胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇099

（单词翻译）

Lesson 99 Fishing in the Fog 雾里捕鱼

Words:

 

flint n. 打火石

 

flip¹ adj. 无礼的，轻率的

 

float v. 漂浮，使漂浮

 

flock n. (禽兽等)群，大量；v. 蜂拥，群集

 

flora² n. 某一地区或时期的植物总称

 

flounder n. 比目鱼

 

flourish vi. 繁荣，茂盛；健康成长；n. 挥舞

 

flout³ vi. 愚弄，藐视

 

fluctuate vi. 波动，起伏

 

fluent adj. 流动的，流畅的

 

fluffy⁴ adj. 绒毛的，松软的

 

fluorescent⁵ adj. 荧光的

 

flush n. 脸红； v. 变红，发红；冲洗

 

flusher vt. 使困惑，慌乱

 

flux⁶ n. 变迁，涨潮

 

foam⁷ n. 泡沫

 

foe⁸ n. 敌人，敌军

 

fog n. 雾

 

fogged adj. 【摄】有灰雾的，不清晰的

 

foggy adj. 雾深的，模糊的

 

It was a foggy right to be fishing on the coast. The tide had fluctuated twice in the last eight hours. Terry could hear a flock of

birds flying in the distance. The flora around the beach was thick and thorny⁹. The moon was as bright as a fluorescent light. It made the clouds look fluffy. The waves created white foam on the surface of the water. He could see a turtle floating nearby. Terry was hoping to catch a flounder. He was told that they flourished in the area.

 

Suddenly, Terry heard the sound of footsteps approaching. His eyes grew wide with apprehension¹⁰. Terry heard the sound of footsteps approaching. His eyes grew wide with apprehension. Terry remembered how his football coach would tell

him, “Sometimes, the best defense¹¹ is a good offense¹².” So in a rather rude tone, Terry exclaimed, “Who is it, friend or foe?”

 

“That was spoken with a rather flip attitude,” Matt replied. “You know it’s me. You shouldn’t flout our friendship.”

 

“Sorry,” said Terry. “All this fog has flustered¹³ me. Even my glassed are fogged. Every time I heard the water flush through the rocks, I get nervous and confused.”

 

“You’re too fluent to ever be flustered,” Matt said. “Anyway, the tide is in a state of flux. That is why the ocean is so rough. Perhaps what you need is a brighter light. Do you have another flashlight?”

 

“Yes, but I’m out of flashlight batteries,” Terry replied. “What should I do?”

 

“Well, we can start a fire,” Matt said. “But there’s one problem. We need a piece of flint.”

 

这是一个有雾的夜晚，可以在岸边捕鱼。潮水在过去的八个小时内已有两次涨落了。特里能听到远处成群的鸟在飞翔。海滩周围的植物茂密多刺。月亮发出荧光灯似的寒光来，使得云彩看上去毛绒绒的。海面上海浪激起白色的泡沫。特里能看见那边有只海龟漂来浮去。特里希望能捕到一条比目鱼，他听说这里盛产比目鱼。

 

突然，特里听到脚步声，而且越来越近。他惊恐地瞪大眼睛。特里记得他的足球教练曾这样告诉他：有时，最好的防守就是主动出击。于是，他用相当野蛮的语调，大声喊道：“谁？彭玉还是敌人？”

 

“讲起话来如此无礼！”马特回答，“明知道是我，你不该无视我们的交情。”

 

“对不起，”特里说，“周围的大雾使我感到困惑，甚至眼睛也变得模糊不清了。每当我听到海水冲上岩石，我就紧张慌乱。”

 

“你说话那么流利，是决不曾慌乱的。”马特说。“无论如何，现在正是涨潮阶段，所以洋面上会如此波涛汹涌。也许你需要一个更亮一点的灯，你还有一把手电筒吗？”

 

“有，但电池都用完了。”特里回答，“我该怎么办？”

 

“那样的话，我们可以燃起一把火。”马特说，“但有一个问题，我们需要一块打火石。”