Words:
afflict vt. 折磨；使苦惱
affliction n. 痛苦，苦惱
afford vt. 買得起；擔(dān)負(fù)的起（損失、后果等）；足以；提供
agenda n. 日程，議程
aggravate vt. 使惡化，使加重
aggravating adj. 惱人的，討厭的
aggregate n. 聚集體，聚集物
aggression n. 進(jìn)攻，侵略
aghast adj. 驚駭?shù)?，嚇呆?BR> agile adj. 敏捷的，活潑輕快的
agility n. 敏捷，活潑
agitate v. 鼓動(dòng)，煽動(dòng)；使激動(dòng)，使惱怒；使狂躁不安；使焦慮
agonize vt. 使受苦（身體上）；使苦悶（精神上）
agreeable adj. （指計(jì)劃等）使人愉快的，合意的；容易相處的
ailment n. 疾?。ㄓ戎感〔。p病）
airborne adj. 空氣傳播的；空運(yùn)的；空降的；搭乘飛機(jī)的
ajar adj. (門窗等）微開(kāi)的
akin adj. 同類的，近似的，有密切關(guān)系的，相近的
alert adj. 機(jī)敏的； vt. 警報(bào)；使隨時(shí)掌握，了解；n. 警戒，警報(bào)
alien adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；外國(guó)的，外僑的； n. 外國(guó)人，外僑
alienate v. 使疏遠(yuǎn)，離間
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 bear. Oh does he love to agitate us! I drink coffee to calm my nerves but sometimes it just aggravates 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 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.
afflict vt. 折磨；使苦惱
affliction n. 痛苦，苦惱
afford vt. 買得起；擔(dān)負(fù)的起（損失、后果等）；足以；提供
agenda n. 日程，議程
aggravate vt. 使惡化，使加重
aggravating adj. 惱人的，討厭的
aggregate n. 聚集體，聚集物
aggression n. 進(jìn)攻，侵略
aghast adj. 驚駭?shù)?，嚇呆?BR> agile adj. 敏捷的，活潑輕快的
agility n. 敏捷，活潑
agitate v. 鼓動(dòng)，煽動(dòng)；使激動(dòng)，使惱怒；使狂躁不安；使焦慮
agonize vt. 使受苦（身體上）；使苦悶（精神上）
agreeable adj. （指計(jì)劃等）使人愉快的，合意的；容易相處的
ailment n. 疾?。ㄓ戎感〔。p病）
airborne adj. 空氣傳播的；空運(yùn)的；空降的；搭乘飛機(jī)的
ajar adj. (門窗等）微開(kāi)的
akin adj. 同類的，近似的，有密切關(guān)系的，相近的
alert adj. 機(jī)敏的； vt. 警報(bào)；使隨時(shí)掌握，了解；n. 警戒，警報(bào)
alien adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；外國(guó)的，外僑的； n. 外國(guó)人，外僑
alienate v. 使疏遠(yuǎn)，離間
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 bear. Oh does he love to agitate us! I drink coffee to calm my nerves but sometimes it just aggravates 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 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.