21. appropriate  adj. 适当的，合适的   proper

　　It is appropriate that sb. (should) do

　　be appropriate for/to

　　It is appropriate that college students get in touch with the outside world by taking part-time jobs.

　　此类的形容词还有：important, vital, necessary, crucial, desirable, essential, urgent, advisable, requested, preferable 等

　　Leisure suits are not appropriate for job interviews.

　　Write in a style appropriate to your subject.

　　22. assert  vt.  声称，断言  /state / declare

　　He asserted his innocence. (He asserted that he was innocent.)

　　They asserted the news to be true.

　　23. assess   vt.  估定，评定（价值，数值）  =evaluate

　　He was sent to assess the value of the house.

　　Damages were assessed at $ 100,000.

　　很难估计这个决定的重要性。

　　It is difficult to assess the importance of the decision.

　　24. assume  vt. 假定, 认为   =suppose

　　assume that…

　　I assume that she has received my short message.

　　We assume that he is innocent.

　　He is not such a fool as you assumed him to be.

　　Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?

　　25. asylum  n.  庇护所，避难所   hiding place

　　The abandoned children were put into an asylum.

　　They are seeking asylum.

　　asylum seeker       refugee

　　26. be attached to   为爱或感情所束缚，爱慕，依恋

　　She was so attached to her home.

　　The fans are so attached to the young singers.

　　attach importance to sth. 重视。。。，认为。。。是重要的

　　Nowadays people attach great importance to environmental protection.

　　attach sth. to sth.  把…附在/贴在…上

　　He attached his resume to the email.

　　27. attain   vt.  达到（目的等）  = reach the goal

　　He attained success through hard work.

　　Finally, he attained the position of minister.

　　28. attorney   n.  （美）律师，代理人  = lawyer

　　The defendant was represented by his attorney.

　　29. audit  vt.  核查，检查  check

　　Independent accountants audit the company annually.

　　They audit questionable income.

　　30. bail  v.   bail …out   将…舀出来，将…保释

　　They are bailing water out the boat.

　　He was bailed out of prison by his brother.

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