汤姆：我们在曼谷换航班，行李会自动转机吗?
服务员：会直达伦敦。你喜欢坐飞机旅行吗?
汤姆：是的，我喜欢这种感觉。
alarm n. ①惊恐，忧虑 ②警钟，警报;v. 使惊恐
例：If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to assemble in the courtyard. 火警响了之后，所有的住户都要到院子里集合。搭配：take (the) alarm at 对……感到吃惊;因……而惊恐
听力扩展：Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills. Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss, “I didn’t have a bit of trouble getting up this morning.” “That’s fine,” roared the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。星期天晚上鲍勃吃了药，睡得很好，在闹钟没响之前就醒了。他不慌不忙地到了办公室，悠闲地走进去，对老板说：“我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。”“很好!”老板吼道，“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了?”【注】prescribe v. 开药方;stroll v. 散步;roar v. 大吼
alert a. 警觉的，灵敏的，留心的
例：The troops were placed on full alert. 部队处于全面戒备状态。搭配：on the alert 警戒着，随时准备着，密切注意着拓展：alertness n. 警戒，机敏 alertly ad. 警惕地
allowance n. ①津贴，补贴 ②限额，定量
例：Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances. 因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。搭配：make allowance(s) for sth.把……考虑在内
ally n. 同盟国，同盟者;v. 与……结盟，(使)联合
例：Britain has allied itself with other western powers for trade and defence. 英国与其他西方强国结成了贸易及防御联盟。拓展：rival n. 竞争对手;v. 与……竞争
alternative a. 两者择一的，另类的;n. 取舍，选择余地
例：Do you have an alternative solution to the problem? 你有没有其他解决问题的方法?搭配：have no alternative but除……外别无选择拓展：alternate v. (使)交替，(使)轮换;option n. 可选择的办法
听力扩展：
M: This scarf is nice, but Debbie really wanted a sweater for her birthday.
W: I know. But I didn’t know her size. So I got this as an alternative.
男:这条围巾很漂亮，但黛比很想要一件毛衣作为她的生日礼物。
女：我知道。可是我不知道她穿几码的，就只好买这个代替了。
altitude n. 高度，海拔，高地
amateur a. 业余(爱好者)的;n. 业余爱好者，外行
例：The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers. 业余摄影爱好者和职业摄影师均可参赛。
听力扩展： As an amateur pilot, I knew I’d finally made progress with my flight training the day my instructor turned to me and said, “You know, you’re not as much fun since you stopped screaming.” 作为业余飞行爱好者，我终于在飞行训练上取得了进步。这时教练转向我对我说：“你知道吗?自从你不再大喊大叫，就没意思了。”
amaze v. 使吃惊;n. 惊愕
例：They were amazed at the soaring drive of our oil workers. 他们对我国石油工人的冲天干劲感到惊奇。拓展：amazed a. 大为惊奇的;amazement n. 惊奇，惊愕;amazing a. 令人大为惊奇的
听力扩展：
A commercial airplane is in flight to Chicago, when a blonde woman sitting in economy gets up and moves to an open seat in the first class section. A flight attendant watches her do this, and politely informs the woman of returning to her seat in the economy class.
The blonde woman replies, “I’m blonde, I’m beautiful, I’m going to Chicago and Im staying right here.”
After no success convincing the woman to return, the flight attendant informs the pilot. The pilot says, “You say she’s blonde? I’ll handle this. I’m married to a blonde. I speak blonde.”
He kneels down next to the beauty and whispers quietly in her ear, and she says, “Oh, I’m sorry,” then quickly moves back to her seat in economy class.
The flight attendant is amazed and asks him what he said to get her to move back to economy without causing any fuss. “I told her first class isn’t going to Chicago.”
一家商务飞机正飞往芝加哥，这时经济舱一位金发美女起身坐到了头等舱的空座上。服务员发现后，很有礼貌地劝说她回到自己经济舱的座位上。
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