胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇053

Lesson 53 A News Repot 一则新闻报道

Words:

 

costume n. 服装；vt. 装束

 

counsel n/vt. 劝告

 

counseling n. （对个人、社会以及心理等问题的）咨询服务

 

counteract¹ vt. 消除，抵消

 

counterfeit² vt. 伪造，仿造；n. 伪造物，假冒物

 

counterpart n. 相对物，极相似之人或物

 

countless³ adj. 无数的

 

couple n. （一）对，（一）双；夫妇；vi. 联合，结合

 

courier n. 送急件的人，信使

 

court n. 法庭，球场

 

courteously⁴ adv. 有礼貌地，亲切地

 

courthouse n. 法院；郡政府所在地

 

courtship n. 求爱，求爱时期

 

cover vt. 覆盖；包括；报道

 

coverage⁵ n. 新闻报道；报道

 

covetous⁶ adj. 贪婪的，贪心的

 

cowboy n. 牛仔，美国西部牧人牛仔

 

cower⁷ vt. 畏缩

 

cowhand⁸ n. 牛仔，牧牛工

 

coy adj. 腼腆的，忸怩的

 

Good morning everyone, I’m covering this story from the county courthouse. Our coverage of this event began two days ago when the police arrested Tom Smith for using counterfeit to buy an engagement ring. Tom Smith is famous for winning the covetous gold horse trophy⁹ last year before suffering a serious head injury in a fall. What makes this case unusual is that Tom claims he was buying the ring for his girlfriend, who is actually a cow. That’s correct, folks, I didn’t say cowhand, I said now. Apparently¹⁰, he has had a sic-month courtship with a cow whom he believes is human.

 

Tom appeared in court today wearing a cowboy costume. He cowered¹¹ when he saw all of the TV cameras. The judge asked Tom countless questions about his relationship with his girlfriend, the cow. “Does she speak to you, Tom?” the judge asked.

 

“No,” relied Tom. “She’s rather coy. That’s what I like about her. I’m also fond of the way she courteously listens to all of my problems. I think we make a good couple. I consider her my counterpart in life.”

“Are you intending to marry her?” the judge asked with a serious face.

 

“Absolutely,” Tom replied. “I’ve already hired a courier to deliver the wedding invitations.”

 

“Okay, that’s enough,” said the judge, shaking his head from side to side. “I’m going to require that you take medicine to counteract the effects of your head injury. I’m also going to have a psychologist counsel you.”

“Thank you, judge,” said Tom with a sigh of relief. “But I think my girlfriend will also need counseling.”

 

大家早上好！我正在法院报道这里发生的故事。我们对这起事件的新闻报道开始于两天前，当时警方因汤姆史密斯涉嫌用假币购买订婚戒指逮捕了他。去年汤姆因先是获贪心的金马奖而后又在一次坠马中头部严重受伤而名声大噪。使这个案件异乎寻常的是汤姆声称他当时正为他女朋友---事实上是一头奶牛---买戒指。各位，这是真的，我说的不是牛仔，是奶牛。看得出，汤姆向这头他认为是人的奶牛求爱已经六个月了。

 

汤姆今天身着牛仔服出庭。看到了周围的电视摄像机，他有些畏缩不前。法官向他提出了无数关于他和他女朋友（那头奶牛）的问题。“她和你说话吗，汤姆？”法官问道。

 

“不，”汤姆回答说，“她很腼腆。这是是我喜欢她的地方。我还喜欢她彬彬有礼的聆听我发牢骚的样子。我想我们是一对佳偶。我已把她当成了我生命中的另一半。”

 

“你会和她结婚吗？”法官一脸严肃地问。

 

“绝对会。”汤姆回答道，“我已经雇了信使去分发结婚请柬。”

 

“好，就到这吧。”法官说着摇了摇头。“我要要求你服药来消除你头部受伤的影响，而且还请心理学家为你提供咨询。”

 

“谢谢你，法官，”汤姆如释重负地舒了口气，“但我想我女朋友也需要咨询服务。”

1 counteract   

vt.对…起反作用，对抗，抵消

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some medicine to counteract the effect of the poison.医生给他些药解毒。
• Our work calls for mutual support.We shouldn't counteract each other's efforts.工作要互相支持，不要互相拆台。

2 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
• The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

3 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

4 courteously   

adv.有礼貌地，亲切地

参考例句：

• He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
• Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会，他就很客气地站起来，让她走开。

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 covetous   

adj.贪婪的，贪心的

参考例句：

• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
• He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来，贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。

7 cower   

v.畏缩，退缩，抖缩

参考例句：

• I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖，也不会为任何恐吓所屈服。
• Will the Chinese cower before difficulties when they are not afraid even of death?中国人死都不怕，还怕困难吗？

8 cowhand   

n.牛仔，牧牛工

参考例句：

• Do you know the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid?你知道牛郎和织女的传说吗？
• A cowhand herds cattle past a petroleum processing plant.一个牧牛人赶着一群牛在一家石油加工厂附近经过。

9 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

10 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

11 cowered   

v.畏缩，抖缩( cower的过去式 )

参考例句：

• A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables. 一声枪响，人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。
• He cowered in the corner, gibbering with terror. 他蜷缩在角落里，吓得语无伦次。