attention n.[U]注意，关心：May I have your attention, please? 请各位注意。/ Pay attention to what you are doing. 当心你所做的事。

【考点】1.是不可数名词，其前不能用不定冠词，也不用复数形式。2.在 pay attention to, give attention to, bring attention to 等短语中的 to 是介词，后接动词时用动名词：He gives all his attention to making money. 他的注意力完全集中在赚钱上。

attract vt. 吸引，引起，引诱：He shouted to attract attention. 他高声喊叫以引起人们注意。/ This scenery attracts many tourists. 这景色吸引了许多游客。/ Babies are attracted to bright colors. 婴儿喜欢鲜艳的颜色。

attraction n.. 1.[U]吸引(力)：A zoo has great attraction for children. 动物园对孩子们有很大的吸引力。/ She felt a strong attraction to him. 她感到他(对她)有强烈的吸引力。2.[C]有吸引力的人或物：One of the main attractions of the job is the high salary. 这份工作最吸引人的是薪水高。(www.yywords.com)

audience n.[C]观众，听众：There was a large audience of young people at the pop concert. 流行音乐演奏会上有许多青年听众。/ Her lecture had a crowded audience. 她的演讲挤满了听众。/ She felt nervous at having to sing before so large an audience[such a large audience]. 要在那么多观众面前唱歌她感到很紧张。

【考点】是集合名词，用作主语时，其谓语可用单数(视为整体时)或复数(视为个体时)：The audience is[are] listening attentively. 听众都在聚精会神地听着。

August n 八月：in August 在8月 / on August 15 在8月15日

【考点】参见April的有关说明。

aunt n.[C]伯母，舅母，婶，姑，姨：Aunt Polly 波莉姑妈

Australia n. 澳洲，澳大利亚：Have you been to Australia? 你去过澳大利亚吗？

Australian adj. 澳洲的，澳大利亚人的n.[C]澳大利亚人

autumn n.[C,U]秋天，秋季：The leaves turn yellow in autumn. 树叶秋天变黄。/ It's been one of the coldest autumns for years. 这是多年来最冷的一个秋天。

【考点】其前通常不加冠词，但若特指，则用定冠词：the autumn of 1980. 1980年秋天 / He is going to be married in the autumn. 他将在今年秋天结婚。

awake vi.醒来：I usually awake early. 我通常起得很早。vt.唤醒，弄醒：The noise awoke me. 那声音把我吵醒了。adj.醒的，清醒的：He wasn’t awake yet. 他还没醒。

【考点】1.用作动词时，相当于 wake up，但本身通常不与副词 up 连用。2.用作形容词时，只用作表语，不作定语；要表示“完全醒着”，不用 very 修饰，而用 wide, fully等：I was wide awake then. 我当时完全是醒的。

away adv.1.离开，不在：Go away! I’m busy. 走开，我忙得很。/ He is away on holiday. 他外出度假了。2.(距)…远：The station is two kilometers away. 车站离此两公里远。/ My birthday is two months away. 我的生日还有两个月。3.…掉，到别处：Don’t throw the box away. 别把盒子扔掉。/ He cleared the dishes away. 他收拾了碗碟。

【短语】away with 除掉，使…离开(用于祈使句)：Away with you. 去你的! / Away with it. 拿走!

【考点】与某些表示运动的动词(如 run, walk, go, rush, ride, drive, move 等)连用，相当于off：He rushed away (=off). 他跑走了。

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