胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇099

Lesson 99 Fishing in the Fog 雾里捕鱼

Words:

 

flint n. 打火石

 

flip¹ adj. 无礼的，轻率的

 

float v. 漂浮，使漂浮

 

flock n. (禽兽等)群，大量；v. 蜂拥，群集

 

flora² n. 某一地区或时期的植物总称

 

flounder n. 比目鱼

 

flourish vi. 繁荣，茂盛；健康成长；n. 挥舞

 

flout³ vi. 愚弄，藐视

 

fluctuate vi. 波动，起伏

 

fluent adj. 流动的，流畅的

 

fluffy⁴ adj. 绒毛的，松软的

 

fluorescent⁵ adj. 荧光的

 

flush n. 脸红； v. 变红，发红；冲洗

 

flusher vt. 使困惑，慌乱

 

flux⁶ n. 变迁，涨潮

 

foam⁷ n. 泡沫

 

foe⁸ n. 敌人，敌军

 

fog n. 雾

 

fogged adj. 【摄】有灰雾的，不清晰的

 

foggy adj. 雾深的，模糊的

 

It was a foggy right to be fishing on the coast. The tide had fluctuated twice in the last eight hours. Terry could hear a flock of

birds flying in the distance. The flora around the beach was thick and thorny⁹. The moon was as bright as a fluorescent light. It made the clouds look fluffy. The waves created white foam on the surface of the water. He could see a turtle floating nearby. Terry was hoping to catch a flounder. He was told that they flourished in the area.

 

Suddenly, Terry heard the sound of footsteps approaching. His eyes grew wide with apprehension¹⁰. Terry heard the sound of footsteps approaching. His eyes grew wide with apprehension. Terry remembered how his football coach would tell

him, “Sometimes, the best defense¹¹ is a good offense¹².” So in a rather rude tone, Terry exclaimed, “Who is it, friend or foe?”

 

“That was spoken with a rather flip attitude,” Matt replied. “You know it’s me. You shouldn’t flout our friendship.”

 

“Sorry,” said Terry. “All this fog has flustered¹³ me. Even my glassed are fogged. Every time I heard the water flush through the rocks, I get nervous and confused.”

 

“You’re too fluent to ever be flustered,” Matt said. “Anyway, the tide is in a state of flux. That is why the ocean is so rough. Perhaps what you need is a brighter light. Do you have another flashlight?”

 

“Yes, but I’m out of flashlight batteries,” Terry replied. “What should I do?”

 

“Well, we can start a fire,” Matt said. “But there’s one problem. We need a piece of flint.”

 

这是一个有雾的夜晚，可以在岸边捕鱼。潮水在过去的八个小时内已有两次涨落了。特里能听到远处成群的鸟在飞翔。海滩周围的植物茂密多刺。月亮发出荧光灯似的寒光来，使得云彩看上去毛绒绒的。海面上海浪激起白色的泡沫。特里能看见那边有只海龟漂来浮去。特里希望能捕到一条比目鱼，他听说这里盛产比目鱼。

 

突然，特里听到脚步声，而且越来越近。他惊恐地瞪大眼睛。特里记得他的足球教练曾这样告诉他：有时，最好的防守就是主动出击。于是，他用相当野蛮的语调，大声喊道：“谁？彭玉还是敌人？”

 

“讲起话来如此无礼！”马特回答，“明知道是我，你不该无视我们的交情。”

 

“对不起，”特里说，“周围的大雾使我感到困惑，甚至眼睛也变得模糊不清了。每当我听到海水冲上岩石，我就紧张慌乱。”

 

“你说话那么流利，是决不曾慌乱的。”马特说。“无论如何，现在正是涨潮阶段，所以洋面上会如此波涛汹涌。也许你需要一个更亮一点的灯，你还有一把手电筒吗？”

 

“有，但电池都用完了。”特里回答，“我该怎么办？”

 

“那样的话，我们可以燃起一把火。”马特说，“但有一个问题，我们需要一块打火石。”

1 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

2 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

3 flout   

v./n.嘲弄，愚弄，轻视

参考例句：

• Parents who flout Family Court orders may be named in the media in Australia.在澳洲父母亲若是藐视家庭法庭的裁定可能在媒体上被公布姓名。
• The foolish boy flouted his mother's advice.这个愚蠢的孩子轻视他母亲的劝告。

4 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

5 fluorescent   

adj.荧光的，发出荧光的

参考例句：

• They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。
• This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。

6 flux   

n.流动；不断的改变

参考例句：

• The market is in a constant state of flux.市场行情在不断变化。
• In most reactors,there is a significant flux of fast neutrons.在大部分反应堆中都有一定强度的快中子流。

7 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

8 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

9 thorny   

adj.多刺的，棘手的

参考例句：

• The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
• The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。

10 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。

11 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

12 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

13 flustered   

adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句