胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇044

Lesson 44 Geometry Class 几何课

 

Words:

 

compute¹ vt. 计算

 

concave adj. 凹的

 

conceal² vt. 隐藏，隐瞒

 

concede v. （不情愿地）承认；让步；承认失败

 

conceit³ n. 自负，自高自大

 

conceive vt. 构思，设想

 

concentric adj. 同心的

 

concept n. 概念，观念

 

conception n. 概念，认识

 

conceptual adj. 概念上的

 

concert n. 音乐会；一致，一起

 

concerted adj. 商议好的，协定的

 

concerto⁴ n. 协奏曲

 

conciliatory adj. 调和的，抚慰的

 

concise⁵ adj. 简洁的，简明的

 

conclude v. 推断；做出结论；vi.结束

 

conclusive⁶ adj. 决定性的；最后的

 

concoct⁷ v. 调制；编造，虚构

 

concomitant adj. 伴随而来的

 

concord⁸ n. 和睦

 

“You have to conceal your boredom,” John whispered to me, waking me from my nap.

 

“I can’t conceive of a way to hide it,” I replied with a yawn. I had been sitting in geometry class for two hours, waiting for the professor to conclude his lecture about concentric circles and concaved figures. I understand the concept of geometry but how often am I really going to use it in everyday life? When would I ever need to compute the circumference⁹ of a circle? I’m not very interested in conceptual thinking. I’m more interested in studying about how to maintain concord between neighboring third-world countries.

 

“Are you going to the concert tonight?” John whispered again. “They’re playing a wonderful new concerto. You make a conciliatory gesture towards Jane by inviting¹⁰ her to come with you.”

 

“Sorry John, I have basketball practice,” I replied. “My foolish conceit and male pride won’t allow me to contact Jane. She slapped my face last time. That’s a pretty conclusive statement, wouldn’t you agree? Anyway, I’m not ready for a relationship and all the concomitant pain that comes with it.”

 

“Your conception of a relationship is a bit warped¹¹.” John whispered back. “All that’s required is a concerted effort between two people. Perhaps you should be more concise when you talk to Jane about your feelings.”

 

“Enough! I concede!” I replied with a grin. “I’ll invite your sister to the concert. But I’m going to need your help to concoct a story that will help me save face!”

 

“你得掩饰一下你的厌倦情绪，”约翰低声对我说道，一面把我从瞌睡中唤醒。

 

“我想不出掩饰的法子，”我打着哈欠回答道。我已经上了两个小时的几何课，一直等着教授结束这个关于同心圆和凹面图的讲座。我理解几何的概念，但日常生活中我哪里用的着那玩意？我几时曾需要计算圆周长了？我对概念思考不甚感兴趣。我更有兴趣了解相邻的第三世界国家间是如何维持和睦关系的。

 

“你晚上去听音乐会吗？”约翰又低声说道，“今晚会演奏一出新的协奏曲，特棒。你可以邀请简跟你一块来，就算是和解的表示。”

 

“对不起，约翰，我得练篮球，”我回答道，“我愚蠢的自负和男人的骄傲不允许我跟简联系，要知道她上次打了我一计耳光。那算是一切结束的表示吧，你觉得呢？不管怎样，我不准备恋爱了，也受不了一切随之而来的痛苦。”

 

“你对恋爱的认识有点偏激。”约翰低声回答到，“只要两个人共同努力就行了。也许你跟简倾诉感情时应该更简明扼要些。”

 

“够了！我让步！我笑着回答，“我将邀请你妹妹去听音乐会。但你得帮我编造个故事，好给我留点脸面！”

1 compute   

v./n.计算，估计

参考例句：

• I compute my losses at 500 dollars.我估计我的损失有五百元。
• The losses caused by the floods were beyond compute.洪水造成的损失难以估量。

2 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

3 conceit   

n.自负，自高自大

参考例句：

• As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
• She seems to be eaten up with her own conceit.她仿佛已经被骄傲冲昏了头脑。

4 concerto   

n.协奏曲

参考例句：

• The piano concerto was well rendered.钢琴协奏曲演奏得很好。
• The concert ended with a Mozart violin concerto.音乐会在莫扎特的小提琴协奏曲中结束。

5 concise   

adj.简洁的，简明的

参考例句：

• The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
• I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。

6 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

7 concoct   

v.调合，制造

参考例句：

• I gave her a tip on how to concoct a new kind of soup.我教她配制一种新汤的诀窍。
• I began to concoct explanations of my own.我开始思考自己的解释。

8 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。

9 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

10 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

11 warped   

adj.反常的；乖戾的；（变）弯曲的；变形的v.弄弯，变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 )；使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，

参考例句：

• a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感
• The board has warped. 木板翘了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》