胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇169

　　169. The perpetual plastic永久塑料 perishable¹-persuasive²
There was a scientist, an inventor of plastics, who received permission from the personnel department of his laboratory to invent a permeable plastic. He persevered⁴ in his efforts day after day. It was his personality to persist, you see. Careful to avoid pernicious odors, he examined the perplexing problem of the perpendicular⁵ molecular⁶ crystal structures, and after much perseverance⁷, persistence⁸, and perspiration⁹, finally produced a plastic that he called the Perpetual Plastic. He named it this because of its permanent qualities.
One day, the scientist was called to a court of law to face charges of patent violation¹⁰. In the court room, the judge questioned the scientist saying, “Under the threat of perjury¹¹, I ask you whether you have perpetrated the crime of fraud.” The scientist perspired¹³ under pressure and gave a persuasive argument saying, “If it is permissible¹⁴ by the court, I would like to explain my perspective on this matter. My invention is truly perpetual because of its permanent qualities. It is permanent because common substances like air and water can permeate¹⁵, but only very slowly. Therefore, this plastic can perpetuate¹⁶ the preservation¹⁷ of perishable items such as food.”
The judge, though somewhat perplexed¹⁸, expressed a permissive attitude and said, “You have persuaded me.” The scientist was acquitted¹⁹ of the charges. Now his invention is popularly being used for containers of food products around the world.
perishable adj.(尤指食物)易腐的,易坏的
perjury n.伪证,假誓
permanent adj.长久的,永久的
permeable adj.有浸透性的,能透过的
permeate vt.弥漫,渗透,透过
permissible adj.可容许的
permission n.许可,允许
permissive adj.许可的,宽容的
pernicious adj.有害的,致命的
perpendicular adj.垂直的,直立的
perpetrate v.犯罪,作恶
perpetual adj.不间断的,持续的,永久的,永恒的
perpetuate vt.使…延续,使永存
perplex vt.迷惑,困惑,难住
perseverance n.坚定不移
persevere³ vi.坚持不懈,不屈不挠
persist vi.坚持,持续
persistence n.坚持不懈,持续
personality n. 个性,性格
personnel n.人员,职员,人事部门
perspective n.(判断事物的)角度,方法,观点,透视,远景
perspiration n.汗水,出汗
perspire¹² vi.出汗
persuade vt. 说服,劝说
persuasive adj.有说服力的,善说服的

1 perishable   

adj.（尤指食物）易腐的，易坏的

参考例句：

• Many fresh foods are highly perishable.许多新鲜食物都极易腐败。
• Fruits are perishable in transit.水果在运送时容易腐烂。

2 persuasive   

adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的

参考例句：

• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
• The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。

3 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

4 persevered   

v.坚忍，坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She persevered with her violin lessons. 她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
• Hard as the conditions were, he persevered in his studies. 虽然条件艰苦，但他仍坚持学习。 来自辞典例句

5 perpendicular   

adj.垂直的，直立的；n.垂直线，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.这两排骨头相互垂直。
• The wall is out of the perpendicular.这墙有些倾斜。

6 molecular   

adj.分子的；克分子的

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。
• For the pressure to become zero, molecular bombardment must cease.当压强趋近于零时，分子的碰撞就停止了。

7 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

8 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

9 perspiration   

n.汗水；出汗

参考例句：

• It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。
• The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 perjury   

n.伪证；伪证罪

参考例句：

• You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证，你要受罚的。
• She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。

12 perspire   

vi.出汗，流汗

参考例句：

• He began to perspire heavily.他开始大量出汗。
• You perspire a lot when you are eating.你在吃饭的时候流汗很多。

13 perspired   

v.出汗，流汗( perspire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The air became cooler but Feliks perspired all the same. 空气凉爽了，但费利克斯仍然浑身出汗。 来自辞典例句
• Sit down, you look perspired. 坐下，看你满头是汗。 来自辞典例句

14 permissible   

adj.可允许的，许可的

参考例句：

• Is smoking permissible in the theatre?在剧院里允许吸烟吗？
• Delay is not permissible,even for a single day.不得延误，即使一日亦不可。

15 permeate   

v.弥漫，遍布，散布；渗入，渗透

参考例句：

• Water will easily permeate a cotton dress.水很容易渗透棉布衣服。
• After a while it begins to permeate through your skin.过了一会，它会开始渗入你的皮肤。

16 perpetuate   

v.使永存，使永记不忘

参考例句：

• This monument was built to perpetuate the memory of the national hero.这个纪念碑建造的意义在于纪念民族英雄永垂不朽。
• We must perpetuate the system.我们必须将此制度永久保持。

17 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

18 perplexed   

adj.不知所措的

参考例句：

• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。
• The child was perplexed by the intricate plot of the story.这孩子被那头绪纷繁的故事弄得迷惑不解。

19 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。