胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇061

（单词翻译）

Lesson 61 A Crazy Criminal 神经兮兮的罪犯

Words:

 

delay vt./n. 推迟，耽搁

 

delectable¹ adj. 美味的

 

delegate n. 代表; vt. 委派，授权

 

delete vt. 删除

 

deleterious adj. （对身心）有害的，有毒的

 

deliberate adj. 谨慎的，不慌不忙的；蓄意的，故意的

 

delicate adj. 脆的，易损的；娇弱的；精致的，细腻的

 

delicious adj. 美味的，可口的

 

delineate v. 勾画，划出；描述，刻画

 

delinquency n. 行为不良，错失

 

delinquent² adj. 失职者，违法者（特指少年犯罪）

 

delirium³ n. 精神错乱，发狂

 

delta⁴ n. (河流的)三角洲

 

delude⁵ vt. 欺骗，迷惑

 

delusion⁶ n. 错觉，幻想

 

delve⁷ v. 深入探究，钻研

 

demarcation n. 界限，区分

 

demean v. 贬抑，降低

 

demeanor⁸ n. 举止，行为

 

demobilize vt. 遣散（军人），使复员

 

“Don’t delay, put him in jail!” said the constable⁹. “It was a deliberate act of stealing. He is nothing less than a juvenile¹⁰ delinquent who commits deleterious acts.”

 

“I don’t think his delinquency is the issue,” I replied. “He committed these crimes while in a state of delirium. His demeanor is typical of someone who is mentally ill. We must delve into his mind and find the source of his delusions¹¹. It is a delicate process.”

 

“All right, we’ll do it in your way.” said the constable, losing his patience. “Let’s interview him.”

 

“Who are you, young man?” I asked the strange boy, raising my eyebrows¹² in curiosity.

 

“I am a delegate appointed by the President of the United States,” replied the boy. “He has dispatched me to the Colorado river delta. I must help the two warring factions¹³ to delineate their territories and to establish a fair demarcation line between their realms.”

 

“Delete those fancy words, boy,” said the constable with a stern voice. “Don’t delude yourself into thinking that you’re someone important.”

 

“I don’t wish to demean you,” I said to the strange boy. “However, can you explain why an important delegate like you would need to steal so many expensive chocolates for such a mission?”

 

“It was necessary,” replied the boy. “How else was I supposed to make them share in celebration. You know the wise saying, don’t you?”

 

“What wise saying?” we asked with interest.

 

“Delectable treats can achieve great feats¹⁴!” shouted the boy.

 

“Did it work?” we asked with greater curiosity.

 

“Yes, but only for a short while,” he replied in a dejected voice. “The chocolates were so delicious that they started fighting over them.”

 

“不要耽搁，把他关进监狱！”警官说道，“这是蓄意偷盗，他简直就是一个犯有伤害罪的少年罪犯。”

 

“我想问题并不在于他的过失。”我说，“他是在精神错乱的情况下犯罪的。他的行为明显表明他患有精神性的疾病。

我们必须深入探究他的精神状态，找到错觉的根源。这个过程需要我们做到细致入微。”

 

“那好吧，就照你说的做。”警官说着，显得不耐烦。“提审他。”

 

“小伙子，你是什么人？”我好奇地扬起眉毛问这个奇怪的年轻人。

 

“我是美国总统委任的代表，”男孩回答，“他派我到科罗拉多河三角洲地带。我必须帮助那里两个交战的派别划分领地范围，确定双方公正的边界线。”

 

“别说大话了，小伙子。”警官严肃地说，“不要欺骗自己，总以为自己是个很重要的人物。”

 

“我不想贬低你，”我对这个怪里怪气的小伙子说，“但是你能解释你这么重要的人物为了完成使命需要偷那么昂贵的

巧克力这件事吗？”

 

“这很必要，”男孩回答，“不然的话，我又如何能让他们遣散他们大批的军队呢？”我必须给他们送去和平的礼物，这样我们可以一起庆祝分享。你不知道那句至理明言吗？

 

“什么至理明言？”我们好奇地问。

 

“好吃好喝，业绩显赫。”男孩大声说。

 

“行得通吗？”我们更好奇地问。

 

“还行，但持续不了多长时间。”他沮丧地回答，“巧克力太好吃了，他们又开始为巧克力而战了。”