胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇199

　　199. Another sermon再一次布道 seinsitive-shell
The Reverend Jessie Johnson gives another sermon:
“My brethren, tonight I’m gonna talk about a sensitive topic. It’s about what the Lord can do for you and what you can do for the Lord. I want you all to turn on your sensory¹ mechanisms² and pay attention. The Lord can be the good shepherd and shatter your shackles⁴, shear⁵ you clean, and lead you to lie down in the serenity⁶ of the shade by the still waters, or the Lord can be as an avenging⁷ angel with a serrated sword that he will pull from its sheath, sharpen, and use to shatter that spiritual shell you have around you. You have the choice. Do I hear an amen?”
“Amen!” answers the congregation.
The Reverend dances around the stage shaking his bum⁸ and shaking his hands in the air.
“All you must do is follow the sequence that the Lord has provided for you. First, you must get that sewerage out of your life. Give up that shallow, shabby, shameless behavior that you think is fun. Next, shed that thing you call pride cause pride is just sheer arrogance⁹, and arrogance keeps you from getting sentimental¹⁰ with the Lord. Yes, don’t be afraid to sentimentalize. Sentimentalism with the Lord is what counts. Finally, you must give to the Lord. So now take out them wallets and start giving. I say to you sharply and with sensitivity don’t you shaft¹¹ the Lord. If you shaft the Lord, he’s gonna shaft you. Do I hear an amen?”
“Amen!” shouts the congregation.
The Reverend shouts, “Whoopee!” jumps down from the platform, and starts passing around the offering plate. “Come on ya’ll! Don’t be stingy with the Lord!”
sensitive adj.敏感的,灵敏的,易受伤害的,易怒的
sensitivity n.敏感
sensory adj.感觉的,感官的
sentimental adj.感伤性的,情感脆弱的
sentimentalism n.感情主义,感情用事
sentimentalize v.伤感
sequence n.序列,顺序
serenity n.平静,安宁
sermon n.说教,布道
serrated adj.锯齿状的
sewerage n.排水设备,污水
shabby adj.褴褛的,破旧的,卑鄙的
shackle³ v.束缚
shade n.荫,阴凉处,阴影,遮光物,帘
shaft n.杆状物,轴v.欺骗
shallow adj.浅的
shameless adj.不知羞耻的
sharpen vt.削尖,使敏锐,使敏捷
sharply adv.突然地,猛烈会
shatter v.使粉碎,破碎
shear v.剪羊毛
sheath n.鞘,外壳
shed n. 棚,小屋vt.脱落,蜕
sheer adj.陡峭的,纯粹的,绝对的
shell n.壳vt.去壳,使脱落

1 sensory   

adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的

参考例句：

• Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
• The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。

2 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 shackle   

n.桎梏，束缚物；v.加桎梏，加枷锁，束缚

参考例句：

• He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
• This issue always is a shackle which confines the brand building of industry product.这个问题一直是限制工业品品牌塑造的桎梏。

4 shackles   

手铐( shackle的名词复数 )； 脚镣； 束缚； 羁绊

参考例句：

• a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism 为摆脱殖民主义的枷锁而斗争的国家
• The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles. 火车的车厢是用钩链连接起来的。

5 shear   

n.修剪，剪下的东西，羊的一岁；vt.剪掉，割，剥夺；vi.修剪，切割，剥夺，穿越

参考例句：

• Every spring they shear off the sheep's wool and sell it.每年春天他们都要剪下羊毛去卖。
• In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than anywhere else.在赫伯里兹，剪羊毛的时间比其他任何地方都要晚。

6 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

7 avenging   

adj.报仇的，复仇的v.为…复仇，报…之仇( avenge的现在分词 )；为…报复

参考例句：

• He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death. 他过去5年一心报丧女之仇。 来自辞典例句
• His disfigured face was like some avenging nemesis of gargoyle design. 他那张破了相的脸，活象面目狰狞的复仇之神。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

10 sentimental   

adj.多愁善感的，感伤的

参考例句：

• She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
• We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。

11 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。