胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇045

Lesson 45 Lunch in the Park 公园里的午餐

 

Words:

 

concrete n. 水泥；adj. 具体的，实体的

 

concurrent¹ adj. 同时发生的

 

condemn² v. 谴责，判刑

 

condemnation³ n. 谴责，定罪

 

condensation⁴ n. 谴责，定罪

 

condense vt. 使浓缩；精简

 

condiment⁵ n. 调味品

 

condone⁶ v. 宽恕，不咎（过错）；宽容，容忍

 

conduct vt. 做（试验，研究等）；引导，带领；传导；表现，为人;n. 举止，行为

 

conductivity n. 导电率；传导率

 

conductor n. 导（电、热等）体

 

confederacy n. 联盟

 

confederate n. 同盟者，盟友

 

confer v. 颁给，赋予；协商；商谈，交换意见

 

conference n. 会议；协商会，讨论会

 

confess vt. 坦白承认

 

confession⁷ n. 承认，招供

 

confide⁸ vt. 吐露（心事），倾诉

 

confidence n. 信心

 

confident adj. 有信心的，自信的

 

Lunch break at the hotdog stand in the park is the most enjoyable and interesting time of day for me. There’s nothing like putting your favorite condiments⁹ on your hotdog and feeling the condensation on an ice-cold can of coke. And there’s nothing like eavesdropping¹⁰ on the conversations.

 

“I like collecting old things,” bragged¹¹ a collector to his friend. “I have a collection of belt buckles¹² that were owned by a confederate General back in the days of the confederacy, 140 years ago, Some of these were actually worn to the conferences he had with the Union. I also own a piece of copper¹³ wire that was used 160 years ago as a conductor for the original Morse telegraph system. Copper wire was used because of its great conductivity. I even have a wooden mallet¹⁴ that was used by a judge over 300 years ago during condemnation proceedings¹⁵ in Salem. Imaging condemning¹⁶ someone for refusing to confess to witchcraft¹⁷! Even a confession would result in condemnation!”

 

“I’ve just conferred with the prosecutor¹⁸ and the judge on both of your cases,” said a lawyer to his criminal client. “It was a long meeting so I’m going to condense what we discussed into a few sentences. The prosecutor has concrete evidence that could put you in jail for two consecutive¹⁹ five-year terms. That’s a total of ten years. But if you plead guilty today, I’m confident that you’ll receive two concurrent five-year terms. That means you’ll be out of jail in five years.”

 

“I can’t condone your cheating on the examination,” said a father to his son. “But I’m glad that you conduct yourself honestly next time.”

 

See how interesting lunchtime can be?

 

对我来说，在公园里热狗摊旁度过的午餐休息时间是我一天中最快乐、最有趣的时光。在热狗上涂一层你最爱吃的调料，在感受一下冰镇可乐罐上的冰凝水珠实在是惬意。而且偷听别人的谈话也是再有趣不过的事。

 

“我喜欢收集古老的东西，”一位收藏家对他的朋友吹嘘道，“我收集了一位南部联军将领成用过的一些皮带扣，那可是140年前南部联邦时期的东西。有些皮带扣还是他参加南北会谈时带过的。我还有一根铜丝，那是160年前最早的摩尔斯电报系统曾用过的导体。之所以使用铜是因为它导电性能良好。我甚至还有一把300多年前的木槌。那是一位法官在撒冷进行判决的程序中用过的。想想吧，不过是拒绝承认使用巫术就能给人判刑。甚至是一招供就能判。”

 

“我已就你的两个案子同检察官和法官谈过了，”一位律师对他的行事委托人说，“会谈过程很长，我现在把我们讨论的内容精简为以下几句话：检察官有确凿的证据证明你有罪，这样你就的连续坐上两个5年的牢，加起来一共是10年。但如果你今天服罪，我有信心你将被判同时进行的5年刑期，也就是说5年后你就能出狱。”

 

“我无法容忍你考试作弊的行为，”一位父亲对儿子说道，“但我很高兴你向我吐露了这一令人遗憾的举动。我对你有信心，儿子。我知道下次你一定会诚实地做人。”

 

你瞧，午餐时间多有趣！

1 concurrent   

adj.同时发生的，一致的

参考例句：

• You can't attend two concurrent events!你不能同时参加两项活动！
• The twins had concurrent birthday. 双胞胎生日在同一天。

2 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

3 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

4 condensation   

n.压缩，浓缩；凝结的水珠

参考例句：

• A cloud is a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere.云是由大气中的水蒸气凝结成的。
• He used his sleeve to wipe the condensation off the glass.他用袖子擦掉玻璃上凝结的水珠。

5 condiment   

n.调味品

参考例句：

• It has long been a precious condiment.它一直都是一种珍贵的调味料。
• Fish sauce is a traditional fermented condiment in coastal areas.鱼露是沿海地区的传统发酵调味品。

6 condone   

v.宽恕；原谅

参考例句：

• I cannot condone the use of violence.我不能宽恕使用暴力的行为。
• I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.我绝不允许任何导致战争的行为。

7 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

8 confide   

v.向某人吐露秘密

参考例句：

• I would never readily confide in anybody.我从不轻易向人吐露秘密。
• He is going to confide the secrets of his heart to us.他将向我们吐露他心里的秘密。

9 condiments   

n.调味品

参考例句：

• Refill and clean all salt and peppers, sugar bowls, and other condiments. 清洁并续满所有的胡椒瓶、盐瓶、糖缸及其他调料。
• Go easy on condiments, they tend to be salty. 别放太多调味品，这样往往会太咸。

10 eavesdropping   

n. 偷听

参考例句：

• We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
• Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间，一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。

11 bragged   

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He bragged to his friends about the crime. 他向朋友炫耀他的罪行。
• Mary bragged that she could run faster than Jack. 玛丽夸口说她比杰克跑得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 buckles   

搭扣，扣环( buckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes. 她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。
• When the plate becomes unstable, it buckles laterally. 当板失去稳定时，就发生横向屈曲。

13 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

14 mallet   

n.槌棒

参考例句：

• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
• The chairman rapped on the table twice with his mallet.主席用他的小木槌在桌上重敲了两下。

15 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

16 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17 witchcraft   

n.魔法，巫术

参考例句：

• The woman practising witchcraft claimed that she could conjure up the spirits of the dead.那个女巫说她能用魔法召唤亡灵。
• All these things that you call witchcraft are capable of a natural explanation.被你们统统叫做巫术的那些东西都可以得到合情合理的解释。

18 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

19 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。