大門是鎖著的，你必須繞過房子到後門。/We took a walk around the garden after breakfast. 早餐後我們在花園散步。/The bookstore is just around the corner. 書店就在拐角附近。/He asked me to come here around ten o'clock. 他要我十點鍾左右來這裏。/The tower was built on an island with high walls all around. 塔建在一座島上，四周有高牆環繞。/Will you please wait around for me? 請到附近等我一下好嗎? /All around we heard the cheers of children. 我們到處聽到孩子們的歡呼聲。/She gets around 100 pounds for her work each month. 她每個月工作大約掙100英鎊。/There are a few people hanging around. 有一些人在附近閑逛。/Another winter comes around. 又一個冬天來到了。/He came around to see me. 他過來看我。/They all turned around to look at the little girl. 他們都轉過身去看那個小女孩。