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11. A: What are you reading?
B: Nelson Mandela’s autobiography , I highly recommend it.
autobiography
n. 自传
12. A: Is that dog over there real?
B: No, I think that it is just an automation
automation
n. 自动化(技术),自动操作
13. A: I am moving to an autonomous region of the country.
B: Gosh, that will be an interesting experience.
autonomous
a. 1.自治的;2.独立自主的
14. A: You are very independent.
B: My autonomy is protected by the law.
autonomy
n. 1.自治,自治权;2.人身自由,自主权
15. A: Where you able to get through to the ticket office when you
telephoned?
B: I tried several times, but to no avail.
avail
n. [一般用于否定句或疑问句中] 效用,利益,帮助
16. A: What was the film about?
B: A guy trying to avenge the killing of his brother. It was quite
violent.
avenge
vt. 1.为…复仇,报…之仇;2.(on)向…报仇
17. A: Let’s turn left down the next road.
B: Good idea, that way we can avert the traffic jam.
avert
vt. 1.防止,避免;2.转移(目光、注意力等)
18. A: I heard that the national aviation company owes a lot of money to
the government.
B: Well, it must be because of the price of new planes.
aviation
n. 1.航空,航空学;2.飞机制造业
19. A: I was filled with awe when I watched the sun rise this morning.
B: It is a shame that I missed it, I was still in bed.
awe
n. 敬畏,惊惧
vt. 使敬畏,使惊惧
be / stand in awe of 敬畏
20. A: At what speed does the earth spin on its axis ?
B: I am not quite sure, you should check in your textbook.
axis
n. 1.轴,轴线,中心线;2.坐标轴,基准线
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