annoy,furious,indignant,irritate,provoke都含有一定的恼怒之意

annoy指有余被迫忍受某种不愉快甚至讨厌的事情而失去耐心或沉着(beannoyed at/by sth. be annoyed withsb. 对某人/某事很生气)

furious 狂怒的(befurious with sb. be furious at/aboutsth对某人/某事大发雷霆)

indignant强调的是愤怒,愤慨,愤愤不平

irritate指一再打扰某人,终于使其失去耐心而发怒.

provoke激怒(人,动物),使生气(provoke sb. to do /intodoing...刺激某人做某事)

练习(选择最恰当的答案并翻译每句句子)看看你能不能翻译得最准确:

1.It ___ me that she justassumeswell all fit in with her plans.

A.irritates B.bothers　C.annoys　D.provokes

2.The manager was ___ by consumersinsolence.

A.irritated　B.bothered 　C.complained 　D.provoked

3.Father was___ with Peter abouthis mistake.

A.careless 　B.bothered 　C.furious　D.provoked

4.Mike ___Mary to anger so that Mary was divorced fromMike.

A.irritatedB.bothered 　C.annoyed 　D.provoked

5.Mother is ___against Bob becausehe is not obedient.

A.irritated 　B.annoyed　C.furious　D.provoked

6.Thisunfair trestment arouses popular___.

A.irritation 　B.annoyanceC.indignation 　D.complaint

参考答案:

1.It __C__ me that she just assumes well all fit in withherplans.

她想当然地认为我们都适合她的计划,这使我非常恼怒.

A.irritates 　B.bothers　C.annoys　D.provokes

2.The manager was __A__ byconsumersinsolence.经理被消费者的蛮横态度弄得恼火.

A.irritated 　B.bothered　C.complained　D.provoked

3.Father was __C__ with Peter abouthismistake.父亲对彼得犯的错误大发雷霆.

A.careless 　B.bothered　C.furious　D.provoked

4.Mike __D__ Mary to anger so that Mary wasdivorced fromMike.麦克激怒了玛丽以至于玛丽跟麦克离婚了.

(provoke sb. toanger激怒某人;叫某人生气)

A.irritated　B.bothered 　C.annoyed 　D.provoked

5.Motheris __A__ against Bobbecause he is notobedient.妈妈对鲍伯的不听话很生气．(irritate againstsb.对某人生气)

A.irritated　B.annoyed 　C.furious 　D.provoked

6.This unfairtrestment arousespopular __C__.这种不公待遇引起了公愤.

A.irritation　B.annoyance　 C.indignation　D.complaint