168. The penury percussionist贫困的打击乐乐手 pendant-perish
There was a percussionist on the San Francisco Peninsula, who pursued perfection in every performance. In addition to practicing her percussion instruments daily, she would, despite her penury conditions, wear an expensive pendant and expensive perfume, for it was her perception that they would bring good luck.
Another performer of similar penury conditions knew of her expensive purchases and decided to undertake the perilous task of purloining them. So she made periodic visits to the perimeter of the percussionist’s apartment to observe her comings and goings in order to penetrate the premises and procure the pendant ant perfume.
Hearing the penetrating percussions of the percussionist on an almost permanent basis, the prospective purloiner perceived that the perennial playing would never cease and that the percussionist was ever present. So she entered the periphery of the apartment grounds to perform the pending procurement. She thought nothing of the peril involved, nor that she perchance would perish in the procedure.
Upon entering the percussionist’s apartment, she saw the percussionist sitting behind the percussion instrument with a pensive pallor. The would be purloiner said, “I am here for the pendant and perfume.” The percussionist said, “I am more perceptive than you think. I noticed you on the perimeter long ago. As you can see, there are only percussion instruments and peripheral items here. My pendant and perfume were purchased by someone else as a result of an ad that I placed in a periodical.”
pendant n.垂饰,下垂物
pending adj.即将发生的,未决的
penetrate vt.穿透,渗透,看穿,洞察
penetrating adj.(指声音)响亮的,尖锐的,(气味等)刺激的
peninsula n.半岛
pensive adj.沉思的,忧沉的
penury adj.贫困,贫穷
perceive vt.感知,察觉,发觉
perception n.理解,感知,感觉
perceptive adj.感知的,有洞察力的
percussion n.打击乐器
perennial adj.四季不断的,终年的,(植物)多年生的
perfection n.尽善尽美,完美
perform vt.履行,执行,充当,扮演,表演
performance n.履行,执行,表演,演奏
performer n.表演者
perfume n.香味,香水
peril n.危险
perilous adj.危险的
perimeter n.边缘,周边地带
periodic adj.周期的,定期的
periodical n.期刊,杂志adj.周期的,定期的
peripheral adj.周边的,外围的
periphery n.外围
perish v.死,毁灭 |