最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit9-Part5

 

[00:00.00]Megan’s parents, Nancy and Don, 

[00:03.51]cancelled all their immediate¹ plans 

[00:05.91]and flew to the island. 

[00:08.32]Rather than wait for 

[00:10.29]the small island ship to 

[00:12.26]transport them to the island

[00:14.23]they were flown in by helicopter. 

[00:16.20]After hiring a lawyer 

[00:20.24]as an advocate for their cause, 

[00:22.43]they began to work with 

[00:24.51]the local police tracking down 

[00:26.59]any angle of the case t

[00:28.78]hat would bring these creeps 

[00:30.96]first to court and then 

[00:32.72]to trial before a jury,

[00:34.36]who in turn would convict them 

[00:36.87]to lengthy² jail sentences. 

[00:39.83]As the days slipped by 

[00:42.34]without any answers, they experienced 

[00:45.19]severe emotional fatigue³ and 

[00:48.47]life became a living hell.

[00:51.75]The investigation⁴ seemed 

[00:55.04]to lag at first, but they 

[00:57.33]were reluctant to interfere⁵. 

[00:58.65]The initial reports from this mess 

[01:03.24]were inconclusive; many of 

[01:06.08]the details not being addressed. 

[01:08.71]As paying clients they lodged 

[01:12.32]a complaint with the Governor 

[01:13.85]of the island. 

[01:15.61]After several months  passed, 

[01:17.35]the authorities had a frank discussion 

[01:19.76]with Megan’s parents stating 

[01:22.05]that as each day passed 

[01:24.25]they were less and less 

[01:26.65]liable to solve the murder. 

[01:28.73]They cited other examples 

[01:32.12]of unsolved cases and encouraged 

[01:34.64]Nancy and Don to return home. 

[01:38.14]Feeling both annoyed and frustrated, 

[01:40.99]they decided⁶ they had 

[01:43.28]done all they could 

[01:44.81]here for the moment.

[01:46.13]Once at home again,

[01:49.41]Nancy withdrew from community life 

[01:51.93]choosing to spend her time alone. 

[01:54.76]These days, if you went looking, 

[01:58.70]you could often find Don 

[02:00.13]in a local pub having 

[02:01.77]a pint⁷ or two of beer.

[02:04.51]He, too, is unable to 

[02:06.48]come to terms with the sequence 

[02:08.23]of events that tore 

[02:10.08]his family apart this year. 

[02:12.50]Just thinking about Megan 

[02:16.10]brings a lump to his throat 

[02:17.85]and makes his head spin.

[02:20.80]As time passed, it was 

[02:24.96]becoming more and more evident 

[02:27.04]that the stack of paperwork 

[02:28.79]pertaining to his daughter’s case 

[02:32.18]was not going to provide 

[02:33.71]any answers immediately, if ever. 

[02:37.43]Tips provided by the public 

[02:40.28]proved to lead nowhere. 

[02:43.24]The records will remain open 

[02:45.42]until the case is solved, 

[02:47.61]however for the moment 

[02:49.47]the natural rhythm of life 

[02:51.55]has been destroyed. 

[02:53.95]Can a family withstand 

[02:56.80]such a tragedy? 

[02:58.22]Only time will tell.

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

3 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。