1、across

　　◆1、表方位

　　Let's go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.

　　让我们去街对面的餐馆买些吃的。

　　◆2、表动作，穿越。

　　You must go across the bridge and then turn right.

　　你必须先过桥，然后再往右拐。

　　2、age

　　◆1、年龄。最一般的表达。在此不赘述。

　　◆2、衰老。

　　the aging people = the old people

　　现代社会出现越来越严重的aging problem(人口老龄化问题)等。

　　3、all

　　◆1、shake all over 浑身颤抖

　　◆2、all of a sudden 突然地

　　All of a sudden, I remembered her name.

　　我突然想起了她的名字。

　　◆3、by all means 一定

　　I'll come by all means.

　　我一定会来的。

　　◆4、all night long 整晚

　　My present neighbor plays piano all night long.

　　我现在的邻居整晚都弹钢琴。

　　4、apply

　　这里我们详细串联一下在听力考试中涉及到的与求职相关的短语。

　　apply for(申请)，这是工作的第一步;既然要申请，必然需要递交letter of application(求职信)，只要你足够confident about yourself，就有可能获得job interview(工作面试)的机会。是否能够give a good impression(留个好印象)给主管，那就得看你个人犄造化了。有些工作岗位会require much traveling，(要求经常出差)还有些工作，做不了多久就会希望find a way out(找到出路)。

　　正所谓城里城外，各有风光。没工作的人想工作，有工作的人又烦工作。

　　5、as

　　◆1、作为，当作。

　　I am working as his teaching assistant.

　　我作为他的助教进行工作。

　　◆2、as…as 就像……一样

　　I've heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.

　　我听说他跟约翰生本人自己一样著名。

　　I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office.

　　我并不认为这会跟在办公室工作一样枯燥。

　　It wasn't as easy as I had thought.

　　这不像我想的那么简单。

　　It's not as bad as it looks.

　　这并不像看上去的那么糟糕。

　　Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?

　　那个选修课真的就像每个人说的那样难吗?

　　◆3、as far as I know 据我所知

　　As far as I know, whether there'll be such a trip is yet to be decided.

　　据我所知，是否有这么一趟旅行尚未决定。

　　As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.

　　据我所知，他每天都工作到半夜。

　　◆4、as well 也

　　If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis outside.

　　如果明天温度还是这么高，我们也可能放弃到户外进行比赛的主意。

　　◆5、as soon as 一……就，尽快

　　I will do that for you as soon as I have fixed the machine.

　　一修好机器我就会尽快为你完成那个工作。