a bill of fare菜單；節(jié)目單

a case in point一個恰當的例子

a couple of一對，一雙；幾個

a far cry遙遠的距離

a few少許，一些

a good deal許多，大量；…得多

a good few相當多，不少

a good many大量的，許多，相當多

a hard nut to crack棘手的問題

a little一些，少許；一點兒

a lot of大量，許多；非常

a number of一些，許多

a point of view觀點，著眼點

a series of一系列，一連串

a variety of種種，各種

abide by遵守(法律等)；信守

abound in盛產，富于，充滿

above all首先，首要，尤其是

above-mentioned上述的

abstain from戒除，棄權，避開

access to接近；通向…的入口

according as根據…而…

according to根據…所說；按照

account for說明(原因等)；解釋

account for占；打死，打落(敵機)

accuse sb. of sth.控告(某人某事)

act for代理

act on按照…而行動

act out演出

adapt to適應

add up to合計達，總計是

add up加算，合計

adhere to粘附在…上；堅持

adjacent to與…毗連的

admire to do sth.(美口)很想做某事

admit of容許有，有…余地

admit to承認

admit to讓…享有

advertise for登廣告征求(尋找)某物

affect to假裝

afford to(買)得起(某物)

after a little過了一會兒

after a while過了一會，不久

after all畢竟，終究；雖然這樣

agree about對…有相同的看法

agree on就…達成協議決定

agree on同意，贊成

agree to同意，商定

agree with同意，與…取得一致

agree with與…相一致；適合

ahead of schedule提前

ahead of time提前，在原定時間以前

ahead of在…前面，先于；勝過

aim for力爭…，針對

all along始終，一直，一貫

all at once突然；同時；一起

all but幾乎，差一點

all in all總的說來；頭等重要的

all of a sudden突然，冷不防

all one's life一生，一輩子

all out竭盡全力

all over again再一次，重新

all over到處，遍及；全部結束

all right令人滿意的；好，行

all right行，可以；順利；確實

all round(在…)周圍，處處

all the same仍然，照樣地

all the time一直，始終

all the years round一年到頭

all too太

allow for考慮到，估計到；體諒

allow of容許(有…)，容得

along with同…一道(一起)

amount to總共達到；實際上是

and all that諸如此類

and all that諸如此類

and so forth等等

and so forth等等，如此等等

and so on等等

and so所以，因此；同樣

and that而且

and the like等等，以及諸如此類

and then于是，然后

and what not諸如此類，等等

and yet而，然而

answer for對…負責；符合…

answer sb. back(與某人)頂嘴，回嘴

answer up應對迅速

any longer再

any more再；較多些

any number of許多

anything but除…以外任何事(物)

apart from除…之外(別無)

appeal to上訴

apply for提出申請(或要求等)

apply one's mind to專心于…

apply oneself to致力于

apply to向…申請或要求

apply...to把…應用于

approach to接近；約等于

approve of贊成，滿意

arm in arm手挽手地

around the clock晝夜不斷地，全天地

arrive at到達(某地)

as a matter of fact事實上，其實

as a matter of fact事實上；其實

as a result of由于；作為…的結果

as a result作為結果

as a rule通常，一般(說來)

as a rule通常；一般說來

as a whole總體上

as best one can盡最大努力

as concerns關于

as far as…那么遠，直到；至于

as follows如下

as for as就…而論，據…

as for至于，就…方面說

as good as和…幾乎一樣

as good as幾乎(實際)已經

as if好像，仿佛

as it is事實上，既然如此

as it were似乎，可以說是

as long as達…之外，長達

as long as只要

as much as盡…那樣多；差不多

as regards關于，至于

as soon as possible盡快

as soon as一…就…

as sure as fate千真萬確

as to至于，關于

as usual像往常一樣，照例

as well as(除…之外)也，既…又

as well as既…又；除…之外

as well也，同樣，不妨

as well也，又

as yet到目前為止

as...as...象，如同，與…一樣

aside from(美)除…以外

ask after詢問，問候

ask for請求，要求，尋求

引出開頭

1：It is well-known to us that……(我們都知道……)==As far as my knowledge is concerned, …( 就我所知…)

2：Recently the problem of…… has been brought into focus. ==Nowadays there is a growing concern over ……(最近……問題引起了關注)

3：Nowadays(overpopulation)has become a problem we have to face.(現今，人口過剩已成為我們不得不面對的問題)