alarm★

　　构词al表强调+arm武器→去拿武器→警报

　　n.1.warning sound or signal 警报 ;

　　2.apparatus that gives such a warning 警报器; 警报装置

　　真题连线2004 Text 3

　　But don’t sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy’s long-term prospects even as they do some modest belt-tightening.不过，目前还不必敲什么警钟。消费者看起来略显忧虑，并没有惊慌失措。许多人虽然稍微勒紧腰带，但他们说对于经济的长期前景还是乐观的。

　　allegation★

　　构词al表强调+lege讲，读+ ion名词后缀→主张，断言, 辩解

　　n.the act of alleging 主张，断言, 辩解

　　真题连线2003 Text 2

　　Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal. 当人们听到医学实验虐待动物的指控时，许多人都不明白为什么有人会故意伤害动物。

　　alter★

　　构词alter其他的→变成其它的→变更

　　v.1.to change or make different; modify变更;修饰;

　　2.to adjust (a garment) for a better fit修改

　　链接alterable a.可变的, 可改的

　　真题连线1997 Passage 3

　　Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. 影响中枢神经系统、改变感知觉和行为的药物(物质)被称为心理活动物质。

　　alternative★

　　构词alternate交替+ive形容词后缀→二者择一的

　　n.the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities两者择一，抉择

　　真题连线2002 Text 1

　　If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. 如果你在和一群经理谈话，你就可以谈论他们秘书的散漫和低效率;相反，如果你在和一群秘书谈话，你就可以评论他们老板是怎样的组织不善。

　　ambition★

　　构词amb处处+it走+ion名词后缀→到处走动想实现抱负→雄心

　　n.1.an eager or strong desire to achieve sth野心,雄心

　　2.desire for exertion or activity; energy劲头;精力

　　真题连线2000 Passage 5

　　If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over one’s destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf. 个人的雄心如果能被正确看待的话，那么它的回报——财富、声誉、对命运的掌握——则应该被认为值得为之付出牺牲。

　　ambitious★

　　构词ambiti+ous形容词后缀→有雄心的

　　a.1.full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.野心勃勃的

　　2.greatly desirous; eager:热望的;渴望的

　　真题连线2000 Passage 5

　　For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional, the proper formulation is, “Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.” 对于这样的人，还有那些也许不太出色的人而言，“不惜一切代价获得成功，但避免让他人看出雄心勃勃”是对他们最好的诠释。

　　amendment★

　　构词a表强调+mend改错+ment名词后缀→改正，(宪法)修正

　　n.1.the act of changing for the better; improvement改进;改善

　　2.a correction or an alteration, as in a manuscript稿件改正，稿件修改

　　3.formal revision of, addition to, or change, as in a bill or a constitution.修正案，修正条款

　　真题连线1997 Passage 4

　　“Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First amendment are not totally unlimited,” says Luce. “我们中的一些人多年来就知道宪法第一修正案所说的自由并非毫无限制，”鲁斯说。

　　ample★

　　构词ampl大+e 形容词后缀→宽大的

　　a.of large or great size, amount, or capacity充分的，富裕的;宽敞的，宽大的

　　链接amplifier n.放大器，扩大器

　　真题连线2000 Passage 5

　　We are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home. 我们目睹了比以前任何时候都多的虚伪景观：美国物欲主义批评家在南安普顿拥有一幢避暑别墅。

　　analogy★

　　构词ana一样+log说话+y名词后缀→说的一样→类比

　　n.similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar类似，相似，类比，类推

　　真题连线2007 Text 2

　　IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks.智商测试要求你完成口头和视觉分析，要求你在纸张被折叠、剪切后想象它的形状，要求你推论数字的顺序，以及其他类似的项目。

　　analysis★

　　构词ana再次+lys裂开，分解+is表名词→再次分解→分析

　　n.1.the separation of an intellectual or substantial whole into its constituent parts for individual study分解

　　2.the stated findings of such a separation or determination.分析报告

　　链接analyze vt.分析

　　真题连线2005 Text 2

　　Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more research—a classic case of “paralysis by analysis”. 他们没有出台行动计划，相反只是继续迫切要求进行更多的研究——这是一个经典的“分析导致麻痹案例”。

　　ancestor★

　　构词an在前面的+cest行走，前进+or人→走在前面的人→祖先

　　n.a forerunner or predecessor 祖宗，祖先;原型，先驱

　　真题连线2005 Text 1

　　However, whether such a sense of fairness evolved independently in capuchins and humans, or whether it stems from the common ancestor that the species had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question. 然而这种公平感是在卷尾猴和人类身上各自独立演化而成，还是来自三千五百万前他们共同的祖先，这还是一个悬而未决的问题。