胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇189

　　189. Al Johnson-representative of the people阿尔.约翰逊—人民的代表 represent-residue¹
Al Johnson is a representative of the people. He represents the residents of the 8th Residential² District in his city. Al is reputed to be above reproach in his representation. Al feels that it is his job to rescue the people from anyone who tries to repress them and repudiate³ any measures that the people reserve even the slightest residue of distaste for. In fact, he has a vested interest in the representation of the people who reside there because his own residence is there. One issue that is being discussed is whether to build a reservoir in his district. Al argues that it would not be a good idea because the reservoir would attract many reptiles⁵, which the average city folk find repulsive⁶, and which would reproduce at an alarming rate throughout the district. The people would be resentful towards Al if this measure passed. Another issue that is pending⁷ at the moment is whether to build a biological research center that would specialize in researching human reproductive behavior. Al is also against this idea because the people in his district are quite conservative, and they would be repulsed⁹ by any research concerning human reproduction in their district and resent Al greatly if he let such a measure pass. The secret to Al’s success as a representative is that he does not just resemble one of the residents of his district(In fact, it’s more than just a resemblance.)-he is one.
represent vt.代表,描绘,表现
representation n.表示,表现
representative n.代表adj.典型的,有代表性的
repress vt.抑制,镇压
reproach v.斥责,非难
reproduce v.繁殖,再生,复制
reproduction n.复制品,繁殖
reproductive adj.生殖的
reptile⁴ n.爬行动物
repudiate v.驳斥,推翻
repulse⁸ vt.击退,拒绝,排斥,使厌恶
repulsive adj.令人厌恶,排斥的
reputed adj.名誉好的,被称为…的,有…名气的
rescue vt.援救,救援
resemblance n.相似,酷肖
resemble vt.像,类似
resent vt.愤恨,怨恨
resentful adj.忿恨的,怨恨的
reserve vt.储备,保留,预定
reservoir n.水库,蓄水池
reside vi.居住
residence n.居住,住处
resident n.居民
residential adj.住宅的,与居住有关的
residue n.剩余(财产),残余,渣滓adj.剩余的,残留的

1 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。

2 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

3 repudiate   

v.拒绝，拒付，拒绝履行

参考例句：

• He will indignantly repudiate the suggestion.他会气愤地拒绝接受这一意见。
• He repudiate all debts incurred by his son.他拒绝偿还他儿子的一切债务。

4 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

5 reptiles   

n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 repulsive   

adj.排斥的，使人反感的

参考例句：

• She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
• The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。

7 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

8 repulse   

n.击退，拒绝；vt.逐退，击退，拒绝

参考例句：

• The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.武装部队已作好击退任何进攻的准备。
• After the second repulse,the enemy surrendered.在第二次击退之后，敌人投降了。

9 repulsed   

v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 )；驳斥；拒绝

参考例句：

• I was repulsed by the horrible smell. 这种可怕的气味让我恶心。
• At the first brush,the enemy was repulsed. 敌人在第一次交火时就被击退了。 来自《简明英汉词典》