174、appointment K.K: [ ] IPA: [ ]
n. 约会；约定；任命 ★★★★★

I have an appointment with the president this afternoon.
我今天下午与总裁有个约会。
I’d like to make an appointment with you.
我想跟你约个时间见面。

【额外成就感】
☆ He canceled the appointment with the doctor.
他取消了与医生的约会。

倒序记单词：-ment单词大奉献
agreement n. 协定，一致，同意
☆ I don’t think we will ever reach an agreement.
我想我们永远都达不成协议。
☆ This contract is not in agreement with international standards.
这份合同不符合国际标准。

management n. 管理，资方
☆ The management here encourages teamwork.
这儿的管理层鼓励团队合作。
☆ I want to go abroad to study business management.
我想出国学商业管理。

requirement n. 要求，必要条件
☆ Do you think I can meet the requirements of admission?
你认为我符合入学的条件吗？
☆ What is the age requirement for marriage in your country?
你们国家结婚的法定年龄是多少？

advertisement n. 宣传，广告
☆ Maybe we should put an advertisement in the newspaper.
也许我们应该在报纸上刊登个广告。
☆ I don’t believe all those television advertisements. They make too may false promises!
我不相信所有这些电视广告，他们许了太多虚假的承诺。

amusement n. 娱乐；消遣
☆ I don’t find any amusement in his comments.
我不认为他的话有什么好笑。
☆ I sent you that email for your amusement. It wasn’t serious.
我给你发的邮件就是让你笑一笑，不是认真的。

improvement n. 改进, 进步
☆ You need to make a few improvements to this article.
你的文章需要一些改动。
☆ Your pronunciation has made a lot of improvement since the last time we met.
上次我们见面以来，你的发音有了很大的改善。

accomplishment n. 成就，功绩
☆ I’m so proud of my son’s accomplishments!
我真为我儿子的成就感到自豪。
☆ You finished your MBA in less than a year? That’s a real accomplishment.
你一年不到就读完了MBA？那真是一大成就。

astonishment n. 惊奇
☆ The students looked at their teacher in astonishment.
学生们吃惊地看着他们的老师。
☆ To my astonishment my boyfriend remembered my mother’s birthday and bought her flowers!
令我吃惊的是，我男朋友居然记得我妈妈的生日，还给她买了花。

compliment n. 称赞, 恭维, 致意, 问候
☆ Her boss paid her a compliment and praised her work in front of the entire staff.
她老板在所有的员工面前称赞她，表扬了她。
☆ A: You look really great in that dress.
你穿那条裙子真是太棒了。
B: Thanks for the compliment.
多谢恭维。
☆ A sincere compliment can always bring a smile to my face.
真诚的赞美总能让我微笑。

argument n. 争论, 辩论, 论据, 论点
☆ Do you think you could do what I ask you to without argument just once?
你说你能不能毫无异议地照我说的做，就一次都行？
☆ We had a terrible argument about money.
我们为了钱吵得很厉害。
☆ I can’t even remember what started this argument.
我甚至都不记得是怎么吵起来的了。

Kim’s Note: “Argument” is more popular than “quarrel” in American English.
美国英语中“argument”比“quarrel”要常用。