胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇047

Lesson 47 The Meeting 会议

 

Words:

 

congregate¹ v. 聚集

 

congress n. 国会，议会

 

congressional adj. 会议的，大会的；国会的

 

congressman² n. 国会议员

 

conjectural³ adj. 推测的

 

conjure⁴ v. 变魔术，变戏法

 

connect v. 连接；联系；联合；沟通

 

connection n. 连接；（s）亲属；熟人，关系户；由共同利益结合在一起的人

 

connivance⁵ n. 默许，共谋

 

connive⁶ v. 纵容，默许，共谋

 

connoisseur⁷ n. 鉴赏家，行家

 

conscience n. 良心，良知

 

conscientious⁸ adj. 尽责的，一丝不苟的；凭良心的

 

conscious adj. 有意识的，神志清醒的；意识到的

 

consciousness n. 意识，知觉

 

consecrate⁹ v. 使神圣，给。。。祝圣；奉献

 

consecutive¹⁰ adj. 连续的

 

consequence n. 结果，后果

 

consequently adv. 从而，因此

 

“Come in,” said Congressman Jones. Jones has been a member of the congress for 20 years. In that time, he had made numerous influential¹¹ connections and had become wealth enough to be a connoisseur of fine wines. He offered some to his guest. “What can I do for you?” Jones asked the man in the suit.

 

“I am the lawyer for a conglomerate¹² in your district who is very interested in submitting some special legislation,” the suited man said.

 

“I hope you’re not expecting me to conjure a yes vote on legislation that only serves the nest interested of bug¹³ business,” said the Congressman.

 

“Not at all,” said the lawyer. “All we need is your influence and backdoor connections to get it passed.”

“It sounds to me like a connivance,” the Congressman replied. “I’m a very conscientious legislator and I have a serious conscience.”

 

“We already know that about you, Congressman Jones,” said the lawyer. “It may seem that I’m thinking like a man who had lost consciousness in an accident. In fact, it was conscious decision on your part to choose someone like you to help us.”

 

“Listen, I didn’t get elected to five consecutive terms by conniving¹⁴ with people like you. I only connect with influential people to help my community. People respect my congressional achievements. They know that I do not make conjectural judgments¹⁵ and consequently, they reelect me every time. People congregate

to hear me speak. I’ve even helped them consecrate a church.”

 

“Trust me Congressman Jones,” the lawyer said with a smile. “Your assistance in our Save the Whale’s legislation won’t result in any negative consequences.”

 

“Why didn’t you say it was to save the whales?” Jones said with a laugh. “I’d love to help.”

 

“请进。”琼斯议员说道。琼斯已经做了20年的议会成员。20年间，他结识了无数有影响力的关系户，并日益富足，成为品尝佳酿的专家。他请客热喝了点好酒。“我能为你做点什么？”琼斯向那个西装革履的男人问道。

 

“我是您所在地区的一家联合大企业的律师，我们公司很想提交一些特殊的法律议案。”那个穿西装的人说道。

 

“您可别指望我会为那些专为大企业谋利的法律变出一张赞成票。”议员说道。

 

“完全没有，”律师道，“您只需运用您的影响力和各种后门关系使这一法律得以通过就行。”

 

“你看这似乎是共谋吧，”议员回答道，“我是一名尽职尽责的立法者，我有一颗严正良心。”

 

“这些我们早就知道，琼斯议员。”律师说道。“也许我的思维方式看起来像个在事故中失去知觉的人。事实上，我方是有意识地选择五任当选议员的。

 

“听着，我可不是靠同你们这样的人搞些阴谋才连续五任当选议员的。我跟权势交往不过是为了帮助我所在的社区。人们尊敬我是因为议会取得了不少成就。他们知道我不会做些主观臆测的决断，因此我每次都能重新当选。人们聚集在一起听我演说。我甚至帮助他们为教堂祝圣。”

 

“相信我，琼斯议员，”律师微笑着说，“就我们提出的‘拯救鲸鱼’法案来说，您的协助不会带来任何负面后果。”

 

“你怎末不早说要是拯救鲸鱼呢？”琼斯微笑到，“我很愿意帮忙。”

1 congregate   

v.(使)集合，聚集

参考例句：

• Now they can offer a digital place for their readers to congregate and talk.现在他们可以为读者提供一个数字化空间，让读者可以聚集和交谈。
• This is a place where swans congregate.这是个天鹅聚集地。

2 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 conjectural   

adj.推测的

参考例句：

• There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims.这类声明中有些东西绝对是凭空臆测。
• As regarded its origin there were various explanations,all of which must necessarily have been conjectural.至于其来源，则有着种种解释，当然都是些臆测。

4 conjure   

v.恳求，祈求；变魔术，变戏法

参考例句：

• I conjure you not to betray me.我恳求你不要背弃我。
• I can't simply conjure up the money out of thin air.我是不能像变魔术似的把钱变来。

5 connivance   

n.纵容；默许

参考例句：

• The criminals could not have escaped without your connivance.囚犯没有你的默契配合，是逃不掉的。
• He tried to bribe the police into connivance.他企图收买警察放他一马。

6 connive   

v.纵容；密谋

参考例句：

• They connive children excessively which will bring a negative effect on theirs character.他们过分纵容孩子，这对孩子的性格有不良影响。
• Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。

7 connoisseur   

n.鉴赏家，行家，内行

参考例句：

• Only the real connoisseur could tell the difference between these two wines.只有真正的内行才能指出这两种酒的区别。
• We are looking for a connoisseur of French champagne.我们想找一位法国香槟酒品酒专家。

8 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

9 consecrate   

v.使圣化，奉…为神圣；尊崇；奉献

参考例句：

• Consecrate your life to the church.把你的生命奉献给教堂吧。
• The priest promised God he would consecrate his life to helping the poor.牧师对上帝允诺他将献身帮助穷人。

10 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

11 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

12 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

13 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

14 conniving   

v.密谋 ( connive的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；默许；纵容

参考例句：

• She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice. 她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。
• The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. 将军被指控纵容一个颠覆政府的阴谋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 judgments   

判断( judgment的名词复数 )； 鉴定； 评价； 审判

参考例句：

• A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life. 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。
• He is swift with his judgments. 他判断迅速。