胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇129

An insubordinate young lad

A man from the National Institute of Trades was sent to inspect the condition of an installment¹ of duplexes on the upper east side of town.

His instinct told him that he might come across some very shady characters during his visit, so with him he took an instrument of precaution, namely a baseball bat, which he thought may come in handy to instil² fear into any of the locals if they were to instigate³ any confrontation⁴ with him. He also brought with him his young apprentice⁵ whom he wished to inspire, and who would be instrumental in carrying out the task at hand.

The orders he received from the institution were to instruct the young lad extremely firmly, as his sttitude in the past had been somewhat insubordinate, upon arriving at the scene however, he realised that he was in dire⁶ need of inspiration himself. They had a ton of work cut out for them.

They would need to install new airconditioning and insulation⁷, new light fixtures⁸ and so on. The tradesman decided⁹ they would have to get started immediately, and although his words were very instructive, the apprentice was still young and insolent¹⁰, and displayed an extremely insular¹¹ attitude, this, the tradesman felt was insufferable, but not only he as it turns out.

Suddenly, the two were confronted by a group of local hoodlums who saw the apprentice’s behaviour as an insult to their way of life. Before the tradesman even had time to reach for his bat, the boy was being beaten to a bloody¹² pulp¹³. The effects were instantaneous and devastating¹⁴.

He now has brain damage and unfortunately proceedings¹⁵ had to be instituted to institutionalize him.

不听话的小伙子

国家贸易协会的一个人被派去检查城镇东部靠北的复式结构建筑安装的情况。

他的直觉告诉他在访问中可能会遇到一些名声非常不好的人，所以，他随身带了防范工具，就是一根棒球棒，他想，如果当地人要煽动任何针对他的面对面的对抗，也许可以用它来给他们注入一些恐惧感。 他也带上了 的年轻的学徒，希望给他灵感，他会对完成手头的任务有帮助。

他从协会得到的命令是需要非常严格地训导小伙子，因为他以前的态度有些不听话。然而，到达现场的时候，他意识到他自己极其需要灵感。他们有一大堆工作要做。

他们需要安装新的空调和隔热材料、新的照明设施固定装置等等。工匠决定他们应该立即动手。尽管他的话很有教益，但是学徒还年轻，并且傲慢无礼，表现出一种偏狭的态度。工匠觉得这是难以忍受的，结果发现别人也有同感。

突然，他们俩人碰到一群当地的流氓，他们认为学徒的行为是对他们的生活方式的侮辱。他还没来得及拿他的棒子，男孩已经被达成血淋淋的肉浆了，后果是瞬间产生的，并且是破坏性的。

现在，他的大脑受伤了，不幸的是，必须开始提起诉讼以便让社会福利机构把他收容起来。

1 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

2 instil   

v.逐渐灌输

参考例句：

• It's necessary to instil the minds of the youth with lofty ideals.把崇高理想灌输到年青人的思想中去是很必要的。
• The motive of the executions would be to instil fear.执行死刑的动机是要灌输恐惧。

3 instigate   

v.教唆，怂恿，煽动

参考例句：

• His object was to instigate a little rebellion on the part of the bishop.他的目的是，在主教方面煽起一场小小的造反。
• It would not prove worthwhile to instigate a nuclear attack.挑起核攻击最终是不值得的。

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

5 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

6 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

7 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

8 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 insolent   

adj.傲慢的，无理的

参考例句：

• His insolent manner really got my blood up.他那傲慢的态度把我的肺都气炸了。
• It was insolent of them to demand special treatment.他们要求给予特殊待遇，脸皮真厚。

11 insular   

adj.岛屿的，心胸狭窄的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• Having lived in one place all his life,his views are insular.他一辈子住在一个地方，所以思想狭隘。

12 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

13 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

14 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

15 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