225.The atypical tycoon不合定型的巨头 tycoon-undaunted
Tom Downing did not typify the definition of tycoon. He wasn’t typically arrogant. In fact, he had an uncanny sense of commonness to him. Most of the rich are tyrannical people, but Tom was the ultimate common man’s man. If it weren’t common knowledge that Tom was born rich, everyone would have thought him a tyro at it. Tom could, of course, be tough when he needed to be. He owned a successful business, and one doesn’t get anywhere in business without making stern ultimatums. And despite his “Aw, shucks!” demeanor, he had a degree in ultrasonic engineering. Though he never talked much publicly about it, he kept up a healthy interest in ultrasonics for his entire life. He was so unassuming about his scientific interests that it is a little know fact that he regularly published articles in Scientific American, one on the topic of ultraviolet light for which he won a minor prize.
All of Tom’s houses were really just unadorned tenements. Facts such as this often lead to unanimous conclusions that he was no big spender. Despite the unanimity of this opinion, he possessed some unbecoming spending habits. His two nephews were often in trouble with the law, but in order to keep their official records unblemished, Tom would pay the police to expunge the material. Even when this fact was uncovered, the public remained undaunted. Who could blame him, they asked. How could he possibly be unbiased when it came to his own family’s reputation? However, the unconventional and somewhat unconscious admiration for him was not unbridled. When he tried to start a strong third party in American politics, uncharted territory at the time, an unbridgeable gap appeared between him and the common folk. He left politics altogether and afterward was never thought of in a negative light again. We will all miss him.
tycoon n.大企业家,大亨
typically adv.代表性地,作为特色地
typify vt.代表,为…之典型
tyrannical adj.暴虐的,残暴的
tyro n.新手
ultimate adj.最后的,最终的
ultimatum n.最后通牒
ultrasonic adj.超音速的,超声(波)的
ultrasonics n.超音波学
ultraviolet adj.紫外线的
unadorned adj.未加修饰的,朴实的
unanimity n.全体一致,一致同意
unanimous adj.全体意见一致的
unassuming adj.不摆架子的,不造作的
unbecoming adj.不合身的,不适当的,不得体的
unbiased adj.没有偏见的
unblemished adj.无瑕疵的，清白的
unbridgeable adj.不能架桥的，不可逾越的
unbridled adj.放纵的，无约束的
uncanny adj.神秘的，不可思议的
uncharted adj.地图上没标明的
unconscious adj.不省人事的，无意识的
unconventional adj.非传统的，与先前不同的
uncover v.发现，揭示
undaunted adj.不屈不挠的，无畏的 |