【短语】1. as...as 与…一样，不但…而且(在否定句中，也可换成 so…as)：He gets up as early as I[me]. 他起床与我一样早。/ She is as clever as (she is) beautiful. 她既聪明又漂亮。2. as if / as though好像，仿佛：We've missed the bus. It looks as if we'll have to walk. 我们错过了公共汽车，看来我们得走路了。/ They treat me as though I were a stranger. 他们待我如陌生人。

【辨析】1.与because, since, for 的区别，参见 because。2. 与when, while 的区别，参见 when。

Asia n. 亚洲：South East Asia 东南亚 / China is in Asia. 中国在亚洲。

Asian adj.亚洲的，亚洲人的：Asian countries 亚洲国家 n.[C]亚洲人

ask v.1.问，询问：I asked her a question. 我问了她一个问题。/ Ask him who he is. 问问他是谁。/ You must ask if you don't know . 你不懂就得问。2.请求，要求：Ask him to go upstairs. 请他上楼来。/ He asked to go alone. 他要求一个人去。/ He asked for some water. 他要些水。3.邀请，约请：I asked her to dinner. 我请她吃饭。

【短语】1. ask about 询问：She asked about his health. 她询问他的健康状况。/ Can I ask about the exam results? 我可以问问考试结果吗? 2. ask for 要求，请求：He was asking for the manager. 他要找经理。/ They asked me for help. 他们向我求助。

asleep adj. 睡着的：He seems to be asleep. 他似乎睡着了。/ He was half asleep. 他似睡非睡。/ She fell[dropped] asleep during the meeting. 开会时她睡着了。

【考点】1.是表语形容词，通常不能单独放在名词前作定语，不说 an asleep child，可改说an sleeping child。2.汉语的“睡得很熟”，英语习惯上用 fast[sound] asleep，而不说 very (much, very much) asleep。

assistant n.[C]助手，助理，助教：I need an assistant. 我需要一个助手。/ He was appointed as assistant in English. 他被聘为英语助教。adj.助理的，辅助的：He is an assistant editor. 他是助理编辑。

at prep. 1.(表示地点、场所、活动等)在，从：He lives at 35 Manchester Road, London. 他住在伦敦曼彻斯特路35号。/ How many people were there at the lecture? 有多少人参加听讲座？/ Everybody, we begin at page 50 today. 各位，我们今天从第50页开始。2.(表时间、年龄等)在：He never goes out at night. 他晚上从不出去。/ He got married at (the age of) 25. 他25岁时结婚。3.(表目标、方向等)对，向，朝：You shouldn’t laugh at him. 你不应该嘲笑他。/ He aimed at the target carefully. 他仔细瞄准。4.(表从事)做，忙于，正在：What are the children at? 孩子们在忙些什么？/ He was at dinner when I came. 我来时他正在吃饭。5.(表原因)因为，因为…而：He was very angry at losing it. 把它丢失了，他很生气。/ He was surprised at what she said. 听到她说的话，他很吃惊。6.(表价格、数量、速度等)以：He bought it at (the price of) 50 dollars. 他以50美元的价格买下了它。/ It flies at (the speed of) 10 km a second. 它以每秒10公里的速度飞行。7. 在(某方面)：He is good at telling stories. 他善于讲故事。/ She is quick at learning languages. 她学语言学得很快。

attack n.[C,U]攻击，进攻：Attack is the best form of defence. 攻击乃是最佳的防御。2.[C](病)发作：a heart attack 心脏病发作 v. 进攻，攻击：They decided to attack at night. 他们决定晚上进攻。

attend v. 1.出席，参加(vt.)：attend school 上学 / attend church 上教堂(做礼拜)/ He didn't attend the meeting. 他没有出席会议。2.看护，照料：attend the sick 照料病人 / Which doctor is attending you? 哪个医生在给你治疗? / Are you being attended to? 有人招呼你吗?

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