胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇067

（单词翻译）

Lesson 67 The “Ultra Bomber¹” 放置炸弹的极端恐怖分子

Words:

devastate² vt. 毁坏

devastating³ adj. 破坏性的

devastation⁴ n. 毁坏

device n. 器械，装置

devious⁵ adj. (道路)曲折性，蜿蜒的；奸诈的，不正直的；远离大路的，偏僻的

devise vt. 设计；发明

devitalize v. 夺去生命力，失去生命力

devoid⁶ adj. 全无的，缺乏的

devote vt. 致力于，献身

devotee n. 皈依者，狂热者

devotion n. 热爱，忠诚

devour⁷ vt. 贪婪的吃，吞食

devout⁸ adj. 虔诚的，诚恳的

dexterous⁹ adj. 灵巧的，熟练的

diabolic adj. 魔鬼似的，残忍的

diabolical¹⁰ adj. 恶毒的，狠毒的

diagnose vt. 诊断

diagnostic adj. 诊断的

diagonal n./adj. 对角线的

diagram n. 图表

“How could something so small be so devastating?” John wondered as he walked through the debris¹¹. The devastation was beyond belief. The device had devastated¹² the entire building and part of the neighboring area. The truck that brought it had traveled a devious route to avoid detection.

“What kind of diabolical mind would devise such a diabolic scheme?” I asked myself. “It must be someone completely devoid of compassion¹³.” The explosion had ripped through a residential¹⁴ building, injuring hundreds of people. These recurring¹⁵ acts of violence had devitalized the area.

“I think I recognize the handiwork,” John said, as he examined a recovered piece of the device. “Do you see the diagonal circuitry?” he said, pointing his finger. “This is the work of a dexterous bomb maker¹⁶. If I’m right, this circuitry will match the diagram I have in my file.”

“Exactly what are you saying?” I asked.

“This catastrophe¹⁷ is the work of the ‘ultra bomber, ’” John replied. “The ‘Ultra bomber’ is a devotee of an anti-government cult¹⁸. In the last few years, his misguided devotion has led him to bomb several government buildings. He claims to be a devout Christian¹⁹ but that is clearly debatable. Christians²⁰ do not devote their lives to killing²¹ people.”

“Let’s get the injured people out of the building,” I said. “They need to be diagnosed and treated. We don’t have the proper diagnostic equipment here with us.”

“Okay,” John replied. “But since it’s going to be a long night, would you mind if I devour a candy bar before we start?”

“这么小的东西怎么会有这么大的破坏性呢？”约翰一边走过爆炸现成的瓦砾堆，一边在纳闷。破坏力令人难以置信。这个爆炸装置摧毁了整个建筑物并波及周围的部分地区。承运卡车为了躲开侦查，专挑偏僻曲折的小道行驶。

“设计这么残忍的爆炸计划的人心有多狠毒啊！”我自然自语，“这个人肯定一点同情心都没有。”炸弹炸毁了一个居民楼，数百人受伤。暴力行为的重复出现使这一地区变得死气沉沉。

“我能看出这炸弹是手工做的。”约翰一边检查找到的一块炸弹碎片，一边说，“看见这个呈对角线的电路图了吗？”他用手指着残片说，“制作这个炸弹的人是个老手。如果我没说错，这个电路图与我卷宗里的那个图表真好一致。”

“你到底在说什么？”我问。

“这场灾难是极端恐怖分子制造的，”约翰回答，“这个放置炸药的人是个反政府教派的狂热信徒。在过去的几年里 ，对该教派走火入魔似的忠诚促使他炸毁了几栋政府大楼。他声称自己是虔诚的基督徒，但很明显这会引起人们的争议。

基督徒不会致力于杀戮无辜。”

“让我们把受伤人员救出大楼，”我说，“他们需要诊断治疗。我们没有随身携带专门的诊断设备。”

“好的，”约翰回答，“可既然我们又要熬夜了，在开始之前我想先吞下一块条形糖果你不介意吧？”