anecdote★

　　构词anec未出版+dote给予→说出来的故事

　　n.a short account of an interesting or humorous incident 轶事，趣闻，短故事

　　真题连线1998 Passage 2

　　There is, as Robert Rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a “disjunction” between the mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics. 正如财政部长罗伯特·鲁宾所说的，生产力发生飞跃的商业传奇与统计数字所反映的情况之间存在着一种“脱节”。

　　announce★

　　构词an表强调+nounce讲话，说出→表强调讲→宣布

　　v.1.make (sth) known publicly 宣布; 宣告;发表

　　2.make known the presence or arrival通报

　　链接 announcement n.宣布; 宣告; 通告

　　真题连线1997 Passage 4

　　...he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. 他还宣布公司将致力于为一些人们可能会反感的音乐制定发行和标识的标准。

　　annual★

　　构词ann年，一年+ual形容词后缀→一年一次的

　　a.1.happening every year 每年的; 年度的

　　2.calculated for the year 按年度计算的

　　n.book or periodical that is published once a year 年鉴; 年刊; 年报

　　链接annually ad.年年地, 每年地

　　真题连线1998 Passage 4

　　Even so, that gain adds up to only 11.4 percent, lowest in American annual records except for the Depression years. 即使如此，人口总数也只增加了11.4%，除了大萧条时期，这是美国年度记录最低的增长率。

　　anthropological▲

　　构词anthropo人类+logical形容词后缀→人类学的

　　a.人类学的, 人类学上的

　　链接anthropologist▲n.人类学者, 人类学家

　　真题连线2003英译汉

　　Thus，the anthropological concept of“culture”，like the concept of“set”in mathematics，is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding. 因此，人类学中的“文化”概念就像数学中“集”的概念一样，是一个抽象概念。它使大量的具体研究和认识成为可能。

　　anticipate★

　　构词anti前+cip抓+ate动词后缀→先拿→预期

　　v.to feel or realize beforehand; foresee; fulfill in advance预料;期望;预先考虑;提前使用

　　链接anticipation n.预期, 预料

　　真题连线1999 Passage 1

　　What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we lest expected generally happens.我们所预料的事很少发生，最预料不到的事却往往出现。

　　apparent★

　　构词ap表强调+par看见+ent形容词后缀→表强调能看见→显而易见

　　a.1.clearly seen or understood; obvious 清楚易见或易懂; 显然

　　2.seeming; unreal 表面上的; 假的

　　链接 apparently ad.看来; 似乎

　　真题连线2002 Text 1

　　Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. 包括一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话，你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来。

　　appearance★

　　构词appear出现+ance性质，状况“(表名词)→外表

　　n.1.the act or an instance of coming into sight.出现，显露

　　2.outward aspect 外表，外貌

　　3.something that appears; a phenomenon景象;现象

　　习惯用语at first appearance乍看起来; from all appearance(s)看来, 显然

　　give the appearance of装出…的样子; 看起来象 put on the appearance of装出…样子

　　真题连线2003 Text 2

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. 他们应该对读者致编辑的来信及时做出反应，以防止动物权利倡导者借机伪装起真理的外表，猖獗盛行。

　　appreciate★

　　构词ap表强调+prec价值+iate动词后缀→给以价值→评价;欣赏

　　vt.1.to be thankful or show gratitude for为…表示感激，感谢

　　2.to recognize the quality, significance of; to admire greatly; value; 欣赏，赏识，评价

　　3.to be fully aware of or sensitive to; realize意识到

　　真题连线2007 part B

　　Most of all, these new adults must feel that they are respected and supported by a family that appreciates them.最重要的是，这些刚刚成年的人应该觉得，他们受到一个重视他们的家庭的尊重与支持。

　　approach★

　　构词ap表强调+proach接近→接近

　　v.1.to come or go near or nearer to靠近,接近

　　2.to begin to deal with or work on 着手开始处理或工作

　　n.1.the act of approaching 接近

　　2.a way or means of reaching sth途径;入门方式

　　习惯用语at the approach of 在…快到的时候

　　be approaching(to) 与…差不多, 大致相等

　　make an approach to 对…进行探讨; make approaches to sb.设法接近某人, 想博得某人的好感

　　真题连线2009 Part B

　　Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. 在博厄斯许多弟子的影响下，“历史特殊性”成为美国人类学文化研究中的主导方法。