胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇071

“Professor, please tell me how I can properly prepare myself to be a good disciple¹?” the earnest student asked his new master. “I really don’t feel confident enough to trust my own discretion².”

“You must discipline yourself,” replied the elderly master with a serious expression. “You must disentangle yourself from your wayward habits and earthly desires. You must be able to disclaim³ all of your worldly possessions without becoming disconsolate⁴. A discontented disciple cannot free his mind. Disclose any bad thoughts that you have during your confessions⁵. We will not hold you in disfavor for being honest. Meditate⁶ for at least eight hours each day, regardless of the discomfort⁷. Do not let anyone or anything discourage you from continuing your studies here. Ignore outsiders who disdain⁸ our way of life or try to discredit⁹ our special teachings. You must not allow our difficult way of life to discomfit¹⁰ you. Remember a discordant¹¹ mind will have great difficulty merging¹² with nature. Lastly, you should learn to be discreet¹³ in everything you do. In this way, you will earn the respect of your teachers and your fellow disciples¹⁴.”

“But professor, I can’t seem to concentrate,” said the student. “In my discourse¹⁵ with the deity¹⁶, my speech tends to be discursive¹⁷. I have had five discrete¹⁸ episodes of meditation¹⁹ failure. What shall we do?”

“This is not uncommon,” replied the master with a wide smile. “You need to consult a meditation book. I have written a good one. For a limited time, you can buy a copy of it in our bookstore for a 10% discount.”

“老师，请您告诉我怎样才能把自己真正培养一个优秀的门徒？一名真诚的学生问他的新校长。“我真觉得没有足够的信心来相信自己的判断力。”

“你必须训练自己，”上年纪的校长回答时表情很严肃，“你必须摆脱自己任性的习惯和尘世的欲望。你必须能够做到放弃你所有财产而无半点悲伤。一个不知满足的人，其思想是无法解放的。忏悔时要暴露自己全部的坏思想，我们不会因为你的诚实而不喜欢你。不管有什么不适，也要每天冥想至少八小时，不要让任何人、任何事阻碍你在这继续学习。对那些鄙视我们的生活方式或试图怀疑我们特别教义的局外人要不屑一顾。不可以让艰苦的生活把你打败。记住，一颗自身不和谐的心灵很难与自然融合。最后，你应该学会做任何事都要谨慎小心。这样的话，你就会赢得老师和同学们的尊重。”

“但是老师，我似乎不能集中思想，”学生说，“我与神对话时，我常常会语无伦次，已经分别有五次冥想失败的事情发生了，你看我该怎么办？”

“这很常见。”校长咧开嘴笑着说，“你需要查阅一下冥想方面的书。我写的那本不错。不用多大功夫，你可以在我们书店买一本，还可以打九折。”

1 disciple   

n.信徒，门徒，追随者

参考例句：

• Your disciple failed to welcome you.你的徒弟没能迎接你。
• He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi.他是甘地的忠实信徒。

2 discretion   

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

• You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
• Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

3 disclaim   

v.放弃权利，拒绝承认

参考例句：

• Scientists quickly disclaim the possibility.科学家们立刻否认了这种可能性。
• The manufacturers disclaim all responsibility for damage caused by misuse.使用不当而造成的损坏，生产厂家不负任何责任。

4 disconsolate   

adj.忧郁的，不快的

参考例句：

• He looked so disconsolate that It'scared her.他看上去情绪很坏，吓了她一跳。
• At the dress rehearsal she was disconsolate.彩排时她闷闷不乐。

5 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

7 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

8 disdain   

n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑

参考例句：

• Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
• A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。

9 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

10 discomfit   

v.使困惑，使尴尬

参考例句：

• He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.部长对他计划的不理会将使他特别尴尬。
• The opposition leader has regularly discomfited him in parliament.反对派领导人常搞得他在国会中下不来台。

11 discordant   

adj.不调和的

参考例句：

• Leonato thought they would make a discordant pair.里奥那托认为他们不适宜作夫妻。
• For when we are deeply mournful discordant above all others is the voice of mirth.因为当我们极度悲伤的时候，欢乐的声音会比其他一切声音都更显得不谐调。

12 merging   

合并（分类）

参考例句：

• Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。

13 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

14 disciples   

n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 )；门徒；耶稣的信徒；（尤指）耶稣十二门徒之一

参考例句：

• Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

15 discourse   

n.论文，演说；谈话；话语；vi.讲述，著述

参考例句：

• We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
• He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。

16 deity   

n.神，神性；被奉若神明的人(或物)

参考例句：

• Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.许多动物被看作神的化身。
• The deity was hidden in the deepest recesses of the temple.神藏在庙宇壁龛的最深处。

17 discursive   

adj.离题的，无层次的

参考例句：

• His own toast was discursive and overlong,though rather touching.他自己的祝酒词虽然也颇为动人，但是比较松散而冗长。
• They complained that my writing was becoming too discursive.他们抱怨我的文章变得太散漫。

18 discrete   

adj.个别的，分离的，不连续的

参考例句：

• The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。
• Most staple fibers are discrete,individual entities.大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。

19 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。