all the same 都一样，无所谓；尽管如此，仍然
All the same，there's some truth inwhat she says.
即便这样，她的话也还是有些道理。

apart from 除……外

appeal to 吸引；申诉；请求
Does this piece of music appeal to you？
你对这首音乐感兴趣吗？
She appealed to the high court against her sentence.
她不服判决而向高等法院上诉。

apply to 适用
The rules of safe driving apply to everyone.
安全驾驶之规则适用于每个人。

approximate to 近似，接近
The yearly output approximates to 600，000tons.
年产量接近60万吨。

apt at 聪明，善于
He is apt at devising means.
他擅长想办法。
devise [dɪ'vaɪz] v.想出，设计

apt to 易于，倾向
My pen is rather apt to leak.
我的钢笔爱漏墨水。

The workers work in three shifts around the clock.
工人们日夜不停地分三班轮流干活。

as good as 和……几乎一样；几乎，差
He as good as said I'm a liar.
他无异于说我撒谎了。
The matter is as good as settled.
这事等于解决了

as it is 照现状看，看样子
I thought I might be transferred，but as it is，I shall have to look for a new job.
我以为我可能调动工作，照目前情况看我得另找工作了。

as it were 宛如，似乎；可以说
She seemed very relaxed in her natural setting as it were.
她似乎十分悠然自得——可以说是有自己随遇而安的天地。

as regards 关于，至于
I have little information as regards his past.
我对他过去的情况不太了解。

You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.你好好考虑考虑吧。Put something in one’s pipe and smoke it的字面意思是“把某物放到烟斗里吸一吸、琢磨琢磨味道”，现常用来喻指“好好考虑考虑某事”或“好好琢磨某事”。此语常用于祈使句。例如：Don’t take it out on me. It is he who makes you lose so much money. Put it in your pipe and smoke it. 别拿我撒气。是他让你亏本儿的，你好好清醒清醒吧。

02|Is the road ahead blocked
前面的路塞住了吗？
03|There’s a lot of traffic on the roads.
路上车辆很多。
04|There are traffic jams everywhere.
到处都是交通堵塞。
05|The traffic is very heavy now.
现在交通很拥挤。
06|We can go this way to avoid a traffic jam.
我们可以走这条线避免交通堵塞。
07|We’ll be all right if there’re no holdups.
如果不堵车，没有问题。
08|Buses are crowded in the morning.
早上的时候公交车很拥挤。
09|I have to leave home at 7 o’clock in case of traffic jam.
我必须在7点出门，以免遇上交通堵塞。
10|It takes more time in rush hour.
在高峰时间，用时会长一些。
11|The car haven’t moved for nearly half an hour.
车已经半个小时没动了。
12|The traffic is moving at a snail’s pace.
车辆行驶慢得像蜗牛一样。
13|It’s always the rush hour at this time of day.
每天这时总是车辆的高峰期。
14|We met the traffic jam.
我们遇到堵车了。
Useful Dialogue 实用对话
Traffic Jam
Linda： What happened
Mike： We’re stuck again.
Linda： Why are we so unfortunate Iam really fed up with traffic jams.
Mike： Everybody here is in the traffic jam， not only you and me.
Linda： But it’s the fifth time in this week that we have been caught in the traffic jam.
Mike： It’s no use of complaining. It’s the rush hour now.
Linda： I’ll be late again. Why are there so many cars on the road
Mike： Calm down， honey. Don’t you forget we are in New York
Linda： There is always traffic problem in big cities.
Mike： So I’ve been used to the traffic jam.
Linda： I’ll take the subway tomorrow. It is much faster than driving cars.
交通阻塞琳达：出什么事了？
迈克：我们又塞车了。
琳达：我们怎么总是运气不好呢？我对堵车真是烦透了。
迈克：每个人都被堵在这里，不仅是你和我。
琳达：但是这周我们已经第五次遇到塞车了。
迈克：抱怨也没用。现在是上班高峰期。
琳达：我又要迟到了。路上怎么这么多车呢？
迈克：平静一点吧，亲爱的。别忘了我们是在纽约。
琳达：大城市总是有交通问题。
迈克：所以我已经习惯了塞车。
琳达：我明天去坐地铁。坐地铁比开车快多了。