胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇074

Lesson 74 An Open-minded Dissertation¹ 一篇思想开放的论文

Words:

 

disregard vt. 不理会，不顾；蔑视

 

disreputable adj. 声名狼藉的，品行不端的

 

disrepute n. 坏名声，不光彩

 

disrespectful adj. 无礼的，轻视的

 

disrupt vt. 使混乱，使中断

 

dissect² v. 解剖（动植物等）；详细研究，剖析

 

dissemble v. 掩盖，掩饰

 

disseminate³ vt. 传播，宣传

 

dissenter⁴ n. 不同意者，反对者

 

dissenting⁵ adj. 不同意的

 

dissertation n. 论文

 

dissident n. 持不同政见者；adj. 持不同政见的

 

dissimilar adj. 不同的，相异的

 

dissimulate⁶ v. 掩饰，隐藏

 

dissipate vi. 消失，消散

 

dissolute adj. 放荡的，无节制的，堕落的

 

dissolve vt. 使溶解

 

dissonance n. 不一致，不调和

 

dissuade⁷ v. 劝阻，阻止

 

distant adj. 远离的，遥远的

 

“I think we can disregard this article,” said John, as he helped Mary prepare materials for her political science dissertation. “The author’s dissenting opinions have brought him into disrepute, especially among his peers.”

 

“Wait a minute,” responded Mary. “I don’t consider a person to be disreputable just because he is a dissenter. Maybe he did disrupt their traditional thinking, but isn’t a little bit of dissonance healthy for the intellectual community? Dissimilar thinking sometimes leads to better ideas and progress. Besides, it’s not likely that he’s been disrespectful to his peers, right?”

 

“I don’t know,” said John. “I do know he is a member of a dissident group. I have also heard that he leads a dissolute lifestyle, but that is probably just a nasty rumor⁸. Sometimes I see him at the cafeteria near the university. He is always disseminating⁹ literature about his opinions. Our professors tell us it’s rubbish and try to dissuade us from reading it.”

 

“Don’t you see what’s going on?” said Mary with a smile. “Your professors are trying to keep you from learning new ideas! They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives¹⁰. When all the smoke dissipates, you’ll see the truth.”

 

“Really?” replied John. “I can’t imagine professor Smith trying to dissimulate her true thoughts, she’s usually pretty candid¹¹. So is professor Doe.”

 

“Are you from some distant planet?” asked Mary with a laugh. “Professor Smith dissects¹² plants all day in botany class.

 

Professor Doe spends most of his time dissolving chemicals in chemistry class. What could these two professors possibly know about political science?”

 

“我想我们可以不考虑这篇文章。”约翰说。他在帮玛丽写政治科学论文准备材料。“这个作者坚持异议，这使他，尤其是在他的同辈学者中，声名狼藉。”

 

“等等，”玛丽应声说，“我不会因一个人是持不同政见者，就认为他品行不端。也许他的确打乱了他们的传统思想，但一点点意见不一致不更有利于知识界的发展吗？不同的思维有时会引发更伟大的思想和进步。此外，好像他并没对他的同辈学人有过失礼之举，是吧？”

 

“我不知道，”约翰说，“我只知道他是一个持不同政见者组织的成员。我还听说他生活放荡不羁，但这也许只是恶意的谣言。有时我在大学旁的自助餐厅见到他。他总在宣传与他观点有关的文学。教授们告诉我们他在胡说八道，并努力劝我们不要读他的作品。”

 

“你难道不明白是怎么回事吗？”玛丽笑着说，“你们的教授在尽力阻止你们接受新思想。他们把它说得分文不值就是为了掩盖自己的真正动机。当所有的烟雾散去时，你会看到庐山真面目的。”

 

“真得吗？”约翰回答，“我真想不出史密斯教授在努力隐藏自己真实的思想。通常她是很坦诚的。多伊教授也一样。”

 

“你是从某个遥远的星球来的吧？”玛丽大笑着问，“史密斯教授整天在植物学课上解剖植物，多伊教授的大部分时间则花在课上的溶解化学制品。关于政治科学这两名教授又能知道些什么呢？”

1 dissertation   

n.（博士学位）论文，学术演讲，专题论文

参考例句：

• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。

2 dissect   

v.分割；解剖

参考例句：

• In biology class we had to dissect a frog.上生物课时我们得解剖青蛙。
• Not everyone can dissect and digest the public information they receive.不是每个人都可以解析和消化他们得到的公共信息的。

3 disseminate   

v.散布；传播

参考例句：

• We should disseminate science and promote the scientific spirit.普及科学知识，弘扬科学精神。
• We sincerely welcome all countries to disseminate their languages in China.我们真诚地欢迎世界各国来华推广本国语言。

4 dissenter   

n.反对者

参考例句：

• The role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed.反对者的角色不是软弱之人所能够担当的。
• The Party does not tolerate dissenters in its ranks.该政党不允许其成员中存在异见分子。

5 dissenting   

adj.不同意的

参考例句：

• He can't tolerate dissenting views. 他不能容纳不同意见。
• A dissenting opinion came from the aunt . 姑妈却提出不赞同的意见。

6 dissimulate   

v.掩饰，隐藏

参考例句：

• This man was too injured to dissimulate well.这个人受伤严重，无法完全遮掩住。
• He who knows not how to dissimulate,can not reign.不知道如何装扮成一个君子的人无法赢得尊重。

7 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。

8 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

9 disseminating   

散布，传播( disseminate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Our comrades in propaganda work have the task of disseminating Marxism. 我们作宣传工作的同志有一个宣传马克思主义的任务。
• Disseminating indecent photographs on the internet a distasteful act. 在因特网上发布不雅照片是卑劣的行径。

10 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

11 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

12 dissects   

v.解剖（动物等）( dissect的第三人称单数 )；仔细分析或研究

参考例句：

• Meltzer dissects the penile skin free of the underlying erectile tissue. Meltzer将阴茎表皮与其下的勃起组织分割。 来自互联网
• This paper dissects the process to analyse arsenic in test method and operative skills. 本文从实验方法、操作技巧等方面剖析了砷测定方法的机理。 来自互联网