alter★

　　構詞alter其他的→變成其它的→變更

　　v.1.to change or make different; modify變更;修飾;

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

　　鏈接alterable a.可變的, 可改的

　　真題連線1997 Passage 3

　　Drugs (substances) that affect the central nervous system and alter perception, mood, and behavior are known as psychoactive substances. 影響中樞神經系統、改變感知覺和行為的藥物(物質)被稱為心理活動物質。

　　alternative★

　　構詞alternate交替+ive形容詞后綴→二者擇一的

　　n.the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities兩者擇一，抉擇

　　真題連線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. 如果你在和一群經理談話，你就可以談論他們秘書的散漫和低效率;相反，如果你在和一群秘書談話，你就可以評論他們老板是怎樣的組織不善。

　　ambition★

　　構詞amb處處+it走+ion名詞后綴→到處走動想實現抱負→雄心

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

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

　　真題連線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. 個人的雄心如果能被正確看待的話，那么它的回報——財富、聲譽、對命運的掌握——則應該被認為值得為之付出犧牲。

　　ambitious★

　　構詞ambiti+ous形容詞后綴→有雄心的

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

　　2.greatly desirous; eager:熱望的;渴望的

　　真題連線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.” 對于這樣的人，還有那些也許不太出色的人而言，“不惜一切代價獲得成功，但避免讓他人看出雄心勃勃”是對他們最好的詮釋。

　　amendment★

　　構詞a表強調+mend改錯+ment名詞后綴→改正，(憲法)修正

　　n.1.the act of changing for the better; improvement改進;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，修正條款

　　真題連線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. “我們中的一些人多年來就知道憲法第一修正案所說的自由并非毫無限制，”魯斯說。

　　ample★

　　構詞ampl大+e 形容詞后綴→寬大的

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

　　鏈接amplifier n.放大器，擴大器

　　真題連線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. 我們目睹了比以前任何時候都多的虛偽景觀：美國物欲主義批評家在南安普頓擁有一幢避暑別墅。

　　analogy★

　　構詞ana一樣+log說話+y名詞后綴→說的一樣→類比

　　n.similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar類似，相似，類比，類推

　　真題連線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.智商測試要求你完成口頭和視覺分析，要求你在紙張被折疊、剪切后想象它的形狀，要求你推論數字的順序，以及其他類似的項目。