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胡敏读故事记托福短语(MP3+中英字幕) 第80期:试图拯救小岛

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  • 80.Trying to Save an Island
  • 80.试图拯救小岛
  • John was fed up with his own federal government.
  • 约翰对自己的联邦政府极其不满。
  • They were favorable to one country and then not to another.
  • 他们对一个国家有利,对另外一个国家却不利。
  • He knew that they were famous for being so self-interested, but this was too much.
  • 他知道他们以自私出名,而这样是很过分的。
  • How could they be so merciless as they fed on the resources of a small island country that had nothing else?
  • 他们以一个很小的岛国的资源为能源,而这个岛国别的什么都没有,他们怎么能这么毫无怜悯之心呢?
  • He couldn't fathom out why they would be so reckless.
  • 他不能理解他们为何这么不顾后果。
  • Their actions were sure to be seen far and wide as just another case of rampant colonialism.
  • 他们的行为肯定会被广泛认为是殖民主义蔓延的又一例子。
  • And so John felt around for a way to stop what his own government was doing.
  • 因此约翰摸索着寻找一种方法,让政府停止他们的所作所为。
  • He found a way. He had to write a news article about what was really happening and get it published.
  • 他终于找到了一个办法。他得写篇新闻报道揭露真相并把文章发表出来。
  • When he then took a small plane to the island nation himself, he had to fasten himself to the plane because the flight was so rough.
  • 当他后来亲自乘坐一架小飞机前往这个岛国时,他得把自己固定在飞机上,因为飞机太颠簸了。
  • When he landed he saw that he was far from modern civilization. And it was beautiful!
  • 登上小岛,他发现自己已经远离现代文明。岛上的景色美极了!
  • The resource that his government was interested in was a rare vein of uranium found at the center of the island, where a spring fed into the only river.
  • 他的政府感兴趣的资源是一个在岛中央发现的稀有铀矿脉,那里有泉水流入唯一的一条河流。
  • When John saw the location, he feared for this small nation!
  • 当约翰看到这个地方,他为这个小国家担忧了!
  • It was the most beautiful site on the already gorgeous island!
  • 小岛已经很美了,这个地方更是美不胜收!
  • And it was obvious that the natives fawned over it like it was their deity.
  • 很显然,当地人把它当神一样来供奉。
  • Any attempt by his government to mine the uranium would surely be fatal to the surrounding area, economy and society.
  • 他的政府只要开采那里的铀,肯定会给周围地区以及它的经济和社会带来致命的影响。
  • John had to act! He started writing.
  • 约翰得采取行动!他开始写文章了。
  • And the locals appreciated his effort.
  • 当地人对他的努力深表感谢。
  • They took care of him well, fattening him up like a thanksgiving turkey.
  • 他们精心照顾他,把他养得白白胖胖,像个感恩节火鸡一样。
  • Finally John finished writing and submitted his article.
  • 最后约翰完成了写作,把稿子寄了出去。
  • No one accepted it! His nation was too powerful and the island was doomed!
  • 没有人用他的稿子!他的国家太强大了,小岛在劫难逃!


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1.famous for 以…著称,因为…而出名
例句:The musician is most famous for composing scores for films and TV series, which he often does.
这位音乐家以为电影和电视剧配乐而闻名,这是他经常做的事。
2.far and wide 到处,各处,广泛地
例句:An outbreak today is almost guaranteed to quickly spread far and wide.
现在,一个疾病的爆发几乎肯定会迅速广泛地传播开。
3.far from 远离
例句:Brown is far from the leader on this.
在这个方面,布朗远非领先者。
4.fasten to 固定在…上,系在…上
例句:Making the steel plate fasten to the airproof ring tightly, so the plank will not teetertotter while meeting strong wind.
使压型钢板紧固于密封圈,遇强风时压型板不上下晃动。
5.fatal to 致命的,决定性的
例句:The liquid is fatal to small insects and creatures and can be very painful to humans.
这种液体对一些小的昆虫和生物是致命的,也可以对人来带来痛苦的威胁。
6.favorable to 有利于…
例句:They were favorable to her ideas.
他们赞许她的思想。

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rough [rʌf]

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adj. 粗糙的,粗略的,粗暴的,艰难的,讨厌的,不适的

 
appreciated [ə'pri:ʃieit]

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vt. 欣赏;感激;领会;鉴别 vi. 增值;涨价

 
spread [spred]

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v. 伸展,展开,传播,散布,铺开,涂撒
n.

 
deity ['di:iti]

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n. 神,神性 Deity n. (前加the)上帝

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liquid ['likwid]

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adj. 液体的,液态的
n. 液体

 
rare [rɛə]

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adj. 稀罕的,稀薄的,罕见的,珍贵的
ad

 
vein [vein]

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n. 静脉,纹理,叶脉,岩脉
vt. 使有脉络

 
musician [mju:'ziʃən]

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n. 音乐家,作曲家

 
plane [plein]

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adj. 平的,与飞机有关的
n. 飞机,水平

 
fatal ['feitl]

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adj. 致命的,毁灭性的,决定性的

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