例：The brothers were very much alike. 這兄弟幾個十分相像。

　　amuse v. ①使發笑 ②給……提供娛樂

　　例：His jokes amused the crying child. 他的笑話逗笑了那個正在哭鬧的孩子。Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end. 艾米會連續幾個小時津津有味地玩拼圖玩具。搭配：amuse yourself自娛自樂：The kids amused themselves playing hide-and-seek. 孩子們玩捉迷藏，自娛自樂。拓展：amused a. 被逗樂的，感到有意思的;amusing a. 好笑的，引人發笑的

　　anxiety n. ①焦慮，憂慮 ②擔心，害怕 ③渴望，熱望

　　例：There’s a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses. 工作人員都很憂慮，擔心可能失業。Tom’s anxiety to succeed led him to work hard. 湯姆對成功的渴望使他更加努力。搭配：anxiety for sth. 渴望：The teacher praised him for his anxiety for knowledge. 老師稱贊他求知的欲望。拓展：anxious a. 焦慮的，憂慮的，渴望的

　　apology n. 道歉，認錯

　　例：We owe you an apology. 我們應該向你道歉。Please accept our sincere apologies. 請接受我們真誠的道歉。搭配：make an apology for sth.作出道歉：She had to make a formal public apology for her remarks. 她必須為她說的話公開道歉。拓展：apologize v. 道歉

　　聽力擴展：

　　Jim: Hi, I have a table reserved for 8, under the name Jim.

　　Lucy: Err, sorry, but we don’t have any reservation under that name.

　　Jim: Are you kidding? Please check again.

　　Lucy: Sure…Sorry, but nothing shows up under that name. We can offer you a space at the bar until a table is available.

　　Jim: No. I would like to speak with your manager please.

　　Lucy:I really feel sorry about this. Please wait for a while. I’ll call our manager right now.

　　Bob: Hello, how can I help you?

　　Jim:I was just told that my reservation was not taken and now I am here with no table and waiting guests. Is there anything you can do to fix this?

　　Bob: Oh, please accept my apology for keeping you wait. How about this then, we will take you to a personal room of the club until a table that fits your requirements is available.

　　Jim: I guess there�餾 no other choice. Well, thank you very much!

　　吉姆：你好，我預訂了一個八人桌，留的名字是吉姆。

　　露茜：呃——不好意思，沒有這個名字的預約。

　　吉姆：開什么玩笑，請再確認一下。

　　露茜：好的，對不起。真的沒有，您先在吧臺旁邊等一下，一會兒就有位子了。

　　吉姆：不用，我想和你們的經理談談。

　　露茜：真的很抱歉，請您稍等，我馬上去找經理。

　　鮑伯：您好，請問有什么事?

　　吉姆：服務員告訴我說我在這兒沒預約成，但我現在有客人在這兒，您能解決一下嗎?

　　鮑伯：真對不起，讓您久等了。這樣，先帶您到私人室等候行嗎?有空位時我們再為您調換。

　　吉姆：看來只能這樣了。非常感謝!

　　appreciate v. ①感激，感謝 ②重視，賞識，欣賞

　　例：I appreciate your help very much. 非常感謝您的幫助。She feels that he does not appreciate her. 她覺得他并不賞識她。拓展： appreciation n. 欣賞

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: Then have you received any award at your present company?

　　B: Yes. I was awarded the title of “Advanced Worker” last year.

　　A: How would you evaluate the company you are with?

　　B: Although I could not say that everything is perfect there, I still very much appreciate what the company has given me, especially many chances.

　　A: How would your colleagues evaluate you?

　　B: They would say I am a responsible friend and a capable colleague.

　　A: Can you get recommendations from your present employers?

　　B: Yes, I have brought them with me. Here they are.

　　A: Do you have any questions?

　　B: I think that you have covered all the important points already. But if I have any questions later I will contact you.

　　A：那你在目前這個公司獲得過什么獎勵嗎?

　　B：有，去年我獲得了“先進工作者”的稱號。

　　A：你將如何評價你現在的公司?

　　B：雖然我不能說它盡善盡美，但我仍然非常感謝它給了我很多，尤其是許多機會。

　　A：你的同事會如何評價你呢?

　　B：他們會說我是一個值得信賴的朋友和很有能力的同事。

　　A：你目前這個雇主能給你寫推薦信嗎?

　　B：可以。我已經把它帶來了，給。

　　A：你有什么問題要問嗎?

　　B：我想你已經把所有重點都提到了，不過如果以后我有什么問題，我會與你聯系的。

　　arise v. (arose，arisen) ①出現 ②發生起身，起來