胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇058

Lesson 58 The Deadly Debutante¹ 首次进入社交界的少女杀手

Words:

 

daze² vt. 使发昏，是眩晕

 

dazzle vt. （使）眩目，（使）眼花；使（某人）赞许，称奇

 

dazzling adj. 眼花缭乱的；耀眼的

 

deadly adv. 致命的，毒性的；有害的

 

deal n. 交易；分量

 

dearth³ n. 缺少，缺乏

 

debatable adj. 争论中的；未决定的

 

debate n. 争论，辩论

 

debenture⁴ n. 债券

 

debris⁵ n. 废墟，残害；碎片

 

debt n. 债务

 

debtor⁶ n. 债务人

 

debutante n. 初次参加社交活动的少女

 

decadent⁷ adj. 颓废的

 

decant⁸ v. 倾注，倒出

 

decay v./n. （使）腐烂，腐蚀；衰落

 

deceit n. 欺骗，欺诈

 

deceitful adj. 惯于欺骗的

 

deceive vt. 欺骗，行骗

 

decent adj. 适当的，可接受的；得体的，体面的

 

deceptive⁹ adj. 欺骗的，导致错误的

 

deception¹⁰ n. 欺骗，诡计

 

deciduous¹¹ adj. 每年落叶的

 

decimal adj. 十进制的

 

decimate v. 毁掉大部分，大量杀死

 

“We had a deal,” said the debutante in the dazzling red dress. “The interest rate on the loan was supposed to be 0.05, not 0.5 of the debt. I saw it written on the paper with my own eyes. Someday changed the position of the decimal point! This is a clear case of deception.”

 

“It’s your eyes that deceived you,” replied the deadly loan shark. He smirked¹² as he decanted¹³ a bottle of wine and ate a piece of chocolate from her candy box. “The debenture you signed clearly says 0.5 of the loan. As the debtor, you have no choice but to pay the 50% interest. If you don’t pay, I will reduce your house to debris.”

 

“I will not pay a deceitful man like you,” said the stubborn debutante.

 

“I’m not interested in a debate,” replied the loan shark, as he ate another piece of chocolate. “I’m a decent businessman. It’s not my fault your family has a dearth of money. Those expensive deciduous trees our front and your family’s decadent lifestyle decimated the family fortune. Maybe you shouldn’t have spent the entire loan trying to dazzle that unfortunate boy into courting you. You used deceit to make him think you were rich. You’re more deceptive than I am.”

 

“In general, I think that’s debatable,” said the debutante. “But today, it’s true.”

 

“What do you mean?” asked the loan shark, now feeling a bit dazed by the chocolates.

 

“I should have told you,” replied the debutante. “Eating too many chocolates can decay your teeth,” she whispered as he fell to the floor, “but eating poisoned ones can kill you.”

 

“我们以前有个交易，”身穿耀眼的红色长裙的初次参加社交活动的少女说，“贷款的利率应该是债务的0.05（5%），而不是债务的0.5（50%）。我亲眼看见协议上这样写的。有人移动十进制的小数点！这是一起很明显的诈骗案。”

 

“是你的眼睛欺骗了你，”恶毒的高利贷者说。他一边倒着一瓶酒，吃着从少女的糖盒中拿出的一块巧克力，一边得意地笑着。“你签的债券上清清楚楚地写着贷款的50%。作为债务人，你别无选，只能付50%的利息。否则的话，我会把你的房子夷为废城。”

 

“我不会付钱给像你这样的骗子的。”倔强的少女说。

 

“我对争吵不感兴趣，”高利贷者说着，又吃了一块巧克力。“我是个体面的商人。你们家缺钱不是我的错。你们家外面种那么昂贵的落叶树和你们家颓废的生活方式毁掉了大部分财产，也许你不该把全部贷款花在使一个不幸的男孩神魂颠倒而向你求婚上。你利用欺骗手段让他相信你很富有。你比我更会骗人。”

 

“通常，我认为那样说是有争议的。”初涉社交界的少女说，“但今天，你可以这么说。”

 

“你什麽意思？”高利贷者问。这时他吃进去的巧克力使他感到有点眩晕。

 

“我本该告诉你，”少女回答道，“巧克力吃多了会腐蚀牙齿。”看着他倒在地板上，少女低声说，“可吃了有毒的巧克力会要了你的命。”

1 debutante   

n.初入社交界的少女

参考例句：

• The debutante's photograph was at the head of the society page.那位初进社交界少女的照片登在社会版的最上头。
• She dazzled London society as the most beautiful debutante of her generation.她首次出现在伦敦社交界便艳惊四座，被视为同龄人里最美丽的年轻女子。

2 daze   

v.(使)茫然，(使)发昏

参考例句：

• The blow on the head dazed him for a moment.他头上受了一击后就昏眩了片刻。
• I like dazing to sit in the cafe by myself on Sunday.星期日爱独坐人少的咖啡室发呆。

3 dearth   

n.缺乏，粮食不足，饥谨

参考例句：

• There is a dearth of good children's plays.目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
• Many people in that country died because of dearth of food.那个国家有许多人因为缺少粮食而死。

4 debenture   

n.债券；信用债券；（海关）退税凭单

参考例句：

• Debenture holder has priority over ordinary shareholder.债券持有人比普通股东享有优先权。
• Debenture holders have a prior claim and accept the least risk.债券持有人有优先索赔权，风险最小。

5 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

6 debtor   

n.借方，债务人

参考例句：

• He crowded the debtor for payment.他催逼负债人还债。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。

7 decadent   

adj.颓废的，衰落的，堕落的

参考例句：

• Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.别让颓废的思想侵蚀你们。
• This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。

8 decant   

v.慢慢倒出

参考例句：

• She always used to decant the milk into a jug.她过去总是把牛奶倒入一个壶中。
• Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments.上等的波尔图葡萄酒必须倒入其他容器中以滤除自然沉淀物。

9 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。

10 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

11 deciduous   

adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的

参考例句：

• Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。

12 smirked   

v.傻笑( smirk的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He smirked at Tu Wei-yueh. 他对屠维岳狞笑。 来自子夜部分
• He smirked in acknowledgement of their uncouth greetings, and sat down. 他皮笑肉不笑地接受了他的粗鲁的招呼，坐了下来。 来自辞典例句

13 decanted   

v.将（酒等）自瓶中倒入另一容器( decant的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Afterwards the aqueous solution from above the nitroglycerine was decanted. 然后倒出硝化甘油之上的水溶液。 来自辞典例句
• The coated particles are centrifuged and the liquid decanted. 将包覆的颗粒进行离心，除去液体。 来自辞典例句