四級口語邊練邊記 9

analytic

見analytical

A: Do you ever read the Financial Times?

B: No, it is far too analytical for me.

analytical

a. 分析的，分析法的

A: My two year old son is very destructive.

B: Maybe he wants to be a political anarchist when he grows up!

anarchist

n. 無政府主義者

A: I would like to research my ancestry some day.

B: Do you even know the origin of your family name yet?

ancestry

n. 祖先，世系

A: I love Philip’s stories.

B: Yes, particularly his anecdotes.

anecdote

n. 軼事，趣聞

A: Do you like Micheangelo’s paintings?

B: Very much, particularly his depictions of angels.

angel

n.1.天使;2.可愛的人

A: My classmate had to go to hospital just before the exams.

B: Probably too much anguish and stress.

anguish

n. (精神或肉體的)極度痛苦

A: Did you know that Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia during the war?

B: Yeah, I read about it in my history book.

annex

vt. 兼并，吞并

n. 附屬建筑物

A: Do you know who wrote this poem?

B: No, it is anonymous, the poet did not disclose his name.

anonymous

a. 1.無名的，不具名的; 2.匿名的 ;3.無特色的，無個特征的

A: The film was about an antagonism between two countries.

B: Sounds too violent for my liking.

antagonism

n.對抗，敵對，對立

A: Is that insect dangerous?

B: Only if you touch it’s antenna.