aristocrat

　　n.貴族

　　A: I dreamt last night that a knight in shining armor rescued me from a burning tower.

　　B: Let me guess the ending, you woke up before you had a chance to fall in love!

　　armor

　　n.盔甲，裝甲，保護(hù)物

　　A: The new shopping centre has a vast array of interesting products.

　　B: Yes, but they are far too expensive.

　　array

　　n.1.展示，陳列，一系列 ;2.排列，隊(duì)形 ;3.衣服，盛裝 ;4.數(shù)組，陣列

　　vt.1.排列，配置(兵力) ;2.打扮，裝飾

　　A: Why did you break up with your first boyfriend?

　　B: He was too arrogant and never listen to me.

　　arrogant

　　a.傲慢的，自大的

　　A: I heard that Ted was arrested for arson .

　　B: Yeah, he set the local school on fire.

　　arson

　　n.縱火(罪)

　　A: Don’t eat so many fatty foods, they will block your arteries .

　　B: But they are the foods that I like the best.

　　artery

　　n.1.動(dòng)脈 ;2.干線，要道

　　A: I find Paul difficult to understand.

　　B: That is because he does not articulate his words very clearly.

　　articulate

　　a.1.善于表達(dá)的，發(fā)音清晰的 ;2.表達(dá)得清楚有力的

　　vt.1.明確有力地表達(dá);2.清晰地吐(字)，清晰地發(fā)(音)

　　A: The army has amassed a huge amount of artillery .

　　B: Let’s hope they don’t have to use it.

　　artillery

　　n.1.火炮，大炮 ;2.炮兵(部隊(duì))

　　A: Do you think that we ascend into heaven when we die?

　　B: I am not sure. I am still undecided.

　　ascend

　　vi.漸漸上升，升高

　　vt.攀登，登上

　　A: I couldn’t ascertain whether he was joking or serious.

　　B: Don’t worry, he has a strange sense of humor.

　　ascertain

　　vt.查明，弄清，確定

　　A: Your father ascribed beauty and intelligence to you.

　　B: Thanks for the compliment.