胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇172
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：胡敏托福词汇记单词
The Playwright 1's Plumber 3
There was a playwrite, who at the plea of his publisher, pledged to write a pleasing, yet plaushible story about plight 4 of a plump plumber who wore plumage. The story went something like this:
The plumber was replacing a pipe on a farm when the farmer asked about his plumage. Then he merely said,"Never mind my sense of fashion,you can just go back to your plow 5."Offended, the plumber's eyes began to well with tears. The farmer said:"Have I insulted you with my question about your plumage?" The plumber wanted to be pliant 6 with his customer,"No,'' he replied,"Pollen is a pollutant 7 to the eyes, you know, and I am afraid that my eyes have been polluted.""yeah, I guess your eyes don't need pollinating,do they? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" the farmer chortled. The plumber continued to work. He first plunged 8 a pipe into a liquid cleaner,bent the pliable 9 pipe to the proper shape, and used a plumb 2 line to make sure it was plumb, then he polished the pipe to give it a sheen. Finally, he connected the wire from the poles of the electrical unit as the pipe was also to serve as electrical ground.Satisfied with the good job he had done,the plumber left the farm,waddling along with his plumage and his poise 10 and dignity despite the famer's insults.
There was a poll at the publishing house about this story. The staff was polarized: half of them really liked it, and the other half didn't. Regardless, they decided 11 to go achead and publish it. Now the playwright can line his pocketbook with money from the story.
- Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
- The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。
- No one could plumb the mystery.没人能看破这秘密。
- It was unprofitable to plumb that sort of thing.这种事弄个水落石出没有什么好处。
- Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
- The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。
- The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
- She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
- At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
- We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。
- She's proud and stubborn,you know,under that pliant exterior.你要知道，在温顺的外表下，她既自傲又固执。
- They weave a basket out of osiers with pliant young willows.他们用易弯的柳枝编制篮子。
- Coal itself is a heavy pollutant.煤本身就是一种严重的污染物。
- Carbon dioxide may not be a typical air pollutant.二氧化碳可能不是一种典型的污染物。
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
- Willow twigs are pliable.柳条很软。
- The finely twined baskets are made with young,pliable spruce roots.这些编织精美的篮子是用柔韧的云杉嫩树根编成的。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。
- Ballet classes are important for poise and grace.芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。