胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇042

Lesson 42 Finding the Perfect Man 寻找如意郎君

 

Words:

 

comparable adj. 可比的，比得上的；类似的

 

comparative adj. 比较的

 

compassion¹ n. 怜悯，同情

 

compatible adj. 可以并存的，相容的，协调的

 

compel vt. 强迫，使不得不

 

compelling adj. 紧迫的，使人非相信不可的

 

compensate² vt. 补偿，赔偿

 

compensatory adj. 补偿性的

 

compete vi. 竞争，比得上

 

competence³ n. 能力，胜任

 

competent adj. 有能力的，能胜任的

 

competition n. 竞争，竞赛

 

competitiveness n. 竞争能力

 

compile vt. 汇集，编辑

 

complacence n. 自满，自以为是

 

complaint n. 抱怨，怨言

 

complement⁴ vt. 补充，使完善

 

complementary adj. 补充的，补足的

 

complex adj. 复杂的，费解的；结构复杂的；n. 综合体

 

complexity⁵ n. 复杂（性）

 

“I want to get married, but I’m having trouble funding a compatible man!” Mary said with a sigh. “He must possess a measure of competitiveness because I hate complacence. However, his desire for competition has to be complemented⁶ with a degree of compassion.”

 

“That type of man won’t be easy to find!” Jane replied. “I would prefer a man with a personality that is complementary to mine. He’d have to be a competent cook because I have absolutely no competence in that area. I’d also want him to be intelligent so that he can compensate for my inability to solve complex problems. ”

 

“You two girls are crying for the moon.” Ruth said. “What you really need in someone who will love you without complaint, like my last boyfriend. I never had to compel him to express his feelings to me. I think, in his mind, love was not a complexity. But how am I ever going to find someone who is comparable to my ex-boyfriend?”

 

“I suppose you can do a comparative study of every new guy you meet,” Mary replied with a laugh. “Or you can call up your ex-boyfriend and beg him to take you back. But why would he want you back after you made him compete with his best friend for your affection? It’s not like you can make things right with compensatory affection, can you? ”

 

“Look, girls, ” Jane said with a tone of dismay. “We’re not exactly princesses. We’re 30 years old and we’re still being too picky. Don’t you think we have enough compelling reasons to lower our standards? Why don’ t we just compile a list of all single men over 3 who wouldn’t mind going out with us? ”

 

“Good idea!” replied Mary and Ruth.

 

“我想结婚，但又找不到合适的男人！”玛丽叹了口气说道。“他必须拥有一定的竞争能力，因为我讨厌男人自以为是。但他的竞争欲还得有一定程度的同情心做补充。”

 

“那样的男人很难找！”简回答说，“我更喜欢一个跟我个性互补的男人。他必须是个称职的厨师，因为我绝对没有能力胜任做饭的工作。他还得是个聪明的男人，这样他就能弥补我解决复杂问题时的无能为力了。”

 

“你们俩是在缘木求鱼，简直是异想天开！”鲁丝说道，“你们真正需要的是一个无欲无悔爱你们的男人，就像我的前任男友。我从来不用强迫他向我倾诉感情。我想，在他心里，爱情不是件错综复杂的事。但我上哪去找能跟我前任男友相媲美的男人呢？”

 

“我想你可以对你遇上的每一位新男友做一番比较研究，”玛丽笑着回答，“或者你可以给你前任男友打电话，求他再续前缘。但你弄得他为了获得你的爱情而同他最好的朋友竞争，他又怎么会再续前缘呢？补偿性的爱情好像不管用，对吧？”

 

“我说，姑娘们，”简不无沮丧地说道，“我们又不是什么公主，我们已经30多了，还那么挑三拣四。难道我们没有足够令人信服的理由降低标准吗？我们干嘛不写一张清单，列出所以愿意同我们约会的30岁以上的单身汉呢？”

 

“好主意！”玛丽和鲁丝齐声答道。

1 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

2 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

3 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。

4 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

5 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

6 complemented   

有补助物的，有余格的

参考例句：

• The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list. 佳肴佐以美酒，可称完美无缺。
• In vitro analysis must be complemented by studies of the virus replication cycle in plants. 体外的分析必须辅之以植物体内病毒复制周期的研究。