胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇162

　　LESSON 162 OUTDATED¹ ODEAS?
Martin Constantine, the outgoing head of the Hampstead College of Design, left his job because he had outgrow² his position. He took over the prestigious³ post of director of the British Museum.
Peter Handerson, who took over Constantine’s position, began his work with gusto. His first task was to outfit⁴ all the labs with new equipment. Peter considered himself to be an original thinker as well as an originator of new work practices. Ornamental⁶ design was his favorite subject, and his office was soon filled with all kinds of ornaments⁷, mostly designed by himself.
A few months after taking over his position, Peter organized a staff outing, a picnic on Hampstead Heath. But, instead of everyone being happy, there was an outbreak of discontent among some of the staff.
Mark Ashworth was particularly outspoken⁸. “That man’s ideas on design are totally outdated,” he said with disdain⁹. “ There is not one ounce of originality¹⁰ in his thinking. He has never originated anything worth looking at, nothing at all. His views on ornamentation are old hat, an outgrowth of 19th century thinking. Tell you what, we should all get together and oust¹¹ the man before he does any more damage to the College. Not to put too fine a point on it, I believe he should be banished¹² to the outermost¹³ edges of the British Isles¹⁴, somewhere like the Outer Hebrides.”
“But what would be the outcome of that?” interjected another colleague, Steve Kirby. “You just want Peter’s job, and I’m sure that would cause an outcry among the board of governors, not to mention the press. I’d advise you to leave well enough alone!”
WORDS:
original adj.最初的，独创的
originality n.创意，新奇
originate v.产生，发生
originator n.发起人，创办人
ornament⁵ n.装饰/物
ornamentation n.装饰，装饰品
ornamental adj.装饰的
ounce n.盎司
oust n.追逐；赶走
outbreak n.爆发，发作
outcome n.后果，成果
outcry n.大声疾呼，强烈抗议
outdated adj.过时的
outermost adj.最外边的
outfit n.服装，v.配备，装备
outgoing adj.好交际的，外向的
outgrow v.生长速度超过
outgrowth n.自然的发展
outing n.郊游，远足

1 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

2 outgrow   

vt.长大得使…不再适用；成长得不再要

参考例句：

• The little girl will outgrow her fear of pet animals.小女孩慢慢长大后就不会在怕宠物了。
• Children who walk in their sleep usually outgrow the habit.梦游的孩子通常在长大后这个习惯自然消失。

3 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

4 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

5 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。

6 ornamental   

adj.装饰的；作装饰用的；n.装饰品；观赏植物

参考例句：

• The stream was dammed up to form ornamental lakes.溪流用水坝拦挡起来,形成了装饰性的湖泊。
• The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致。

7 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

9 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。

10 originality   

n.创造力，独创性；新颖

参考例句：

• The name of the game in pop music is originality.流行音乐的本质是独创性。
• He displayed an originality amounting almost to genius.他显示出近乎天才的创造性。

11 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

12 banished   

v.放逐，驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 outermost   

adj.最外面的，远离中心的

参考例句：

• He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.他开枪射中了靶子的最外一环。
• The outermost electron is shielded from the nucleus.原子核对最外层电子的作用受到屏蔽。

14 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。