胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇062

Lesson 62 The Church of Dentistry 牙科教会

Words:

 

democracy n. 民主，民主国家（政府）

 

demography² n. 人口统计，人口学

 

demolish³ vt. 破坏，摧毁

 

demolition⁴ n. 破坏，拆除

 

demonstrate vt. 演示；论证

 

demote v. 降级，降职

 

demur⁵ v. 抗议，反对

 

demure⁶ adj. 娴静的，端庄的

 

denigrate⁷ v. 诋毁，贬低，污蔑

 

denomination⁸ n. 宗教组织，（货币的）面额

 

denote vt. 指示，表示

 

denouement⁹ n. (小说的)结尾，结局

 

denounce vt. （公开）谴责，斥责

 

dense¹⁰ adj. 密集的，厚重的

 

density¹¹ n. 密度

 

dent¹ n. 缺口，凹陷

 

dental adj. 牙齿的

 

dentistry n. 牙科

 

denude¹² v. 使裸露，剥下

 

denunciation n. 谴责，告发

 

deny vt. 否认，否定；剥夺，拒绝。。。的要求

 

“The letters ‘CD’denote ‘Church of Dentistry’,” the man with a mask said, pointing to the door. “It is a fact a denomination of the New Wave Church. Have you studied demography? A demographic analysis indicates that most of our members are dental assistants.”

 

“The church bishop¹³ wants to demolish all of the candy stores in the neighborhood,” he continued. “But many of the church elders have objected to the proposal. Let us enter and listen.”

 

“I demur to the demolition idea,” said one elder. “It will cause outsiders to denigrate our church.”

 

“I must also denounce your plan,” said the senior minister. “The candy stores are located in a dense neighborhood. You can’t deny that the density of the area would make a demolition too risky¹⁴.”

 

“I think your denunciation of my plan demonstrates your ignorance of the problem,” said the church bishop. “Candy is the root of all evil. I should demote you from senior minister to elder. Do you think I’m running this church like a democracy? I make the decisions here.”

 

Just then, a demure female entered the room. “Daddy, what are you doing?” she said to the church bishop. She proceeded to denude the statue, fronting the church bishop’s podium. It was a sculpture of a dentist. Using a hammer, she put a big dent in it. It caused the statue to crack. “You’re the worst hypocrite in the world,” she said, shaking her head back and forth¹⁵.

My jaw¹⁶ dropped as I saw the pieces of candy flowing from the crack. “What’s going on?” I asked the man with the mask.

“I don’t know,” he replied. “But like the denouement of a complex plot, the final resolution of this scandal will take time to discover.”

 

“字母‘CD’表示‘Church of Dentistry’,即牙科教会，”戴口罩的男人指着门说，“事实上它是‘新浪潮教会’的一个宗派组织。你研究过人口学吗？一份人口统计分析表明我们的大多数成员都是牙科助手。”

 

“教会主教要拆除周围居民区的所有糖果商店，”他继续说，“但很多教会长老反对这个提议。让我们进去听听吧。”

“我反对这项拆除计划，”一个长老说，“它会引起外界诋毁我们的教会的。”

 

“我也必须谴责这个计划，”一个高级牧师说，“糖果商店都位于人口稠密的居民区。不可否认这个地区的人口密度过大使得拆除工作风险很大。”

 

“我认为你谴责我的计划证明了你对问题的无知。”主教说，“糖果是万恶之源。我要把你从高级牧师降级为长老。你真以为我在以民主国家的方式管理教会吗？这里我说了算。”

 

正在这时，一个端庄的女子走进来。“爸爸，你在干什么？”她对主教说。接着她掀去面对主教讲台的那座雕像的外套。原来是个牙医的雕像。她拿起锤子砸下去，雕像被砸了一个大缺口，这就导致了雕像的破裂。“你是世界上最虚伪的人。”她说着，一边不停的来回摇着头。

 

当我看到一块块糖果从裂缝里滚落出来时，令人张口结舌、不胜惊讶。“怎么回事？”我问戴口罩的人。

 

“我不知道，”他回答，“但就像一个情节复杂的小说的结尾一样，这件丑闻的最终解决办法要花很长时间才能找到。”

1 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

2 demography   

n.人口统计，人口学

参考例句：

• Demography is the analysis of population variables.人口学是对人口变量的分析。
• It was once a rule of demography that people have fewer children as their countries get richer.按人口统计学的一贯规律，一个国家里的人民越富有，他们所拥有的孩子就越少。

3 demolish   

v.拆毁(建筑物等)，推翻(计划、制度等)

参考例句：

• They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。
• He was helping to demolish an underground garage when part of the roof collapsed.他当时正在帮忙拆除一个地下汽车库，屋顶的一部份突然倒塌。

4 demolition   

n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

参考例句：

• The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
• The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。

5 demur   

v．表示异议，反对

参考例句：

• Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms. 他们没有推辞就到我的屋里一起聚餐了。
• He accepted the criticism without demur. 他毫无异议地接受了批评。

6 demure   

adj.严肃的；端庄的

参考例句：

• She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
• The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。

7 denigrate   

v.诬蔑，诽谤

参考例句：

• It was unkind to denigrate her achievement.贬低她的成就是刻薄的。
• To assert this is to denigrate the effectiveness of the police.坚持这一点就是贬低警方的办事能力。

8 denomination   

n.命名，取名，(度量衡、货币等的)单位

参考例句：

• The firm is still operating under another denomination.这家公司改用了名称仍在继续营业。
• Litre is a metric denomination.升是公制单位。

9 denouement   

n.结尾，结局

参考例句：

• The book's sentimental denouement is pure Hollywood.该书的煽情结局纯粹是好莱坞式的。
• In a surprising denouement,she becomes a nun.结局出人意表，她当修女了。

10 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

11 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

12 denude   

v.剥夺；使赤裸

参考例句：

• The Embassy is now denuded of all foreign and local staff.现在大使馆里所有的外国和当地工作人员都清空了。
• In such areas we see villages denuded of young people.在这些地区，我们在村子里根本看不到年轻人。

13 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

14 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

15 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

16 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。