胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇072

Lesson 72 Bravery Saves the Day 危机关头勇者在

Words：

 

disfigure v. 损伤外貌，使边丑

 

disgraced adj. 不光彩的，丢脸的

 

disgruntle¹ v. 使不高兴，使不满意

 

disgust n. 厌恶，嫌恶

 

dishearten v. 使气馁，使沮丧

 

disheveled adj. 凌乱的，不整洁的

 

disillusion² v. 使醒悟；使不再抱幻想；使。。。的理想破灭

 

disinclined adj. 不愿意的，无意于。。的

 

disinformation n. 假情报

 

disintegrate³ v. (使)瓦解，（使）碎裂

 

disinterested⁴ adj. 无关个人利害关系的；公平的

 

disjointed adj. 脱节的，不连贯的

 

dislocate v. 脱臼，使。。。脱位

 

dislodge v. (从固定位置上)强行去除；驱逐

 

dismal⁵ adj. 暗的，凄凉的；忧郁的，沮丧的

 

dismantle⁶ v. 分解，拆开；摧毁，废除

 

dismay vt. 使惊慌；使沮丧n. 沮丧，惊慌

 

dismember vt. 肢解，分割

 

dismiss vt. 解雇；摒除（思想、感情等）

 

disorganize vt. 扰乱，使混乱

 

The injury disfigured the boss’s face. She felt like a disgraced woman. The way some people looked at her face with disgust seemed to dishearten her even more. It was a dismal situation.

 

It all started last week after the boss dismissed an employee from his job. The employee had recklessly caused a huge explosion that disintegrated⁷ one of the machines in the factory. The dismissal was clearly a fair and disinterested decision. However, the decision disgruntled the employee. He was disinclined to accept it.

 

The day after his dismissal, the dissatisfied employee returned to the factory wearing disheveled clothes. He was swinging a large metal pipe and a sharp knife. His disjointed speech indicated that he was drunk. He seemed to be claiming that the telephone system with several blows. Fear of injury disorganized the entire factory.

 

The dissatisfied employee descended⁸ the stairs to the boss’s basement office. With one swing of his pipe, he dislocated her jaw⁹. Fortunately, a courageous¹⁰ colleague came to her rescue. The brave colleague punched the attacker in the mouth. The powerful punch dislodged the attacker’s teeth and knocked him out.

 

“You saved my life,” the boss uttered in pain. “For a moment, I though he might dismember me with his knife.”

 

Today, the dissatisfied employee is in confinement¹¹. The doctor told our boss not to be dismayed by her appearance because it will heal back to normal in a few months.

 

“My face doesn’t look that bad, does it?” the boss asked me.

 

Not wanting to disillusion her, I replied, “It’s looking better every day.”

 

老板的脸因受伤而变丑了。她觉得很不光彩。一些人用厌恶的目光看她的脸时似乎使她更加沮丧。那情景很凄凉。

 

事情是由上周老板解聘一名雇员引起的。这么雇员鲁莽从事造成了一次大爆炸，炸毁了一台机器。很明显，老板解雇他是一个公正又无私的决定。然而，这个决定却使这个雇员很不满。他不愿接受。

 

被解雇的第二天，这个心怀不满的雇员衣冠不整地又回到了工厂。他手里挥动着一根大金属管子和一把尖刀。说话结结巴巴、颠三倒四，看得出他喝醉了。他似乎不住地声称他被解雇的决定是老板依据假情报做出的。他举起笨重的管子，连击几下就把电话设备砸烂了。人们害怕被他所伤，这使整个工厂处于混乱之中。

 

这个愤愤不平的雇员走下楼梯来到地下室的办公室。他抡起管子，一下就把老板的下巴打得脱臼了。幸运的是，一个勇敢的同事跑来救他。这个勇士一记重拳打在雇员的嘴巴上。雇员被打翻在地，连牙齿也被打掉了。

 

“你救了我一命，”老板忍着痛对勇士说，“刚才，我在想他可能会用刀子把我大卸八块吧。”

 

现在那个心怀不满的雇员被监禁起来了。医生告诉老板不要为她的外貌而沮丧，因为几个月后会恢复正常的。

 

“我的脸看上去不那么难看了吧？”老板问我。

 

我不想让她的希望破灭，于是回答说：“看上去一天比一天好了。”

1 disgruntle   

v.使不悦；使不满

参考例句：

• Their absencedisgruntled him.他们的缺席让他不满。
• The late dinner disgruntled my father.晚饭太晚让我父亲气恼了。

2 disillusion   

vt.使不再抱幻想，使理想破灭

参考例句：

• Do not say anything to disillusion them.别说什么叫他们泄气的话。
• I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him.我不愿意成为那个让他幻想破灭的人。

3 disintegrate   

v.瓦解，解体，（使）碎裂，（使）粉碎

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飞机以那么高速飞行也许会四分五裂。

4 disinterested   

adj.不关心的，不感兴趣的

参考例句：

• He is impartial and disinterested.他公正无私。
• He's always on the make,I have never known him do a disinterested action.他这个人一贯都是唯利是图，我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。

5 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

6 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

7 disintegrated   

v.（使）破裂[分裂，粉碎]，（使）崩溃( disintegrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. 飞机坠入大海时解体了。
• The box was so old;it just disintegrated when I picked it up. 那箱子太破旧了，我刚一提就散了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

9 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

10 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

11 confinement   

n.幽禁，拘留，监禁；分娩；限制，局限

参考例句：

• He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
• The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。