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1、胡敏读故事记单词雅思词汇 To Catherine游泳去吧To CatherineThe bungalow at the edge of campus near the lake was not like the burrow Mrs. Catherine had lived in previously. Sure the bureaucracy had taken long enough to finally allow her to move in, and she had had to campaign quite hard. It was a quiet location far fr
2、om the highway bypass, close to the cafeteria and of better caliber than all of the other bungalows. She imagined that she could be happy here, at least for as long as she could avoid any calamity like the bushfire that had chased her from her last home.She had never calculated that a move would be
3、so exhausting and she collapsed in her bed. As she looked out of the window she saw a buoy in the water that she had never seen before. Suddenly a bunch of young children burst past her window buzzing with excitement. They stripped off their clothing and jumped in the water tom around the buoy she h
4、ad just noticed. Soon her beautiful lawn resembled an abandoned campsite with cans thrown everywhere. She looked up at the calendar and moaned: it was Spring Break.As she looked at the buoyant children on the water, the crowd in her lawn burgeoned into a regular party. She had never taken into her c
5、alculations that other people might like the peacefulness of her new bungalow at all. But she decided to play along, got hermsuit on, and went out and joined the party. Soon guests and new friends were going in and out of her home and Mrs. Catherine was happier than ever. A by-product of her good sp
6、ortsmanship and friendliness was that her name became the buzzword formming at this location.游泳去吧校园边湖附近那座小屋与凯瑟琳夫人以前的住处是不一样的。当然,官僚们用了很久才终于允许她入住,而且她得下足了功夫。这幢房子地处幽静之处,远离公路支路,离自助餐厅也不远,而且质量比所有其他房子要好。她想自己会在这里住得很开心,至少住到她能躲避丛林大火之类的灾难,上一回搬家就是因为一场丛林大火。她从未估计到搬家会这么累人,结果她给累趴下了。她朝窗外望去,看到湖面上漂着一个以前从没见过的救生圈。突然,一群小孩冲
7、中过她的窗口,一边还兴奋地嘁嘁喳喳说着话。他们脱下衣服跳进水中,围着她先前注意到的那个救生圈游起泳来。不一会儿,她那漂亮的草坪就像是一个到处扔满饮料罐、被遗弃了的营地。她抬头一看日历,悲叹道:原来学生放春假了。在她看着水上快乐的孩子们的时候,她家草坪上的人群已经迅速发展成了一个标准聚会。她可从来没估计到其他人也有可能喜欢她这所新居的宁静。但她还是决定和他们一起玩,她换上泳装,走出家门,加入了聚会。很快客人们和新朋友们就在她家进进出出了。凯瑟琳太太还从来没有这样高兴过。她具有良好的运动员素质,而且为人友善,这给她带来了一个意外的结果,那就是她的名字在那儿成了代替“游泳”的时髦词儿。单词详解:bu
8、nch n.1.束,串,捆2(俚)群,伙bungalow n.(印度)孟家拉式平房;平房;小屋buoy n.1浮标,航标2救生圈,救生衣buoyant a.由浮力的;轻松愉快的;趋于上升的,保持高价的bureaucracy n.(总称)官僚;官僚主义;官僚作风buregeon v.1发芽,抽枝2迅速生长,发展繁荣burrow n.(兔鼠狐的)地洞,地道;住处,藏身处v.掘地洞;钻进某处burst v.1爆炸;涨裂;突然打开,突然发作2充满,挤满3冲闯;突然显现bushfire n.(澳)林区大火buzz n.1(蜂,蚁等的)嗡嗡声,(机器疾速转动的)噪音buzzword n.(内容空洞、主要用
9、以在外行面前显示自己高明等的)玄妙的术语,词语,口号bypass n.(通常为绕过市镇等而筑的)支路,旁路by-product n.1副产品2(意外或无心的);附带产生的结果cafeteria n.自助食堂,自助餐馆calamity n.灾难灾祸;(巨大的)不幸,痛苦calculate v.1计算,核算结果2仔细的分析或思考3估计,预测calendar n.历书,日历,月历calibre n.1能力,才干2水准,程度,质量campaign n.1战役2运动;竞选活动v.参加(或发起)运动;参加竞选(活动);作战campsite n.营地;适宜于扎营的地方campus n.大学校园,学校校园;大
10、学,学校can 1(盛液体等的)容器(如听、罐、壶、桶等)2(美)保藏是食品的罐头,听头Ever for a bee即使是对一只蜜蜂Ever for a beeThe brood of bees approached the new field of budding flowers with care. The breeze had changed and there was a strange smell in the air. Something bulky was also here. Several bees quickly browsed the area and noted tha
11、t the ground was bulging in one portion of the field close to the brink of a cliff. This was also the area with the largest amount of flowers, so the queen bee let her workers make a breakthrough to begin briskly gathering nectar.It was a brief hesitation, but her breed of bees had always been very
12、careful in choosing new lands. Ever since her breach of her mother s command and the subsequent breakup of the bulk of their brood, she was even more careful. Her authority in this new group was brittle and, like the fear of a bugbear by all of the young bees, all of the worker bees were watching to
