appropriate★

　　构词ap表强调+propri“拥有”，引申为“恰当的”+ate动词或形容词后缀→表强调拥有公物→挪用

　　a.suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting 适当的,恰当的,特有的

　　vt.to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself 拨给,挪用,盗用

　　真题连线2000 英译汉

　　As a result of all these factors，governments are becoming increasingly dependent on biologists and social scientists for planning the appropriate programs and putting them into effect. 由于这些因素的结果，政府正越来越多地依靠生物学家和社会科学家来安排适当的规划，并付诸实施。

　　arbiter★

　　构词arbit判断+er表示人→仲裁人

　　n.1.an arbitrator.仲裁人，公断人

　　2.one who has the power to judge or ordain at will主宰者

　　真题连线2003 Text 3

　　“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?” asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper. “我们是否真的想让铁路公司成为在市场上决定谁败谁荣的裁决者呢?”一位经常代理货运商的华盛顿牧师马丁·贝科维奇提出了疑问。

　　arithmetic▲

　　构词arithm计算+etic 人或学科(表名词)→算术

　　n.算术算法

　　链接arithmetical a.算术的; 关于算术的

　　arithmetician n.算术家

　　真题连线1996 Passage 4

　　Why mention the elementary schools? Because thanks to these schools our early mechanics, especially in the New England and Middle atlantic states, were generally literate and at home in arithmetic and in some aspects of geometry and trigonometry. 为什么要提小学教育?正是因为有了这些学校，我们的早期技工才普遍能读会写，并精通算术及部分几何和三角方面的知识，这种情况在新英格兰和大西洋中部各州尤为可见。

　　arrange★

　　构词ar表强调+range排列，顺序→排列起来→安排

　　v.1.put (sth) in order; make tidy, neat or attractive 安排; 整理; 布置; 排列

　　2.plan the details of (a future event); organize in advance 筹备; 安排

　　真题连线1996 Cloze Test

　　They are different in that trend their elements are arranged differently , and each vitamin performs one or more specific functions in the body. 它们的不同之处在于每种维生素内的元素排列不同，并且每种维生素在人体内都有一种或多种特殊作用。

　　arrival★

　　构词ar被强调+riv河岸+al名词后缀→到达河岸→到达;到达者

　　n.1.the act of arriving到达

　　2.one that arrives or has arrived到达者

　　真题连线2002 Text 1

　　“Who is that?” the new arrival asked St. Peter.“这是谁啊?”新来的人问圣彼得。

　　article★

　　构词art技巧，关节，诡计+icle东西→用技巧做出的东西→物品

　　n.1.particular or separate thing物件; 物品

　　2.piece of writing, complete in itself文章

　　真题连线1995 Passage 1

　　He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. 他这样做的时间不会很长，因为庆幸的是，公众有良好的判断力，不会一而再地去购买劣质商品。

　　artificial★

　　构词art艺术，技巧+fic做→用技巧做出的→人工的

　　a.1.made or produced by man in imitation of sth natural; not real 人造的; 人工的; 假的

　　2.affected; insincere; not genuine 做作的; 虚假的

　　真题连线2001 04年英译汉

　　Some of the biggest developments will be in medicine，including an extended life expectancy and dozens of artificial organs coming into use between now and 2040. 医学界将取得最大进展，其中包括延长人的寿命和从现在到2040年间将陆续投入使用的几十种人造器官。

　　aside▲

　　构词a在…的+side旁边→在边上

　　ad.on or to one side of the main position, direction, etc 在一边; 向一边

　　n.aside 旁白;顺便说的话

　　真题连线2002 Text 1

　　Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. 所有人都很安静、礼貌和友善，然而当这位新来的人在排队等候午餐时，突然被一位穿白大褂的人推到一旁。只见这人挤到了队伍的前头，抓起他的食物，噔噔地旁若无人地走到一张餐桌旁。

　　aspect★

　　构词a表强调+spect看→看的东西→外表，容貌

　　n.1.particular part or feature of sth being considered 方面

　　2.appearance or look样子, 容貌, 神态

　　3.side of a building that faces a particular direction (建筑物的)方向, 方位

　　真题连线2007 Text 2

　　Other standardized tests, such as the Scholastic assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), capture the main aspects of IQ tests. 其他标准测试，比如学术能力检测以及研究生入学考试，包含了智商测试的主要方面。

　　aspire★

　　构词a表强调+spire呼吸→看到渴望的东西表强调呼吸→热望

　　vi.1.to have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly有雄心大志;强烈地渴望

　　2.to strive toward an end渴望,追求

　　链接apiration n.渴望，热望

　　真题连线2005 Text 4

　　American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. 美国人已不再期待公众人物在演讲或写作中能运用技巧和文采来驾驭英语，而公众人物自己也不渴望这样。