胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇176
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：胡敏托福词汇记单词
176. The greatest hunter最伟大的猎手 preoccupation-primate 1
It is neither presumptuous 2 nor pretentious 3 of me to claim that I am one of the greatest hunters that has ever lived. It is not the sort of greatness with which one presumably has the preponderance or prestige of pursuing the presidency 4 and entering the prestigious 5 presidential election. Nor is it the sort of pretension 6 of the meager 7 variety with which one is presumptuous concerning one’s abilities in the prevailing 8 fashions of the day. It is the presumption 9, however, that one must take when one is put in a situation which prescribes the utilization 10 of the primal 11 instincts for self-preservation 12.
For example, if one has the preoccupation of frequenting animal preserves as I do, it is a prerequisite 13 that one must have the courage to fall under the pressure of choosing a prey 14 or becoming one. If, for example, we presume that your adversary 15 is one of the large primates 16, such as a gorilla 17 or a baboon 18, which are prevalent at game preserves, you must come up with the preservative 19 prescription 20 of maim 21 or be maimed, kill or be killed if you are to prevail in such a confrontation 22. It is necessary to ignore any sophisticated thought of kindness or welfare. Moreover, you must call upon this primal, preservative, most basic of instincts in order to survive in the most animalistic of challenges.
My greatness as a hunter does not lie in any preponderance, prestige, or sophistication of any kind. On the contrary, it lies in the primal ability to kill as an animal or to be killed as one.
preoccupation n.主要考虑因素,全神贯注,抢先占据
preponderance n.(压倒性的)优势
prerequisite n.先决条件,前提
prescribe vt.指示,规定,开药方
prescription n.药方,处方
preservation n.保存,贮藏,保护
preservative n.防腐剂adj.有保存力的
preserve vt.保存n.禁猎区
presidency n.总统职位,总统任期
presidential election总统选举
pressure n.压力,压迫
prestige n.威望,声望
prestigious adj.有名望的,有威信的
presumably adv.据推测,大概,可能
presume vt.假定,假设,揣测
presumption n.猜想,想法,专横,傲慢,自行其是
presumptuous adj.自以为是的,放肆的
pretension n.要求,主张,自负
pretentious adj.夸耀的,自命不凡的
prevail vi.盛行,居主导地位,经常流行
prevailing adj.流行的,盛行的
prevalent adj.普遍的,流行的
prey n.被掠食,者牺牲者,食物vi.捕食,掠夺
primal adj.最初的,原始的
primate n.灵长目动物
- 14 percent of primate species are highly endangered.14%的灵长类物种处于高度濒危状态。
- The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。
- It would be presumptuous for anybody to offer such a view.任何人提出这种观点都是太放肆了。
- It was presumptuous of him to take charge.他自拿主张，太放肆了。
- He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
- Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
- I make no pretension to skill as an artist,but I enjoy painting.我并不自命有画家的技巧，但我喜欢绘画。
- His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.他的行动是对他自我卖弄的一个讽刺。
- He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
- The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
- She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
- This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
- Please pardon my presumption in writing to you.请原谅我很冒昧地写信给你。
- I don't think that's a false presumption.我认为那并不是错误的推测。
- Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields.电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用。
- Modern forms of agricultural utilization,have completely refuted this assumption.现代农业利用形式，完全驳倒了这种想象。
- Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
- Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。
- The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
- The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。
- Stability and unity are a prerequisite to the four modernizations.安定团结是实现四个现代化的前提。
- It is a prerequisite of entry to the profession that you pass the exams.做这一行的先决条件是要通过了有关的考试。
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
- He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
- They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
- Primates are alert, inquisitive animals. 灵长目动物是机灵、好奇的动物。
- Consciousness or cerebration has been said to have emerged in the evolution of higher primates. 据说意识或思考在较高级灵长类的进化中已出现。
- I was awed by the huge gorilla.那只大猩猩使我惊惧。
- A gorilla is just a speechless animal.猩猩只不过是一种不会说话的动物。
- A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.狒狒是一种生活在非洲的大猴子。
- As long as the baboon holds on to what it wants,it's trapped.只要狒狒紧抓住想要的东西不放手，它就会被牢牢困住。
- New timber should be treated with a preservative.新采的圆木应进行防腐处理。
- Salt is a common food preservative.盐是一种常用的食物防腐剂。
- The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
- The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
- Automobile accidents maim many people each year. 汽车车祸每年使许多人残废。
- These people kill and maim innocent civilians.这些人杀死和残害无辜平民。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。