胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇192

　　192. Reverend Jessie Johnson牧师杰西.约翰逊 revitalization-risky¹
Reverend Jessie Johnson is a revival² minister. He travels from town to town holding vigorous religious meetings in tents with the intention of reviving the souls of those who attend. His sermons are often filled with rhetoric³ that vergeson the ridiculous, yet people do not revolt, nor do they ridicule⁴ him because the rigorous religious principles laid out in his sermons are tempered by rhythmical⁶ gyrations that the congregation finds inspirational. This is a sample from one of his sermons:
“My fellow brethren and sisteren, I have come here to pose a riddle⁷ of life. The time is ripe for each one of us to answer this riddle. Are you gonna rifle across the ridge⁸ of the tops of the mountains of life, or are you gonna rip open a big rift⁹ in the earth and ride on the rim¹⁰ of the gullies? Do I hear an amen?”
“Amen?” replied the congregation.
The Reverend shot his hands in the air, wiggled his bum¹¹, and gave a “woa!”
“It’s time for everyone here to rinse¹² his soul in the blood so that the fruit of your spirit may ripen¹³ in the sunshine of the Lord. Do I hear an amen?”
“Amen?” replied the congregation.
The reverend flapped his arms like a chicken and turned around three times saying, “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”
“There ain’t no risk involved. There ain’t nothin’ risky. You don’t have to worry about no spiritual rigor⁵ or rigidity¹⁴. All you got to do is say YES! Do I hear a YES?”
“Yes!” replied the congregation.
“Do I hear a YES?”
“Yes!” The congregation, now with all the fervor¹⁶ of a riot, was waving their arms in excitement.
The Reverend, pleased with the revitalization, did a back flip¹⁷ off the stage, and, dancing to the rhythm of the music, passed around the offering plate, saying “Open up them rigid¹⁵ wallets of yours and give your money to the Lord. Give it all now, you hear. Don’t be stingy with the Lord. If you’re stingy with the Lord, the Lord’s gonna be stingy with you.”
revitalization n.新生,复兴
revival n.复兴,复活
revive vt.使复活,使振奋
revolt v.反抗,起义,反叛n.叛乱,起义,反抗
rhetoric n.修辞,修辞学
rhythm n.节奏,韵律
rhythmical adj.有韵律的,有节奏的
riddle n.谜
ridge n.脊,山脊
ridicule v.嘲笑
ridiculous adj.荒唐的,可笑的
rift n.(地理上)裂缝,断裂,长峡谷
rigid adj.坚硬的,不易弯曲的,严格的
rigidity n.僵化,死板,刚性,硬度
rigor n.严酷,严格,严厉
rigorous adj.严格的
rim n.边缘
rinse v.用清水冲洗,漱
riot n.暴乱,骚动
rip vt.撕,撕裂
ripe adj.熟的,成熟的
ripen vi.成熟
risk n./vt.冒险
risky adj.危险的,冒险的

1 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

2 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 ridicule   

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

5 rigor   

n.严酷，严格，严厉

参考例句：

• Their analysis lacks rigor.他们的分析缺乏严谨性。||The crime will be treated with the full rigor of the law.这一罪行会严格依法审理。

6 rhythmical   

adj.有节奏的，有韵律的

参考例句：

• His breathing became more rhythmical.他的呼吸变得更有节奏了。
• The music is strongly rhythmical.那音乐有强烈的节奏。

7 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

8 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

9 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

10 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

11 bum   

n.臀部；流浪汉，乞丐；vt.乞求，乞讨

参考例句：

• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。
• The penniless man had to bum a ride home.那个身无分文的人只好乞求搭车回家。

12 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

13 ripen   

vt.使成熟；vi.成熟

参考例句：

• I'm waiting for the apples to ripen.我正在等待苹果成熟。
• You can ripen the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.把西红柿放在有阳光的窗台上可以让它们成熟。

14 rigidity   

adj.钢性，坚硬

参考例句：

• The rigidity of the metal caused it to crack.这金属因刚度强而产生裂纹。
• He deplored the rigidity of her views.他痛感她的观点僵化。

15 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

16 fervor   

n.热诚；热心；炽热

参考例句：

• They were concerned only with their own religious fervor.他们只关心自己的宗教热诚。
• The speech aroused nationalist fervor.这个演讲喚起了民族主义热情。

17 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。