376.acute (a.).1(感觉)强烈的，(事态)严重的；
2(视觉 嗅觉等)敏锐的 同1.severe 2.keen
In the past, the(Mexican)ruling classes emphasized our acute differences with the Anglo－Saxons in order to affirm our separate identity.
过去(墨西哥)统治阶级刻意强调我们与盎格鲁一撒克逊人之间强烈不同之处。以确立我们本身与众不同的民族特性。
377.affable (a.)和蔼可亲的
同amicable
Indeed，Clinton was more than conciliatory when he met with Gingrich on Thursday and the new Speaker was affable in return.
的确，星期四克林顿与金里奇会面时显露十足和解之意，而金里奇这位新上任的众院议长，也投桃报李,友善相待。
378.affiliated (a.)(与某较大组织) 有紧密关系的，附属〔某较大组织〕的
Games’ sponsor Visa International and three affiliated banks are using Atlanta as a beachhead for the introduction to the U.S. of smart cards an electronic substitute for cash.
奥运赞助商维萨卡国际机构与3家合作银行，正利用亚待兰大作为在美国发行智能卡的立足点，以电子货币替代现金交易。
注：beachhead(n.)滩头阵地，立足点
379.aggressive (a.)富有略性的，挑衅的
同 belligerent
Says farmer Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger：”Their whole foreign policy has turned suddenly much more aggressive，and that bodes no good for the nature of any people.”
前国防部长温伯格说：” 他们的外交政策突然整个变得更富侵略性，这对任何民族天性来说都不会有好结果。 “
380.allegedly (adv.)据称，据说， (证据不足的情况下) 遭指控地
Hard Rock creator Peter Morton sued Earl for allegedly purloining Hard Rock business plans. The issue was settled without a trial.
硬石餐厅的创办人彼得·摩顿控告厄尔，称其偷取硬石的营业计划。这件案子已在庭外和解。
注：purloin (v.)偷
381.aloft (adv.)在高处，在空中
The bronze sculpture depict a man holding a pipe aloft as an offering to the Great Spirit.
这件铜雕表现一个将烟斗高高直举起，以供奉“大神“〔北美某些印第安部落崇拜的神抵〕的男子。
382.alternate (a.)交替的，替代的
The opposition says the government should concentrate on alternate energy sources and restrict the growth of industries like petrochemicals that consume a lot of energy.
反对党说政府应专注于开发替代能源土，并且应该限制消耗大量能源的工业如石化业之增长。
383.ambivalent(a.)感觉矛盾的
Gates is ambivalent about his celebrity.
对于自己声名大噪，盖茨的感情是矛盾的
384.assorted(a.)各式各样的
同various
His personal arsenal，including a Czech machine gun and assorted pistols，shotguns and Rifles, was stashed in the trunk of his car.
他个人的式器，包括一支捷克制机枪 各式各样的手枪 猎枪 步枪，全藏在车子的行李厢里。
注：arsenal(n.)储藏的武器stash (v.)藏放
385.audacious(a.)大胆的
同daring
Last year，after months of deliberation，Collins left his faculty post at the University of Michigan Medical School to lead the Human Genome Project，an audacious effort to decipher the complete genetic script contained inhuman cells.
去年，科林斯经数月的考虑.决定辞掉在密歇根大学医学院的职务，前往主持人类基因组工程，这是一项大胆的工程，其宗旨是解读出人类细胞中的全部遗传信息。
注：decipher(v.)译解(密码)