胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇128

A case of insanity¹?

‘Are you insinuating² that I am insane?’ the patient blurted³ out indignantly. ‘I insist that you release me immediately from this institution!’

‘Please rest at ease, my dear Mr.Brown. I have treated innumerable cases such as yours and have a great deal of insight. Patients who suffer from insanity invariably respond in the manner you have just done,’replied the doctor. ‘The medicine you are about to receive is a recent innovation for the treatment of senile dementia. It inhibits⁴ the violent mood swings that are common in patients such as yourself. We shall initiate⁵ your treatment right away, with an initial dose of just 10 milligrams. By the way, we seem to have a slight problem with our in-house records. Is your first name initial a ‘B’ or a ‘P’? ’

‘It’s ‘P’,’ Mr.Brown replied meekly⁶. ‘I want you to understand, doctor, you are hurting my innermost feelings.’

With the callousness⁷ innate⁸ in ruthless criminals, and paying no further attention to the patient, the doctor inserted the needle into Peter Brown’s lower arm and injected three times the recommended dose. Soon the inorganic⁹ chemical that was the main ingredient in the medicinal cocktail¹⁰ did its work, and Mr. P. Brown was inert¹¹ and incapacitated. The doctor, however, was just thinking of one thing: forging his patient’s will so as to get access to a substantial inheritance.

The doctor was quite certain that if any inquisitive¹² busybody were later to insist on an inquiry¹³, he would be found innocent.

一宗精神错乱的病例？

“你是在暗示我精神错乱吗？”病人愤慨地脱口而出。“我坚决要求你立即把握从这个收容所里放出去！”

“请放心，我亲爱的布朗先生。我治疗了无数像你这样的病例，很有见识。患有精神错乱的病人反应总是像你刚才那样。” 医生回答。“你将要吃的药是最近发明出来治疗老年痴呆的。它能抑制像你这样的病人常有的剧烈情绪波动。我们将马上开始对你的治疗，初始的剂量只有10毫克。顺便说一下，我们的住院记录有点小问题。你的名字的开头大写字母是’B’还是’P’?”

“是‘P’，”布朗先生谦恭地回答。“我想让你知道，医生，你伤害了我内心深处的感情。”

医生带着残忍的罪犯天生的无情，不再注意病人，将针插入彼得布朗的前臂，注射了推荐的剂量的三倍。很快，药用鸡尾酒的主要成分无机化合物发生作用了，P布朗先生变得迟钝，不能活动了。然而，医生正在想一件事情：伪造病人的遗嘱，那样可以得到大量的遗产。

医生非常确信，如果好奇的爱管闲事的人以后坚持要对此进行调查，也会发现他是清白无辜的

1 insanity   

n.疯狂，精神错乱；极端的愚蠢，荒唐

参考例句：

• In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱，为自己辩解。
• He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里，这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。

2 insinuating   

adj.曲意巴结的，暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 )；巧妙或迂回地潜入；（使）缓慢进入；慢慢伸入

参考例句：

• Are you insinuating that I' m telling a lie ? 你这是意味着我是在说谎吗？ 来自辞典例句
• He is extremely insinuating, but it's a vulgar nature. 他好奉承拍马，那是种庸俗的品格。 来自辞典例句

3 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 inhibits   

阻止，抑制( inhibit的第三人称单数 )； 使拘束，使尴尬

参考例句：

• A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy. 制造业规模太小有碍经济增长。
• His bad English inhibits him from speaking freely. 他英语学得不好，这使他不能表达自如。

5 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

6 meekly   

adv.温顺地，逆来顺受地

参考例句：

• He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时，他唯唯诺诺地站 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 callousness   

参考例句：

• He remembered with what callousness he had watched her. 他记得自己以何等无情的态度瞧着她。 来自辞典例句
• She also lacks the callousness required of a truly great leader. 她还缺乏一个真正伟大领袖所应具备的铁石心肠。 来自辞典例句

8 innate   

adj.天生的，固有的，天赋的

参考例句：

• You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
• Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。

9 inorganic   

adj.无生物的；无机的

参考例句：

• The fundamentals of inorganic chemistry are very important.无机化学的基础很重要。
• This chemical plant recently bought a large quantity of inorganic salt.这家化工厂又买进了大量的无机盐。

10 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

11 inert   

adj.无活动能力的，惰性的；迟钝的

参考例句：

• Inert gas studies are providing valuable information about other planets,too.对惰性气体的研究，也提供了有关其它行星的有价值的资料。
• Elemental nitrogen is a very unreactive and inert material.元素氮是一个十分不活跃的惰性物质。

12 inquisitive   

adj.求知欲强的，好奇的，好寻根究底的

参考例句：

• Children are usually inquisitive.小孩通常很好问。
• A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陈腔烂调的答案不能满足好奇的听众。

13 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。