专八英语词汇之阅读篇（3）
11. ambivalent 矛盾的 Kate Chopin, a great American writer, maintains an ambivalent attitude towards mother-women in her fiction.
凯特·肖邦一位伟大的美国作家，在她的小说中，总是留有母亲和女人的矛盾。
12. amenity 舒适;愉快
Parks and a theater are just some of the town's local amenities.
公园和电影院是这座城镇中让人快乐的地方。
13. anguish 痛苦;苦恼
Her whole being was filled with a vague anguish, which was like a shadow, like a mist passing across her soul's summer day.
她总是淡淡的哀伤，这哀伤像影子一样，像笼罩着夏日的薄雾一样。
14. annihilate 歼灭
The army annihilated the enemy.
这支军队全歼了敌人。
15. apparel 服装
The people of that tribe are dressed in strange apparel.
这个部落的人穿着奇怪的装束。