13、 see if she would lead well. She had to budget her commands and earn their respect.This was not her day, however. Suddenly a bee came back to report that the ground was bubbling near the bulging area. And then a buck sprung out of the forest and ran across the field, killing several of her best work
14、ers in the process. As she flew over to the area with bubbles she passed over an old brochure for the brewery that was buried beneath. She would bear the brunt of the blame for the deaths of the bees for not being aware of the buck, but at least she could make sure no nectar was harvested from the d
15、angerous bubbling area. She quickly gathered her brood and moved on. Leadership was not easy, even for a bee.即使是对一只蜜蜂那窝蜜蜂小心翼翼地靠近一块从未去过的田野,那里长满了含苞待放的鲜花。微风已经变了,空气中散发着一种怪味,这里还有个庞然大物。几只蜜蜂迅速吃掉了那里的花粉,发现紧靠悬崖边缘的一块地方正在向外膨胀。那块地上开的花儿也最多,所以蜂后让工蜂们来一次突破,开始很快采集花蜜。蜜蜂们只做了短暂的迟疑,但是她的这个蜂种选择新地盘时一向很谨慎。 自从蜂后违背母亲的命令,随后大部分蜜
16、蜂分裂以来,她就更加小心了。她在这个新群体中的权威岌岌可危,就像所有小蜜蜂都害怕妖怪一样,所有工蜂都拭目以待,看她是不是能当好这个领导。她必须合理安排、指挥得当才能赢得他们的尊重。不过,今天她不太走运。突然一只蜜蜂回来报告说,凸起的那块地周围正在冒泡,接着一只雄鹿从森林里跳了出来,它跑过田野,在跑的过程中弄死了她手下几只最优秀的工蜂。她飞过去察看那个冒泡地区,没有注意到地下埋着一本古老的酿酒手册。她将为没有意识到有雄鹿从而导致工蜂丧命的事情负主要责任,至少她可以弄清楚不能从那个危险的冒泡地区采集花蜜。她迅速集合队伍,继续前行。当领导可真不容易,即使是对一只蜜蜂。单词详解:breakthroug
17、h n.突破,重大成就,突破性进展breakup n.1分散,分离,分裂breed v.与.交配;育(种);繁殖;养育n.品种,种族,种类breeze n.威风,轻风brewery n.啤酒厂;酿造厂brief a.短暂的;简短的brink n.(河、池等的)边,边沿;陡岸;边缘briskly ad.1轻快地,活泼地,快地2猛烈地,繁忙活跃地brittle a.易碎的,易损伤的;靠不住的,易变的brochure n.小册子brood n.1一窝刚孵出的小鸡(鸟);一次产出的卵;一次孵化的幼虫(或幼鱼等)2一类,一组,一批,一群,一窝browse v.(牲畜)吃(草、嫩叶等);浏览书刊,随意观看
18、n.嫩叶,青饲料,浏览brunt n.主要冲动(或压力等);冲击;最沉重(获最强烈的部分)bubble v.1冒烟,起泡2情感的激动,充溢,变的生机勃勃budding a.1正发芽的,发展中的2初露头角的budget n.预算;预算案;预算拨款v.把.编入预算,在预算中拨款给;规划,安排bugbear n.使人无端恐惧(或焦虑)的东西,妖怪;棘手的问题bulge v.膨胀;凸出bulk n.1体积,容积2主体,绝大部分,大多数bulky a.1大量的;大批的;成批的2散装(货物)的;体积大的;庞大的;过大的;粗壮的,肥胖的Too much brainstorming被献计献策惹怒了Too mu
19、ch brainstormingYou re wrecking my botany experiment! Dont breach the large tank with the soil samples in it! Shawn yelled as he bobbed his head back down behind the booth in order to avoid another blunt object that was flying across the room like a blur.I dont care about your stupid plant and soil
20、experiments! Said Michelle. There is no longer any bond between us. I am sick of all of your boasting about boring into a mountain in Montana to find your bonanza!But its really there! And I cant cancel our flight booking anymore. We have to go! Shawn yelled back. Michelles only response was to bomb
21、ard him even more with whatever item she could find. She had left the boundary of polite conversation hours ago and was now bound to make Shawn pay for all of the hours of pointless brainstorming sessions he had forced her into for this stupid idea.You cant boycott your future, Michelle. Shawn boome
22、d. There is endless bounty there for both of us. I know its a bold adventure, but if we succeed, then you can buy all of the brand name clothing you want when we get back!I dont believe you! Michelle yelled back. And then she stopped throwing things and started to cry. Shawn crawled out across the b
23、order of his safe zone and boosted himself up to look Michelle in the face.That was when a huge plate crashed on his head and knocked him out.That was a bonus! Said Michelle as she looked at him on the ground and got up to leave.被献计献策惹怒了“你在破坏我的植物学实验!千万别打破那个大罐子,那里边装着泥土样品!”肖恩一边怒吼,一边把头很快移到货摊背后,以便避开另外一个
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