胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇009

Lesson 9 The Speech and the Vote 演讲与表决

Words:

amalgamate¹ v. 混合，合并

amass² vt. 收集，积聚

amateur adj. 业余的 n. 业余爱好者

amaze vt. 使吃惊，使惊叹

ambience n. 周围环境，气氛

ambition n. 雄心，抱负

ambitious adj. 有雄心的，渴望成功的

ambivalence³ n. 矛盾心理

ambivalent⁴ adj. 有矛盾心理的

amble⁵ vi. 漫步，缓行

amenable⁶ adj. 经得起检验的；顺从，应服从的

amend⁷ vt. 修正，改正

amendment⁸ n. 修正，改正

amenity⁹ n. amenities¹⁰ (常做复数）生活福利设施，文娱康乐场所，方便设施

amenity （不可数名词），愉快，惬意

amiable¹¹ adj. 亲切的，和蔼可亲的

amicable¹² adj. 友善的，和平的，和睦的

amid prep. 在。。。。中

amnesia¹³ n. 健忘症

amount n. 量，总和；vi. 总计，等于

ample adj. 富足的，充足的

Good morning everyone. I'd like to make a new remarks. Let me start by saying, I think the merger¹⁴ is a good idea. If we amalgamate our two businesses, we can creat a more powerful one. With our increased size and financial power, we can amass new investors¹⁵ and raise ample funds to renovate¹⁶ the old hotel. We can attracts more guests by adding amenities, like a swimming pool, and planting more greenery to creat a peaceful ambience. To make it ever more special, we can build a special walkway that will allow people to amble amid the trees. The result of our ambitious project will amaze the community.

After we finish the renovations, we can take photos and post them on our Internet site. My brother is an amateur photographer and a very amenable individual. I'm sure he won't charge us for taking photos, as long as we keep the amount of photos down to a reasonable number.

then, before openning the hotel, we'll need to hire and train a new staff of amicable people. We don't want anyone who is ambivalent towards the concept of "personal services'. Such ambivalence is bad for business. We want people who are hardworking and amiable. We'll also need a manager who has enough ambition to keep the hotel running efficiently¹⁷.

Okay. Thoes of you suffering from temporary amnesia, recall that we must vote to amend the company's by-laws before we can initiate¹⁸ the merger of our two companies. So let's vote. Everyone in favor of the amendment, say "aye!"

诸位早上好，我来说几句。首先， 我认为合并是件好事。如果将我们两家小企业合并起来，就能创造出一个实力更为雄厚的大企业。随着企业规模的扩大和资金力量的增强，我们将征集新的投资者，筹集到足够的资金，将我们的饭店整修一新。为了吸引更多的客人，我们还有添置游泳池等娱乐设施，多种花草树木，营造出一个安静祥和的氛围。为了让饭店变得更为独特，我们可以在树林里修一条走道，这样客人就能在林中漫步了。这一雄心勃勃的项目定能创造出令世人惊叹的成果。

整修完毕后，我们可以拍些照片放到网上。我哥哥是名业余的摄影师，又是个言听计从的人。我相信他一定会为我们免费拍照，只要照片数量合理就行。

然后，在开放新饭店之前，我们需要召集一些有善的新员工，并对其进行培训。我们不会聘用任何对“个人服务”这一概念持矛盾态度的人，因为这种矛盾态度对饭店经营不利。我们需要既勤劳又和气的人。我们还需要一位经理，他应该有足够的雄心壮志，使饭店高效运作。

好了，那些患暂时性健忘的人要记住再两家企业搞合并之前，我们必须要以投票方式修改公司章程，所以现在进行表决。所有赞成修改章程的，请说“赞成”！

1 amalgamate   

v.(指业务等)合并，混合

参考例句：

• Their company is planning to amalgamate with ours.他们公司正计划同我们公司合并。
• The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.工会将试图合并其群体纳入一个国家机构。

2 amass   

vt.积累，积聚

参考例句：

• How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。

3 ambivalence   

n.矛盾心理

参考例句：

• She viewed her daughter's education with ambivalence.她看待女儿的教育问题态度矛盾。
• She felt a certain ambivalence towards him.她对他的态度有些矛盾。

4 ambivalent   

adj.含糊不定的；(态度等)矛盾的

参考例句：

• She remained ambivalent about her marriage.她对于自己的婚事仍然拿不定主意。
• Although she professed fear of the Russians,she seemed to have ambivalent feelings toward Philby himself.虽然她承认害怕俄国人，然而她似乎对菲尔比本人有一种矛盾的感情。

5 amble   

vi.缓行，漫步

参考例句：

• The horse is walking at an amble.这匹马正在溜蹄行走。
• Every evening,they amble along the bank. 每天晚上，他们都沿着江边悠闲地散步。

6 amenable   

adj.经得起检验的；顺从的；对负有义务的

参考例句：

• His scientific discoveries are amenable to the laws of physics.他在科学上的发现经得起物理定律的检验。
• He is amenable to counsel.他这人听劝。

7 amend   

vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿

参考例句：

• The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
• You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

8 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

9 amenity   

n.pl.生活福利设施，文娱康乐场所；（不可数）愉快，适意

参考例句：

• The amenity of his manners won him many friends.他和悦的态度替他赢得很多朋友。
• Teachers' good amenity and culture have important educational value.教师良好的礼仪修养具有重要的教育价值。

10 amenities   

n.令人愉快的事物；礼仪；礼节；便利设施；礼仪( amenity的名词复数 )；便利设施；（环境等的）舒适；（性情等的）愉快

参考例句：

• The campsite is close to all local amenities. 营地紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
• Parks and a theatre are just some of the town's local amenities. 公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

12 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

13 amnesia   

n.健忘症，健忘

参考例句：

• People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
• Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。

14 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

15 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

16 renovate   

vt.更新，革新，刷新

参考例句：

• The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
• They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。

17 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

18 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。