胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇007
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：胡敏托福词汇记单词
Lesson 7 Another Day, Another Dollar 多上一天班，就多挣一美元
Words:
affliction n. 痛苦，苦恼
afford vt. 买得起；担负的起（损失、后果等）；足以；提供
agenda n. 日程，议程
aggravating 3 adj. 恼人的，讨厌的
aggression 5 n. 进攻，侵略
aghast adj. 惊骇的，吓呆的
agitate 8 v. 鼓动，煽动；使激动，使恼怒；使狂躁不安；使焦虑
agonize 9 vt. 使受苦（身体上）；使苦闷（精神上）
agreeable adj. （指计划等）使人愉快的，合意的；容易相处的
airborne adj. 空气传播的；空运的；空降的；搭乘飞机的
ajar adj. (门窗等）微开的
akin 11 adj. 同类的，近似的，有密切关系的，相近的
alert adj. 机敏的； vt. 警报；使随时掌握，了解；n. 警戒，警报
alien adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；外国的，外侨的； n. 外国人，外侨
Life as a newspaper reporter can be aggravating. Every morning at 5 a.m. , there's a staff meeting where the managing editor goes through his agenda for the day. He's not at all agreeable in the morning. In fact, he's akin to a grouchy 13 bear. Oh does he love to agitate us! I drink coffee to calm my nerves but sometimes it just aggravates 14 my stomach.
"Jim, you'll be covering the recent acts of aggression in the Middle East. We can't afford to ignore this important development. You need to be airborne and on your way to the Middle East within the hour."
"Jane, come in here, you're late. Don't leave the door ajar, this is a private meeting. I need you to get a copy of that new alien alert from the Immigration Department. The aggregate number of aliens in this country is growing, but it seems to me that such an alert will only serve to alienate our own minority groups.'
"Sam, you're the most agile of us all. Use your agility to catch up with the world-class runners who are in town for maraton. Come on Sam, don't agonize your assignment, just do it. "
"Mary, the children in Central Africa are afflicted 15 with an unknown disease. It's not just an ailment. It's something far more serious. Hey, stop looking so aghast, you don't need go there. Just find out the source of the affliction and write a report on it by this afternoon. By the way, I think you should quit drinking coffee, it does nothing to calm your nerves! "
Oh well, I guess I better get going. Can I afford to quit this wonderful job? Not today.
报社记者的生活时常相当恼人。每天早上五点有一次全体员工会议，会上主编会一一讲述当天的日程安排。早上的主编根本谈不上和蔼可亲。 实际上，他就像头爱发脾气的狗熊。噢，他偏偏要弄得我们狂躁不安！我喝点咖啡以镇静神经，但有时咖啡又会加剧我的胃痛。
“吉姆，你去报道最近在中东发生的侵略行为。我们可担不起错过这一重大进展的后果。一小时以内你必须坐上飞往中东的飞机。”
“进来，简，你迟到了。别开着门，这是私人会议。我要你从移民局搞一份最新的外侨警报。这个国家的外侨总人数不断增长，但我看这种警报只会疏远本地的少数群体。”
“山姆，你是我们所有人当中最灵敏的。运用你的灵敏劲去报道城里世界级马拉松参赛选手的最新情况。好了，山姆，用不着为这点任务弄得痛苦不堪，就动手干吧。”
“玛丽，中非儿童正经受不明病症的折磨。那还不是小病小恙，而是很严重的某种疾病。喂，你别目瞪口呆的，你又不用去中非。你只需找出痛苦的原由，然后在今天下午前写一篇报道就行了。对了，我想你该戒掉喝咖啡的习惯，咖啡根本不能镇静你的神经。”
哎，我想我得去干活了。我能舍得辞去这份好工作吗？今天可不行。
- I wish you wouldn't afflict me with your constant complains.我希望你不要总是抱怨而使我苦恼。
- There are many illnesses,which afflict old people.有许多疾病困扰着老年人。
- Threats will only aggravate her.恐吓只能激怒她。
- He would only aggravate the injury by rubbing it.他揉擦伤口只会使伤势加重。
- How aggravating to be interrupted! 被打扰，多令人生气呀！
- Diesel exhaust is particularly aggravating to many susceptible individuals. 许多体质敏感的人尤其反感柴油废气。
- The football team had a low goal aggregate last season.这支足球队上个赛季的进球总数很少。
- The money collected will aggregate a thousand dollars.进帐总额将达一千美元。
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。
- The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
- His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
- They sent agents to agitate the local people.他们派遣情报人员煽动当地的民众。
- All you need to do is gently agitate the water with a finger or paintbrush.你只需要用手指或刷子轻轻地搅动水。
- Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?你为何总是对于你的失败念念不忘而自我折磨呢？
- There's no reason to agonize over telling people you're job hunting.没有理由为告诉他人你正在找工作而感到苦恼。
- I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
- He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。
- She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
- Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
- His attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith.他离间那两个朋友的企图失败了，因为他们彼此完全信任。
- We'd better not alienate ourselves from the colleagues.我们最好还是不要与同事们疏远。
- Grouchy people are always complaining for no reason.满腹牢骚的人总是毫无理由地抱怨。
- Sometimes she is grouchy, but all in all she is an excellent teacher.有时候她的脾气很坏，但总的来说她还是一位好老师。
- If he aggravates me any more I shall punish him. 如果他再惹我生气，我就要惩罚他。
- Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each pther. 没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。