胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇049

Lesson 49 Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None 万能博士——门门皆通，样样稀松

Words:

 

constituent¹ n. 成分，要素

 

constitute vt. 建立（政府），组成，构成

 

constitution n. 组织，宪法

 

constrain² n. 约束，限制

 

constrict³ vt. 约束；收缩；压紧；堵塞

 

construct vt. 建造；创立

 

constructive⁴ adj. 建设性的，有积极效果的

 

construe⁵ v. 解释，把。。。理解为

 

consult vt. 咨询，请教

 

consultant⁶ n. 顾问，咨询者

 

consume vt. 消费，消耗；大吃大喝

 

consumer n. 消费者

 

consumption n. 消耗，消费

 

contact vt. 使接触，与。。。联系

 

contagious⁷ adj. 传染性的，会感染的

 

contain vt. 包含，容纳

 

container n. 容器，集装箱

 

contaminate vt. 弄脏，污染，感染

 

contemplate⁸ v. 沉思，对。。。做周密考虑

 

I like being a congressman⁹ because I am fond of helping¹⁰ people. Many citizens think that it is an easy job, but in fact, it is very different. I get many calls from people who need things or want to complain about someone. Often, I do not have the answer.

 

Last week, a constituent contacted me and asked me to help him construe an article contained within the constitution. I had to hire a lawyer as a consultant. After consulting the lawyer, I was able to give the constituent some constructive suggestions and to constrain him to follow the law.

 

Consumers often call to complain about bad products or bad services. I recall one instance where a man complained that a restaurant had contaminated his container of food. He was very angry and showed no constraint¹¹. Fortunately, he did not consume the bad food. I asked him to contemplate who might have done it. At my request, he constructed a time line of the previous day’s events. We concluded that, after he departed the restaurant, he had momentarily left his food container within the reach of some monkeys in his laboratory. He conceded that the monkeys were probably responsible for the partial consumption of his food and the soiling of his food container.

 

Other voters call for emergency reasons. For example, one person called to report the outbreak of a contagious disease that constricts¹² breathing. I had no idea what he was talking about. All I could do was to notify the local police and the World Health Organization.

 

The position of congressman truly constitutes several different jobs.

 

我喜欢做个议员，因为我喜欢帮助别人。许多公民认为当议员是份简单的差事，实则不然，议员难做啊。我接到许多人打来的要东西或是抱怨人的电话，我常常是无言以对。

 

上星期，一位选民跟我联系，让我帮他解释一下宪法中包含的某则条款。我只好请来一位律师做顾问。向律师请教一番后，我方才为那位选民提供了一些建设性意见，并强制他依法办事。

 

消费者常常打电话，抱怨劣质产品或劣质服务。我记得有一次一个男人投诉饭店弄脏了他的饭盒。他火冒三丈，一点也不克制自己的脾气。幸好他没有吃那些脏食。我让他好好想想还有谁可能这么干。在我的请求下，他编制出一份罗列前一天所有活动的时间表。我们得出的结论是，他离开饭店后，曾有片刻时间将饭盒放在实验室里一些猴子能够得到的地方。他不情愿地承认也许是猴子偷吃了部分食物，还弄脏了他的饭盒。

 

其他一些选民则是为急事打来电话。例如，一个人打电话举报一些突发的窒息性传染病。我根本不明白他在讲什么，只能通知当地警方还有世界卫生组织。

 

议员的职务实则由几个不同的工作构成！

1 constituent   

n.选民；成分，组分；adj.组成的，构成的

参考例句：

• Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
• Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。

2 constrain   

vt.限制，约束；克制，抑制

参考例句：

• She tried to constrain herself from a cough in class.上课时她竭力忍住不咳嗽。
• The study will examine the factors which constrain local economic growth.这项研究将考查抑制当地经济发展的因素。

3 constrict   

v.压缩，收缩，阻塞

参考例句：

• Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。
• Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.严重的偏头疼可以用一种收缩血管的药物进行治疗。

4 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

5 construe   

v.翻译，解释

参考例句：

• He had tried to construe a passage from Homer.他曾尝试注释荷马著作的一段文字。
• You can construe what he said in a number of different ways.他的话可以有好几种解释。

6 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

7 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

8 contemplate   

vt.盘算，计议；周密考虑；注视，凝视

参考例句：

• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
• The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。

9 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

10 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

11 constraint   

n.(on)约束，限制；限制(或约束)性的事物

参考例句：

• The boy felt constraint in her presence.那男孩在她面前感到局促不安。
• The lack of capital is major constraint on activities in the informal sector.资本短缺也是影响非正规部门生产经营的一个重要制约因素。

12 constricts   

压缩，压紧，使收缩( constrict的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tumour constricts the nerves. 肿瘤压迫神经。
• Fat constricts the blood vessels, making your circulation bad. 脂肪压缩血管，造成你的血液循环不畅。