托福词汇记忆方法

08年5.22第一期托福英语学习：托福词汇1abandon vt. 抛弃，放弃; n. 放纵，沉溺于abash vt. 使羞愧abate v. (数量、程度等）减少，减轻，缓解abbreviate vt. 缩短；缩写abbreviation n. 缩写，缩写词abdicate v. 让位，辞职；放弃（权利或责任）abduct vt. 绑架，拐走abet vt. 帮助；教唆，唆使；煽动，怂恿abide vi. 遵守；vt. 忍受abiding adj. 持久的abolish vt. 废除，取消abolition n. 废除，革除aboriginal adj. 土著的；原来的；土著居民的abort n. 中止计划（任务）abortive adj. 失败的，无结果的abound vi. 充满；富于abrasion n. 表面磨损abrasive adj. 研磨的abridge v. 缩短，删节abrupt adj. 突然的，意外的You can call me A. J., which is an [b]abbreviation[/b] of my full name, Alexander Justice. I like to [b]abbreviate[/b] my name because it's easier for people to remember. I work for a museum that collects [b]aboriginal [/b]artifacts.I would like to tell you why I have an [b]abidding [/b]faith in the legal system. The story you're about to read has been [b]abridged[/b] to reduced its length.I used to live in an area where criminals a[b]bounded[/b] and where the legal system seemed powerless. One day, my daughter was[b]abducted[/b]. Although I [b]abided[/b] by the kidnapper's monetary demands, they refuse to release her. I had no choice but put my faith in the legal authorities. The police responded immediately and searched the area. Despite their lack of success, they refused to [b]abandon[/b] their search or to call an [b]abort[/b] to their mission. They knew that any [b]abortive[/b] action would surely result in my daughter's death.The investigation eventually led the police to conduct an[b]abrupt[/b] search at the home of a local office who was [b]abashed[/b] when he learned of the search. My daughter was found in his basement. She had [b]abrasions[/b] to her wrists where the [b]abrasive[/b] rope had scraped her. The official was arrested along with his bodyguard who [b]abetted[/b] him in the kidnapping.The office was forced to [b]abdicate[/b] his position and was sent to prison for life. The judge told him that he was lucky that the capital punishment had been [b]abolished[/b] and that it was only due to this [b]abolition[/b] that he would not be executed. The swift apprehension and strict punishment fo these criminals help to [b]abate[/b] my lack of faith in the legal system. These days, I truly believe in "justice", and it's not because of my name!你可以叫我A.J, 这是我的全名Alexander Justice的[b]缩写[/b]。

我喜欢[b]缩写[/b]我的名字，因为这样人们更容易记住。

我在一家收藏[b]土著[/b]手工艺品的博物馆工作。

我要告诉你为什么我会[b]始终不渝的[/b]信任法制。

下面你将读到的故事已经被[b]删减[/b]，以免冗长。

我曾经住在一个罪犯[b]多如牛毛[/b]而法律又软弱的地区。

一天，我的女儿遭到了[b]绑架[/b]。

尽管我[b]遵从[/b]了绑架者的金钱要求，他们仍然拒绝释放她。

我别无选择，只好寄希望于法律机构。

警察部门立刻行动，全面搜查该地区。

虽然徒劳无获，但他们不愿[b]中止[/b]行动、[b]放弃[/b]搜查，因为他们知道任何[b]失败[/b]都将导致我女儿的死亡。

调查到最后，警察部门[b]出其不意[/b]的搜查当地一名官员的家。

那名官员得知要被搜查时，[b]羞愧[/b]难当。

警察在他的地下室找到了我的女儿。

她的手腕有多出[b]磨伤[/b]，那是被[b]粗糙的[/b]绳子擦伤的。

那名官员连同[b]唆使[/b]他绑架的保镖双双被捕。

那名官员被迫[b]辞职[/b]，判处终身监禁。

法官告诉他，他该庆幸极刑已被[b]废除[/b]，并且由于该项惩罚的[b]废除[/b]，他将免遭处决。

迅速抓获罪犯并对其严加处置的做法[b]减少[/b]了我对法律的不信任感。

现在我真正信任“司法Justice”，但并不是因为我的名字叫Justice !08年5.23第二期托福英语学习：托福词汇2absenteeism n. 旷课，旷工absentee n. 缺席者absolve v. 宽恕；赦免（罪行、过失等），解除（责任等）absorb vt. 吸引（液体、知识等）；理解，掌握absorbing adj. 吸引人的，引人入胜的abstain v. 自制，自动放弃；戒绝，有意回避abstinence n. 自制，节制（禁欲、戒酒等）abstract adj. 抽象的；难解的，深奥的abstraction n. 抽象概念abstruse adj. 难懂的，深奥的absurd adj. 荒谬的，可笑的abuse n. （权利等的）滥用；（物品等的）不精心使用abut vi. 邻接，毗邻abyss n. 深渊，深坑academic adj. 学术的；学院的；理论的academician n. 学会会员；院士；学者accelerate v. 加快，加速；促进，促进。

早日发生accentuate v. 突出，强调access n. 接触，接近（的机会）；入口，通道As an [b]academician[/b], I think Mathematics is an intriguing and [b]absorbing[/b] science. How ever, many of my students consider it an [b]abstract [/b]science and they hate it because the equations are too difficult to [b]absorb[/b] and to remember. I think my students would laugh if they knew how I became so interest in Math. [/color][color=black][/color][color=black] When I was a freshman in college, I also believe Math was a mere [b]abstraction[/b]. Study it was like falling into a spinning [b]abyss[/b] of numbers and symbols. Just thinking about it seems like an [b]abuse[/b] of my brain. However, my entire tuition was financed by an academic scholarship, so I have to maintain high marks in all of my classes, including Math.[/color][color=black] My most [b]abstruse[/b] class was Advanced Calculus Mathematics. It was taught in a large lecture hall which [b]abutted[/b] the North access gate of the University. Unlike many absentees in my class who often [b]abstained[/b] from attending the boring lectures, I dare not absolve myself from this responsibility. Any degree of [b]absenteeism[/b] would cause me to fail Math and to lose my scholarship. I was so afraid of failing that I even pledged [b]abstinence[/b] from my abundant supply of alcohol.[/color][color=black] It wasn't until the fourth week of Math class when I met the wonderful person who would [b]accelerate[/b] my interest and understanding of this absurd subject. She was a foreign exchange student from Beijing. She was also a brilliant mathematician. She would come to the class everday in a coulorful silk scraf that [b]accentuated[/b] her lovelt smile.[/color][color=black] It was so nice to meet someone from my home country. She inspired me to love Math. Although we now live and teach in different countries, I still see her smiling face between every number I write!作为一名[b]学者[/b]，我认为[b]数学[/b]是一门既有趣又[b]引人入胜[/b]的科学。