204. The soloist and the solicitor独唱演员与推销员 solicit-soybean
There was a singer who had retired to a life on the farm. She had been a soloist for the big city opera and had been very famous, but she grew tired of the city life and decided that she needed a change. Now, she spent her days in the soybean field sowing seeds. She enjoyed the solitude of the fields, and it soothed her to sing solos as she worked.
One day, a solicitor appeared on the farm to solicit soluble soybean seeds. He said that these soluble soybeans were the solution to her problems as they would increase her profits and solidify her business. She said that she had tried them before and she found them somewhat sour. He had heard her singing and recognized who she was. He commented that she was a very sophisticated lady and that working on a farm does not carry any sophistication, and he asked her why she didn’t return to the ciyt. She said that she had no feeling of solidarity with city folk and that she enjoyed her solitary life on the farm. She said that she had the sovereign right to her lifestyle and that his comments were an insult to her sovereignty. She told him solidly that he could furthermore get his solicitous butt off her proerty. The solicitor was a little angry and very disappointed. Nevertheless, he felt it a privilege to meet such a famous singer and left her some of his soybeans as a souvenir.
That night as she prepared for bed, she sang another solo as she found it soporific. She didn’t need soundproof walls because there was on one around to hear her.
solicit vt.恳求,乞求,推销
solicitor n.律师,法律顾问,推销员
solicitous adj.热切期望的,关心的
solidarity n.团结,团结一致
solidify v.巩固,确保
solidly adv.坚硬地,稳固地,严肃地
solitary adj.孤独的,独居的
solitude n.孤独,独处
solo n. 独奏曲adj.单独的
soloist n.独奏者,独唱者
soluble adj.可溶的,可溶解的
solution n.解答,解决,溶液
somewhat adv.稍微,有点
soothe vt.使(痛苦,疼痛)缓和或减轻,使感到安慰
sophisticated adj.(物)复杂的,(人)久经世故的,文雅的
sophistication n.老练,精致复杂
soporific adj.催眠的,想睡的
soundproof vt.使隔音adj.隔音的
sour adj.酸的
souvenir n.纪念品
sovereign n.君主,统治adj.至高无上的,独立自主的
sovereignty n.主权,统治权
sow vt.播种
soybean n.大豆 |