胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇025

Lesson 25 Winter Suprise 惊喜在冬季

Words:

bleach¹ vt. 去色，漂泊

bleak² adj. 荒凉的，凄凉的

blemish³ n. 缺点，污点；vt 玷污

blend vt. 混合，掺混；n. 混合（物）

blessed adj. 神圣的；降福的，幸运的；带来愉快的，使人舒服的

blessing⁴ n. 祝福，恩赐

blink v. 眨眼

bliss⁵ n. 幸福，极乐

blizzard⁶ n. 暴风雪

block n. 一块（木或石等）；街区；vt. 障碍，阻止

bloom n./vi. 花/开花

blossom n./vi. 花/开花

blues⁷ n. 抑郁，沮丧；忧郁布鲁斯歌曲（蓝调音乐）

bluff⁸ n. 陡峭的悬崖绝壁；虚张声势，吓唬

blunt adj. (说话)直言不讳；（刀、铅笔等）钝的，不尖的

blush vi. 脸红，羞愧

board n. (薄而平的)木板；委员会；膳食费用；vt. 上（船、飞机等）

boarder n. 寄宿人；搭伙人

boarding-house n. 寄宿公寓

boast v./n. 自夸，以有。。。而自豪

I live in a boarding-house during the school year. My room is rather large, but I share it with another boarder.

It’s already November, but the autumn flowers are still in bloom. Just yesterday, I saw some lovely red blossoms along the roadside. These blessed flowers were perfect. They didn’t have a single blemish. Seeing these flowers in the fall created a feeling of bliss. I had no idea that it would be the last I’d see of them.

Yesterday, my roommate had told me that there would be a blizzard today. He’s always boasting that he knows the weather. I though it was just a bluff to get me to stay home from school. I was rather blunt in my reply.

However, I blushed when I looked out of the window this morning and saw that he was right. I had to blink my eyes several times just to be sure. An overnight storm had bleached⁹ the ground with seventeen inches of snow. Because the roads were blocked by the snowfall, I wouldn’t be able to board my usual bus to school. My outlook seemed rather bleak.

Then my roommate said, “Hey, you really need to take a break from your studies. Why don’t you just rest your brain, blend some fruit drinks, and listen to blues music?”

“It’s true, I’m probably in need of a rest, ” I replied.

Well, it turned out to be the most relaxing day I’ve had all year. I guess the sudden storm was really a blessing in disguise!

我读书时住在一栋寄宿公寓，房间颇大，但我得跟另一个寄宿者合住。

已是深秋十一月，但花儿依然盛开。就在昨天，我还在路旁看到了几朵美丽的红花。这些赏心悦目的花儿真美，它们没有一处瑕疵。能在秋天看到这些花儿让我一阵狂喜，我并不知道这将是我最后一次看到他们。

昨天，我的室友告诉我今天会有暴风雪。他总是吹牛，说自己能预知天气。我想这不过是虚张声势，想让我逃课。我的回答相当直言不讳。

然而，今天早晨我朝窗外望去，不禁脸红了：他居然说准了。我使劲眨了几下眼睛，才确信没有弄错。一夜的风雪把大地给漂白了，地上的积雪深达17英寸。由于下雪，道路被阻断，我也没法乘班车上学了，前景惨淡。

这时我的室友说道：“喂，你真该歇歇了，别老是学习。你干嘛不休息一下大脑、调点果汁、听点蓝调音乐呢？”

“是啊，我也许需要休息一下了。”我回答到。

这样，我度过了一年中最放松的一天。我猜这场突然的暴风雪貌似灾祸，实则是福啊！

1 bleach   

vt.使漂白；vi.变白；n.漂白剂

参考例句：

• These products don't bleach the hair.这些产品不会使头发变白。
• Did you bleach this tablecloth?你把这块桌布漂白了吗？

2 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

3 blemish   

v.损害；玷污；瑕疵，缺点

参考例句：

• The slightest blemish can reduce market value.只要有一点最小的损害都会降低市场价值。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

4 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

5 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

6 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

7 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

8 bluff   

v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗

参考例句：

• His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
• John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。

9 bleached   

漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的

参考例句：

• His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
• The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。