胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇094

Lesson 94 At the News Station 在新闻台

Words:

 

facsimile n. 摹本；复制品，赝品;电传真，传真图像，传真图文像

 

faction¹ n. 派别，宗派，小集团

 

factious² adj. 好搞派系的，喜倾轧的

 

factor n. 因素，变量

 

factual adj. 事实的，实际的

 

faculty³ n. 教职工总称；才能，能力

 

fade vi. 逐渐消失，退色，枯萎

 

faint adj. 微弱的，模糊的，无力的，暗淡的

 

fairly adv. 公平地；相当地

 

faithful n. 信徒；

 

adj. 忠实的

 

fake n. 赝品，假货

 

falcon⁴ n. (猎鸟用的)猎鹰

 

fallible adj. 易错的，可能犯错的

 

falter⁵ v. 蹒跚，犹豫，退缩

 

familiarize vt. 熟悉

 

famine n. 饥饿，饥荒

 

famish vt. 使挨饿

 

fanatical adj. 狂热的；入迷的

 

fanaticism⁶ n. 狂热，盲信

 

fanciful adj. 爱空想的，奇异古怪的，花哨的

 

fancy adj. 新奇的，精美的；昂贵的；高档的

 

“Did you read the news facsimile?” Tom asked. “Another fanatical religious faction has taken hostages at the embassy. These factious groups are more violent than their predecessors⁷ and their fanaticism is even more irrational⁸. I am pretty sure it will be a major factor in their demise⁹. Their strength will fade in a few years.”

 

“I’m not sure about that,” Bill replied. “Their followers¹⁰ are pretty faithful. Part of the problem is that they cannot distinguish between a true religious leader and a fake. Many of the followers are extremely poor. They come from villages that are suffering from famine. They are willing to listen to anyone who will give them a warm meal and a promise of a better life. As a result, they often follow leaders with fancy houses and fanciful clothing. I suppose a dearth¹¹ of food can famish you and make you anxious to believe any promise of a better life, regardless of your mental faculty. I just hope our negotiators don’t falter and give in to those fanatics¹².”

 

“Desperation makes all of us fallible,” Tom said. “However, we should familiarize ourselves with the facts before we make any judgments¹³. I’m going to send you there to obtain a factual account. I know you’ll report the story fairly and accurately¹⁴.”

 

“Thanks, but what should I do about the story I was working on?” asked Bill.

 

“The story about the falcon?” asked Tom. “Give it to the new reporter in the faint blue dress. As a beginner, she’s still fallible. She’ll be glad to receive an easy assignment.”

 

“看了新闻传真通信了吗？”汤姆问，“又有一个狂热的宗教派别在大使馆扣押了人质。这些宗教派组织比他们的前辈更残暴，他们的狂热变得越发丧失理性了。我敢断定这将是导致他们灭亡的一个主要因素。他们的势力几年后就回渐渐衰弱下去。”

 

“对此我还不敢断定，”比尔回答，“他们的追随者很忠诚。部分原因在于他们区分不开真假宗教领袖。很多追随者都很穷，他们来自正遭受饥荒的农村。谁能给他们一口热饭、一个改善生活的许诺，他们就听谁的。所以，他们常常跟那些拥有豪华住宅和穿着花哨衣服的人身后。我想无论你的心里承受能力有多强，食物匮乏会使你挨饿，这会使你急于相信任何能改善生活的许诺。我只希望我们去谈判的人不会退缩，不要屈服于这些狂热之徒。”

 

“绝望使我们都容易犯错误，”汤姆说，“我们自己应先熟悉情况，再作出判断。我要派你去获得真实的报道。我知道你会公正准确地报道这一事件的。”

 

“谢谢，可我目前手头的报道怎么办？”比尔问。

 

“那个关于猎鹰的报道？”汤姆问，“交给哪儿穿暗蓝色衣服新来的记者吧。她初出茅庐，仍然是容易出错的。她会很高兴接受这个轻松的任务。”

1 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

2 factious   

adj.好搞宗派活动的，派系的，好争论的

参考例句：

• Many of the old puritan colonist retain their factious temperament in the new world.许多清教徒殖民者在新大陆仍保持他们好争论的脾气。
• Fabvier was factious;Bavoux was revolutionary.法布维埃是暴动分子，巴武是革命党人。

3 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。

4 falcon   

n.隼，猎鹰

参考例句：

• The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
• The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。

5 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。

6 fanaticism   

n.狂热，盲信

参考例句：

• Your fanaticism followed the girl is wrong. 你对那个女孩的狂热是错误的。
• All of Goebbels's speeches sounded the note of stereotyped fanaticism. 戈培尔的演讲，千篇一律，无非狂热二字。

7 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

9 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

10 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

11 dearth   

n.缺乏，粮食不足，饥谨

参考例句：

• There is a dearth of good children's plays.目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
• Many people in that country died because of dearth of food.那个国家有许多人因为缺少粮食而死。

12 fanatics   

狂热者，入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The heathen temple was torn down by a crowd of religions fanatics. 异教徒的神殿被一群宗教狂热分子拆除了。
• Placing nukes in the hands of baby-faced fanatics? 把核弹交给一些宗教狂热者手里？

13 judgments   

判断( judgment的名词复数 )； 鉴定； 评价； 审判

参考例句：

• A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
• He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。

14 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。