1、胡敏读故事背雅思单词2advisory-ailment The price of an affluent society An affluent society cannot afford advocates of its own destruction. A society that can destroy itself is an aggravated society suffering from an ailment that needs to be cured. These were the thoughts of the secret agent as he prepared to
2、afflict harm on Hamilton Smith, the leader of a prominent government advisory committee. Mr. Smith was determined to affect the course of history by affirming a new order. He wanted to destroy all that was good and begin again with how he thought a country should run. This agenda was unacceptable to
3、 the top-secret agency that really ruled the country. And it was this agency that found an agreeable agent to sacrifice himself for his country by murdering Hamilton Smith in front of the world. The affluence of all would only continue thanks to this agent, even though there would never be any affec
4、tion for his memory or any desire to be affiliated with his tainted name. As he hung from the bars of the ceiling of the conference hall, the agent was glad he was an aerobics teacher in his spare time. Without all of his physical training this task would have been pure agony. He smiled when he imag
5、ined the worlds reaction to his killing Hamilton Smith. There was a certain aesthetic that only a few would appreciate. As he looked down he could see that people were agglomerating around Hamilton Smith already as he was entering the room. This aggregation of people was a problem but there was noth
6、ing the agent couldnt deal with. It would make the event even more impressive. When he finally saw Hamiltons head he pulled his gun up to aim. It was show time! 富裕社会付出的代价 “一个富裕的社会是承受不起自我毁灭的倡导者的,能自我毁灭的社会一般都病情恶化,需要整治。” 特工一边这样想,一边做着力口害汉密尔顿·史密斯的准备。史密斯是大名鼎鼎的政府顾问委员会的领导,他一心想通过肯定一种新秩序来影响历史进程,他要把一个好端端的社
7、会摧毁掉,按照他的治国思想从头再来。 对于真正统治整个国家的绝密情报处来说这个议程是无法接受的。正是这个情报处找了个合适的特工来为国捐躯、当着世人的面刺杀汉密尔顿·史密斯。多亏了这名特工,大家的富裕生活将一如既往,尽管到时人们想起他时谁也不会有任何感情,谁也不愿意将自己与他的恶名联系在一起。 悬吊在会议大厅天花板的横梁上,特工庆幸自己在业余时间做过有氧健身教师。如果没有那些体能训练,执行这项任务就会变得十分痛苦。想到世界对自己刺杀汉密尔顿·史密斯将会做出的反应,他不由笑了起来。这件事有种只有少数人会欣赏的美感。 特工朝下一看,发现汉密尔顿·史密斯走进房间的时候,人
8、们早巳将他围成一团。那么多人聚在那里是够麻烦的,但是没有这位特工搞不定的事情。这将使整个事件更加引人注目。等到他终于看到汉密尔顿的脑袋,他拔出枪来进行瞄准。是表演的时候啦!单词祥解_以下内容需要花费现金1才可以浏览,您已经购买本帖advisory a.1顾问的,咨询的 2.劝告的;忠告的advocate v.拥护,提倡,主张 n.用户者,提倡者,鼓吹者aerobic a.生存于氧气中的,需氧的 2.争氧健身法 n.(s)(用作单或复)增氧健身法aesthetic a.1美学的,美感的 2.审美的,具有审美趣味的 n.1美感,美学标准的,美学 2(s)美学,美学理论affect v.影响affe
9、ction n.1.慈爱,喜爱 2.爱慕,钟爱之情affiliate v.是紧密联系,使隶属(或附属)于 n.成员;分会;附属机构affirm v.断言,坚决声称;批准afflict v.使苦恼,折磨affluence n.富裕;丰富,大量的affluent a.富裕的;丰富的,富饶的afford v.1(常在can,be able to后)买得起,负担得起(.的费用、损失、后果等)2.提供,给予,出产agency n.代理行;专业行政部门;公共服务机构agenda n.仪事日程agent n.代理人,代理商;政府特工人员;(化)剂agglomerte v.(使)成团;使结块;(使)凝聚agg
10、ravate v.加重,加剧,是恶化aggregation n.聚集;聚集物,集成物agony n.痛苦agreeable a.令人愉快的;(欣然)同意的;合适的ailment n.疾病 _ 胡敏读故事背雅思单词5(aisle-altitude)(转载请标名作者和出处)编辑 Adrian(咸蛋超人)出处 3 G雅思网w w w. 3 g b b s. c o maisle-altitude The crazy alchemist The alchemist had always been alienated from his peers because of his alarming theo
11、ries. Only the most alternative universities were willing to allocate small allowances to him to further research his ideas. When he found evidence of aliens living in the highest altitude mountains of the world, he was recognized as an all-round failure. It was therefore even more unfortunate that
12、he was right, The alchemist ignored the further alienation and built an alliance of extremists to get physical proof of the alien and to alter the worlds view of his theory. When they returned with photos and video of the alien he was sure he would walk down many aisles to claim international awards
13、 and financial allocations to test all of his other theories. However, this proof did nothing to alleviate the concerns of his peers that he was truly insane. When the alchemist was alerted that the aliens were coming down from the mountains and alighting on the roofs of buildings his peers still di
14、d not believe what he alleged. When an alien finally walked into the conference room everything changed. In addition to being named chief ambassador to the aliens, the alchemist was allotted more honor than he had ever dreamed. All of his dreams had come true. The aliens unfortunately suddenly devel
15、oped an allergy for human beings and started dying. The alchemist found that they were allergic to human hair, developed a cure, and saved the aliens. Now he was the hero of the galaxy! 疯狂的炼金术士 由于这位炼金术士提出的理论令人惊恐,他总是被同僚们疏远。只有最另类的大学肯拨小额的津贴让他进一步研究他的思想。当他找到证据证明世界上海拔最高的山上有外星人居住时,他被认为是个全面的失败者。而更为不幸的是,他居然是
16、对的。 炼金术士没有理会人们对他的进一步疏远,他成立了一个极端分子联盟,以寻找外星人存在的真凭实据,借此改变世人对他的理论的看法。当他们带回外星人的照片和录影带时,他确信他将走过许多条过道领取各种国际大奖和拨款,这样一来他就能证明他提出的所有其他理论了。然而,这一证据并没有减少同僚们的担心,他们认为他的确是疯了。 当炼金术士注意到外星人正从山上下来并且降落在屋顶上时,同僚们还是不相信他的断言。最后一个外星人走进了会议室,一切才发生了改变。炼金术士不仅被任命为首席驻外星大使,而且还被给予了超出他梦想的殊荣。他所有的梦想都变成了现实。 不幸的是,外星人突然开始对人类过敏起来并且开始死亡。炼金术士发
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