access [ˋæksɛs] n. （使用、看某物）机会或权利
Theoretically at least, whole populations will have direct access to information without waiting for it to be filtered through a government, or a press.
至少在理论上，全体人民都可以直接取用资讯，不必等候政府或媒体的过滤。
想象生活当中的事物
The only access to the Treasure Island is across the bridge.要到那宝岛去唯有穿过桥.
Only high officials had access to the president. 只有高级官员才可以接近总统.
agenda [əˋdʒɛndə] n. 议程，行动计划
He has a modest domestic agenda centered on improving education and strengthening families, and he believes most of those programs can run without much direct input from him.
他有一套保守的内政方案，主要是以改善教育和强化家庭为重点，而且他相信，这些政策大部分都不需要他太多的直接参与就可以运作。
WHICH WORD?
agenda / diary / schedule / timetable / itinerary
A book with a space for each day where you write down things that you have to do in the future is called a diary or a datebook (AmE) (not an agenda). You may also have a calendar on your desk or hanging up in your room, where you write down your appointments. A diary or a journal is also the record that some people keep of what has happened during the day: the Diary of Anne Frank.
In BrE your schedule is a plan that lists all the work that you have to do and when you must do each thing and a timetable is a list showing the fixed times at which events will happen: a bus/train timetable.In AmE these are both called a schedule.
An itinerary is a plan of a journey, including the route and the places you visit.
The next item on the agenda is pray. 议程表上的下一项是祷告。
ally [əˋlaɪ] n. 盟邦 【同】confederate 【反】enemy
Just as Clinton’s first official overseas trip, in 1993, was to Asia, … his first post-election trip will take him back to the region for visits with three other major allies --- Australia, the Philippines and Thailand.
正如克林顿上任后的首趟外交之旅是于1993年到亚洲，他连任后的第一次出访也将再回到这个地区，访问另外3个主要盟国——澳大利亚、菲律宾和泰国。
She is my ally against night life.她是我的同盟，反对夜生活。
a loyal ally of the United States 美国的一个忠实的同盟国
amateur [ˋæməˏtɚ] n. 业余爱好者 【反】professional
In February their lovers’ quarrel in
2月时，这对情侣在中央公园争吵的场面被一位业余摄影师收入镜头之中，爱炒绯闻的小电视台就整日重播这一段。
█ tabloid adj. 专报耸动、煽情新闻的
an amateur photographer
情绪的图像，清晰，清楚、真实、生动
想一个人，做it的，喜欢摄影
anarchy [ˋænɚkɪ] n. 无政府状态 【同】chaos
Tirana is in total anarchy.
地拉那完全陷入无政府状态。
the class was in a state of anarchy. 班上一片混乱
anguish [ˋæŋɡwɪʃ] n. （心理上的）苦楚，烦恼 【同】agony
Not since 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a New Deal to ease the economic and social anguish of the Great Depression, has a
自从1932年罗斯福承诺以新政来减轻经济大萧条带来的经济与社会痛苦之后，历来的美国总统竞选没有一次像这次一样，如此关注国内事务。
I was in anguish until I had faith. 没有信心的时候，很痛苦。
approach [əˋprotʃ] n. 方法、途径
The approach favored by IDEC Pharmaceuticals … is to target all active T cells with a custom-made antibody that can temporarily knock the immune cells out of commission.
IDEC制药公司所偏爱的方法，是利用一种特制的抗体对付所有活跃的T细胞，这种抗体能够让这些免疫细胞暂时失去功能。
█ custom-made adj. 订制的，非现成的；out of commission 损坏，无法运作
(idm 习语) easy/difficult of approach (fml 文) easy/difficult to talk to in a friendly way 平易近人的[难於接近的].
