胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇050

Lesson 50 The Boxing Announcer’s Script 拳击解说员的广播稿

Words:

 

contemporary adj. 当代的，现代的；n. 同代人，同龄人

 

contemptible¹ adj. 可鄙的，令人轻视的

 

contemptuous adj. 藐视的，傲慢的

 

contender n. 竞争者；争夺者

 

content n. 内容，容量；adj. 满足的

 

contented² adj. 满足的，心安的

 

contention³ n. 争论，争辩；争夺，竞争

 

context n. 上下文，语境

 

contiguous adj. 接近的，接壤的

 

continent n. 大陆

 

continental⁴ adj. 大陆的，大陆性的

 

contingent⁵ adj. 可能发生的，偶然的；依条件而定的

 

continuation n. 继续，延长

 

continuity n. （时间或空间上的）连续性，连贯性

 

continuum n. 连贯统一体；一系列

 

contour n. 轮廓；周线，等高线

 

contract v. 收缩；定契约，立合同;n. 契约，合同

 

contraction⁶ n. 缩短，收缩

 

contradict vt. 与。。。矛盾，同。。。抵触

 

contradictory⁷ adj. 反对的，矛盾的

 

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the fight that will determine the heavyweight champion of the continent.

 

In the end corner is a contender from outside the continental United States. You can tell he is a rude and contemptible man by the content of his hostile comments. However, he claims that he is actually a gentle person with a contemporary attitude. He asserts that the media quotes his words out of context to make him look bad. Judging by his size, I don’t think anyone would dare to contradict him. Physically⁸, he has the contour of a huge body builder. Tonight, he can earn as much as $500,000 under his fight contract. However, these earnings⁹ are contingent upon whether he wins the match. Some say that he won’t be contented unless he wins by a knockout.

 

In the blue corner is the current champion of the contiguous 48 states. He really wants to win the continental title tonight. He says he wants to maintain continuity between the two titles because they are both part of the continuum of world-class titles. The current champion is usually a very friendly person. However, tonight, he is a contemptuous fighter. He says he’s tired of the challenger’s contradictory statements. You can bet that his aggression¹⁰ will be focused on the challenger tonight.

 

For several months, both men have been in vicious contention for the continental title. Tonight is a continuation of their brutal¹¹ dispute. So, let the battle begin!

 

女士们，先生们，欢迎大家前来观战，今天的拳击赛将角逐产生美洲重量级拳击冠军。

 

红色角落里的冠军争夺者来自美国大陆以外的国家。从他充满仇意的言语内容中，大家不难看出他是个粗野可鄙的人。但他声称自己实际是一位思想现代的绅士。他坚称媒体不顾上下文就引用他的话，实属故意丑化他的断章取义之举。凭他的体型，我想没人敢反驳他。身体上，他拥有一名高大健美者的外形。他只需稍微紧紧胳膊上的肌肉就能吓坏大多数人。根据他的拳击合同，今晚他的酬金将高达50万美元。但这比收入还要取决于他能否赢得这场比赛。有人说他不把对手击倒在地就不会满足。

 

蓝色角落里的是今年全美48大接壤州的冠军。他确实想赢得今晚的美洲冠军称号。她说他想保持两大冠军称号间的连续性，因为他们都是一系列的世界级冠军称号的一部分。今年的冠军通常十分友好。但今晚，他是一名傲慢的战士。他说他对手那些自相矛盾的词语令他感到腻烦。你可以打赌今晚他将集中精力挑战对手。

 

几个月来，二人都在激烈地争夺这一美洲冠军称号，今晚的比赛只是他们残酷竞争的延续。所以，开战吧。

1 contemptible   

adj.可鄙的，可轻视的，卑劣的

参考例句：

• His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.他气貌不扬，言语粗俗。
• That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏。

2 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

3 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

4 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

5 contingent   

adj.视条件而定的；n.一组，代表团，分遣队

参考例句：

• The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
• Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。

6 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

7 contradictory   

adj.反驳的，反对的，抗辩的；n.正反对，矛盾对立

参考例句：

• The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
• What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。

8 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

9 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

10 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

11 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。