胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇061

Lesson 61 A Crazy Criminal 神经兮兮的罪犯

Words:

 

delay vt./n. 推迟，耽搁

 

delectable¹ adj. 美味的

 

delegate n. 代表; vt. 委派，授权

 

delete vt. 删除

 

deleterious adj. （对身心）有害的，有毒的

 

deliberate adj. 谨慎的，不慌不忙的；蓄意的，故意的

 

delicate adj. 脆的，易损的；娇弱的；精致的，细腻的

 

delicious adj. 美味的，可口的

 

delineate v. 勾画，划出；描述，刻画

 

delinquency n. 行为不良，错失

 

delinquent² adj. 失职者，违法者（特指少年犯罪）

 

delirium³ n. 精神错乱，发狂

 

delta⁴ n. (河流的)三角洲

 

delude⁵ vt. 欺骗，迷惑

 

delusion⁶ n. 错觉，幻想

 

delve⁷ v. 深入探究，钻研

 

demarcation n. 界限，区分

 

demean v. 贬抑，降低

 

demeanor⁸ n. 举止，行为

 

demobilize vt. 遣散（军人），使复员

 

“Don’t delay, put him in jail!” said the constable⁹. “It was a deliberate act of stealing. He is nothing less than a juvenile¹⁰ delinquent who commits deleterious acts.”

 

“I don’t think his delinquency is the issue,” I replied. “He committed these crimes while in a state of delirium. His demeanor is typical of someone who is mentally ill. We must delve into his mind and find the source of his delusions¹¹. It is a delicate process.”

 

“All right, we’ll do it in your way.” said the constable, losing his patience. “Let’s interview him.”

 

“Who are you, young man?” I asked the strange boy, raising my eyebrows¹² in curiosity.

 

“I am a delegate appointed by the President of the United States,” replied the boy. “He has dispatched me to the Colorado river delta. I must help the two warring factions¹³ to delineate their territories and to establish a fair demarcation line between their realms.”

 

“Delete those fancy words, boy,” said the constable with a stern voice. “Don’t delude yourself into thinking that you’re someone important.”

 

“I don’t wish to demean you,” I said to the strange boy. “However, can you explain why an important delegate like you would need to steal so many expensive chocolates for such a mission?”

 

“It was necessary,” replied the boy. “How else was I supposed to make them share in celebration. You know the wise saying, don’t you?”

 

“What wise saying?” we asked with interest.

 

“Delectable treats can achieve great feats¹⁴!” shouted the boy.

 

“Did it work?” we asked with greater curiosity.

 

“Yes, but only for a short while,” he replied in a dejected voice. “The chocolates were so delicious that they started fighting over them.”

 

“不要耽搁，把他关进监狱！”警官说道，“这是蓄意偷盗，他简直就是一个犯有伤害罪的少年罪犯。”

 

“我想问题并不在于他的过失。”我说，“他是在精神错乱的情况下犯罪的。他的行为明显表明他患有精神性的疾病。

我们必须深入探究他的精神状态，找到错觉的根源。这个过程需要我们做到细致入微。”

 

“那好吧，就照你说的做。”警官说着，显得不耐烦。“提审他。”

 

“小伙子，你是什么人？”我好奇地扬起眉毛问这个奇怪的年轻人。

 

“我是美国总统委任的代表，”男孩回答，“他派我到科罗拉多河三角洲地带。我必须帮助那里两个交战的派别划分领地范围，确定双方公正的边界线。”

 

“别说大话了，小伙子。”警官严肃地说，“不要欺骗自己，总以为自己是个很重要的人物。”

 

“我不想贬低你，”我对这个怪里怪气的小伙子说，“但是你能解释你这么重要的人物为了完成使命需要偷那么昂贵的

巧克力这件事吗？”

 

“这很必要，”男孩回答，“不然的话，我又如何能让他们遣散他们大批的军队呢？”我必须给他们送去和平的礼物，这样我们可以一起庆祝分享。你不知道那句至理明言吗？

 

“什么至理明言？”我们好奇地问。

 

“好吃好喝，业绩显赫。”男孩大声说。

 

“行得通吗？”我们更好奇地问。

 

“还行，但持续不了多长时间。”他沮丧地回答，“巧克力太好吃了，他们又开始为巧克力而战了。”

1 delectable   

adj.使人愉快的；美味的

参考例句：

• What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃！
• But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。

2 delinquent   

adj.犯法的，有过失的；n.违法者

参考例句：

• Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.多数少年犯都有未受教育的背景。
• He is delinquent in paying his rent.他拖欠房租。

3 delirium   

n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋

参考例句：

• In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
• For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月，约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。

4 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

5 delude   

vt.欺骗；哄骗

参考例句：

• You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。
• Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺，别以为她会嫁给你。

6 delusion   

n.谬见，欺骗，幻觉，迷惑

参考例句：

• He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.他患了妄想症，认为自己是拿破仑。
• I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.我误认为他要娶我。

7 delve   

v.深入探究，钻研

参考例句：

• We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事。
• We need to delve more deeply into these questions.这些是我们想进一步了解的。

8 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。

9 constable   

n.(英国)警察，警官

参考例句：

• The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
• The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。

10 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

11 delusions   

n.欺骗( delusion的名词复数 )；谬见；错觉；妄想

参考例句：

• the delusions of the mentally ill 精神病患者的妄想
• She wants to travel first-class: she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行，她一定自以为很了不起。 来自辞典例句

12 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

13 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

14 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。