胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇207

　　207. The spontaneous and sporadic¹ spotlight²不请自来和偶然出现的聚光灯 spontaneity-stable
Fame can be spontaneous. I don’t like spontaneity. It can also be sporadic. Like a mountain spring that flows plentifully³, I was squarely ensconced within the stability of stardom. Now things are not so stable. The spotlight is no longer shining in my face and my spurt⁴ with fame seems to be over.
I’m an actor, and my troubles all began with my agent, Morty Fineman. He became jealous of my success, and wanted nothing more than to squash any opportunity that might present itself to me, especially those real wonderful opportunities that leave you wondering, “How could this script squeeze by the likes of Tom Cruise?” My spouse⁵ warned me to sign with another agent, but I felt certain that Morty had what it took to stablize my career. At first, this was the case. I received many lucrative⁶ offers in this large urban sprawl⁷ we call Los Angeles. I was working in all the nice places, even the hottest spot of them all, Hollywood. Entertainment Magazine said I would sprout⁸ into a new Paul Newman.
Then, seemingly on the spur of the moment, Morty started a squabble. It got so bad he tried to stab me and I had to call the police squad⁹. They used pepper spray to subdue¹⁰ him. At the trial, Morty tried to spout¹¹ some nonsense about how I attacked him. Morty was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so, of course, he received no jail time.
I was once a famous actor. It’s a long way from my current factory job-I squirt oil into the hinges of doors that squeak¹². Thanks to the spontaneous nature of the spotlight, I may yet again be famous.
spontaneity n.自然,自发
spontaneous adj.自然发生的,不由自主的
spoon n.匙,勺子
sporadic adj.不定时发生的,零星的
spot n.地点,场所v.发觉,发现
spotlight v.强调,突出n.重点,聚光灯
spouse n.配偶
spout v.喷出,涌出
sprawl vi.散乱的延伸,四肢摊开着坐,卧或倒下n.扩展,蔓延,延伸地区
spray n.喷雾,飞沫vt.向…喷射,喷
spring n.泉水v.跳跃
sprout vi.长出,萌芽
spur n.踢马刺,冲动,刺激vt.刺激,鞭策
spurt v.喷出,涌出
squabble n.口角,争论
squad n.小队,班
squarely adv.坚实地,坚固地,明确地,公正地
squash n.南瓜v.压碎,挤压,镇压
squeak v.(老鼠或物体)吱吱作响
squeeze vt.榨,挤进,塞进
squirt vi.喷出,溅进
stab v.刺伤,戳
stabikity n.稳定性
stabilize¹³ vt.使稳定,使坚固
stable adj.稳定的,相对固定的

1 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

2 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

3 plentifully   

adv. 许多地，丰饶地

参考例句：

• The visitors were plentifully supplied with food and drink. 给来宾准备了丰富的食物和饮料。
• The oil flowed plentifully at first, but soon ran out. 起初石油大量涌出，但很快就枯竭了。

4 spurt   

v.喷出；突然进发；突然兴隆

参考例句：

• He put in a spurt at the beginning of the eighth lap.他进入第八圈时便开始冲刺。
• After a silence, Molly let her anger spurt out.沉默了一会儿，莫莉的怒气便迸发了出来。

5 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

6 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

7 sprawl   

vi.躺卧，扩张，蔓延；vt.使蔓延；n.躺卧，蔓延

参考例句：

• In our garden,bushes are allowed to sprawl as they will.在我们园子里，灌木丛爱怎么蔓延就怎么蔓延。
• He is lying in a sprawl on the bed.他伸开四肢躺在床上。

8 sprout   

n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条

参考例句：

• When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
• It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。

9 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

10 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

11 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

12 squeak   

n.吱吱声，逃脱；v.（发出）吱吱叫，侥幸通过；（俚）告密

参考例句：

• I don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声！
• We won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛，不过是侥幸取胜。

13 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。