胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇198

　　198. The seismologist and the sect¹地震学家和教派 sect-sensible
There was a professor of seismology who was involved in seismic² research. After securing permission from his senator, he went to a particular sector³ of his state to collect sediment⁴ from the bottom of a well. The water that was seething⁵ into the well was indicative of the geological nature of the area and taking a segment could seemingly provide information useful in predicting an earthquake.
However, there was also a sect of secular⁶ fanatics⁷ in the area who believed that that particular well was sacred. When the geologist⁸ approached the well, he discovered that sect had spread sensational⁹ news that he was planning to destroy the well. The members of the sect gathered around the well and sat in a sedentary position. Having formal permission from government, he considered calling the security police to remove the sitters. However, he chose to explain the situation first. He said to them, “There is no need for all this sensation. I will not try to seduce¹⁰ you with lies, nor will I try to sedate¹¹ you with soothing¹² words. I will only tell you sensible words that explain the truth and appeal to your sensibility. I am merely going to take a sedimentary section from this well, and segregate¹³ the sediment in the lab. The analysis of this sediment, along with the use of a seismograph, will allow me to predict earthquakes better.” The leaders of the sect spoke¹⁴ among themselves for a few minutes and then made an announcement, “I find no fault with this man. I do not even detect the seedling¹⁵ of a lie. If he merely takes a selection of dirt from the bottom of the well and leaves it intact, then there should be no objection from us.” With this, the professor took his sample, analyzed¹⁶ it, and was ready to present the results the following semester at school.
sect n.宗派,教派
section n.部分,节
sector n.扇形面,地区
secular adj.世俗的,尘世的,长期的
secure vt. 保护,使安全,获得adj.安全的
securiyt n.安全
sedate adj.安静的,镇静的,平静的
sedentary adj.(指人或动物)土生的,不移栖的,(指工作)坐着做的(不需运动的)
sediment n.沉积物,沉淀物
sedimentary adj. 沉积的,沉淀性的
seduce vt.勾引,诱惑
seedling n.秧苗,树苗
seemingly adv.表面上,似乎
seethe¹⁷ v.沸腾,汹涌,冒泡,激动,骚动
segment n.部分,片段
segregate vt.分离,隔离
seismic adj.地震的,由地震引起的
seismograph n.地震仪
seismology n.地震学
selection n.待选物,精选品,选择
semester n.学期
senator n.参议员
sensation n.感觉,知觉,轰动,激动
sensational adj.极好的,绝妙的,引起轰动的
sensibility n.敏感性,感性,识别力
sensible adj.明智的,合理的,可感觉到的,明显的

1 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

2 seismic   

a.地震的，地震强度的

参考例句：

• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
• The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 sediment   

n.沉淀，沉渣，沉积(物)

参考例句：

• The sediment settled and the water was clear.杂质沉淀后，水变清了。
• Sediment begins to choke the channel's opening.沉积物开始淤塞河道口。

5 seething   

沸腾的，火热的

参考例句：

• The stadium was a seething cauldron of emotion. 体育场内群情沸腾。
• The meeting hall was seething at once. 会场上顿时沸腾起来了。

6 secular   

n.牧师，凡人；adj.世俗的，现世的，不朽的

参考例句：

• We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
• Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。

7 fanatics   

狂热者，入迷者( fanatic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The heathen temple was torn down by a crowd of religions fanatics. 异教徒的神殿被一群宗教狂热分子拆除了。
• Placing nukes in the hands of baby-faced fanatics? 把核弹交给一些宗教狂热者手里？

8 geologist   

n.地质学家

参考例句：

• The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.在那山谷里，地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
• He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.他是一位地质学家，被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。

9 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

10 seduce   

vt.勾引，诱奸，诱惑，引诱

参考例句：

• She has set out to seduce Stephen.她已经开始勾引斯蒂芬了。
• Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。

11 sedate   

adj.沉着的，镇静的，安静的

参考例句：

• After the accident,the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her.事故发生后，医生让她服了些药片使她镇静下来。
• We spent a sedate evening at home.我们在家里过了一个恬静的夜晚。

12 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

13 segregate   

adj.分离的，被隔离的；vt.使分离，使隔离

参考例句：

• We have to segregate for a few day.我们得分离一段日子。
• Some societies still segregate men and women.有的社会仍然将男女隔离。

14 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

15 seedling   

n.秧苗，树苗

参考例句：

• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。
• The seedling are coming up full and green.苗长得茁壮碧绿。

16 analyzed   

v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 seethe   

vi.拥挤，云集；发怒，激动，骚动

参考例句：

• Many Indians continue to seethe and some are calling for military action against their riotous neighbour.很多印度人都处于热血沸腾的状态，很多都呼吁针对印度这个恶邻采取军事行动。
• She seethed with indignation.她由于愤怒而不能平静。