胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇054

Lesson 54 The Meteor 流星

Words:

 

cozy¹ adj. 舒适的

 

crab² n. 蟹

 

crack n. 裂缝，裂纹，缺点；v.破裂，裂纹

 

craft n. 手艺；容器；v.巧手制作

 

crafty³ adj. 灵活的，巧妙的，机灵的

 

cram⁴ vt. 填塞；匆忙准备（考试）

 

cramped⁵ adj. 狭窄的

 

crash n. 撞碎；n.碰撞，堕落

 

crater⁶ n. 火山口；弹坑，坑，陨石坑

 

crave⁷ vi. 渴望，渴求；vt. 渴望得到

 

crawl vi. 爬，爬行

 

crayon n. 彩色笔，粉笔，粉笔画，蜡笔画

 

credence⁸ n. 信任，相信

 

credential n. 凭证，文凭

 

credit n. 学分；信誉，信用，荣誉；声望；贷方，银行贷款；vt. 认定。。。，把。。。归给，归

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creditor⁹ n. 债权人

 

credulous¹⁰ adj. 轻信的，易信的

 

creed¹¹ n. 信仰，信条

 

creek¹² n. 小溪，小河

 

creep vi. 慢慢行进；爬行

 

Once upon a time, there was a crab who lived in a crack on the side of a creek. One day, he and his

daughter crawled to the bank to apply for credit.

 

The manager of the bank was credulous individual named Mr. Fish. Mr. Fish invited the crab and his daughter into his cozy office. “Here are some crayons to keep your daughter busy,” said Mr. Fish. “Now, what can I do for you?”

 

“I would like to apply for some credit,” said the crab. “Here are my credentials¹³.”

 

“Your prior creditor, Mr. Frog, told me that you still haven’t paid his back.” said Mr. Fish.

 

“But this is an emergency,” said the crab. “A meteor crashed into my home. It created a large crater and crammed¹⁴ us into a small corner. I need the credit to buy stones and glue to fix my house.”

 

“Ha ha ha,” laughed the crab. “You and I share the same creed, so I would like to believe you. But I can’t give credence to your still story.”

 

“Okay,” relied the crab. “By the way, the meteor also caused some worms to lose their homes. I crafted a small box for you and filled it with worms.”

 

“You know how I crave worms,” said Mr. Fish, as he grabbed one that was creeping away.

 

“There’s more where that came from,” said the crab.

 

“Really?” said Mr. Fish. “You are a crafty customer. I know there’s no meteor and that you just want to build another room for your cramped house. But I’ll give you the credit this time.”

 

“Great, shall we shake on it?” asked the crab, extending his sharp pinchers.

 

“No, thanks,” said Mr. Fish. “I’d rather not.”

 

从前，一条小溪的裂缝里住着一只蟹。一天蟹和他女儿一起爬到银行去申请信用贷款。

 

银行经理称“鱼先生，”是个轻信的人。鱼先生把蟹和他女儿请进他舒适的办公室。“这里有些彩笔，让你女儿画着玩吧。”鱼先生说，“说吧，我能帮你做什么？”

 

“我想申请些信用贷款。”蟹说，“这是我的信用证。”

 

“可你从前的债权人青蛙先生告诉我你还没有还清他的帐。”鱼先生说。

 

“但这次很紧急，”蟹说，“一颗流星坠落下来，把我们家砸了个大坑，把我们挤进了一个小角落里。所以我需要贷款买石头和胶来修房子。”

 

“哈哈哈，”鱼先生大笑起来，“我们有共同的信仰，所以我愿意相信你。但我不会相信你愚蠢的故事。”

 

“好吧，”蟹说道，“顺便问一句，流星坠地还使一些蚯蚓流离失所。这是我为你精心制作的小盒子，里面装满了好多蚯蚓。”

 

“你知道我是多么渴望得到蚯蚓啊！”鱼先生一边说，一边迅速抓住一个正在往外爬的蚯蚓。

 

“那里还有很多呢！”蟹说。

 

“真的吗？”鱼先生说，“你是个机灵的顾客。我知道根本没有流星坠地。你就是想再建一个大房间以取代你那狭窄的旧屋子。不过这次会贷款给你的。”

 

“好极了！让我们为此握手吧！”蟹说着，伸出了他尖尖的双螯。

 

“不，谢谢了。”鱼先生说，“我才不与你握手呢。”

1 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

2 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

3 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

4 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

5 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

6 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

7 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

8 credence   

n.信用，祭器台，供桌，凭证

参考例句：

• Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。
• Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。

9 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

10 credulous   

adj.轻信的，易信的

参考例句：

• You must be credulous if she fooled you with that story.连她那种话都能把你骗倒，你一定是太容易相信别人了。
• Credulous attitude will only make you take anything for granted.轻信的态度只会使你想当然。

11 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。

12 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

13 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

14 crammed   

adj.塞满的，挤满的；大口地吃；快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满；填入；临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式)

参考例句：

• He crammed eight people into his car. 他往他的车里硬塞进八个人。
• All the shelves were crammed with books. 所有的架子上都堆满了书。