胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇203

　　203.The smuggler²走私分子 sly-solemn
I am a smuggler. Once or twice a month, I go up river to get a load of contraband³ and smuggle¹ it back across the border. I was in a water front bar once, when I met a man obviously of some social distinction. Being not too sociable⁴ and apt to sneer⁵ at those snobbish⁶ upper-crust types, I sat with a solemn look as he approached me. He smoothly⁷ tipped his hat and gave me a sly look as he introduced himself. I asked him to sit, not wanting to appear too snobbish myself. We talked for a while and had a few drinks. Then he told me what he wanted. He showed me a snippet from the newspaper detailing the solar power industry and how it would reduce smog in the cities. I told him that solar cells were completely legal and asked him why he wanted to sneak⁸ them in. He said that the import fees were smothering¹⁰ his porfits. He was sober enough to make me an offer, and I was drunk enough to accept. Besides, I was the sole river boat man in the area, and I was solely¹¹ capable of bringing back the goods. He had no other choice, and I had no money.
There was still one snag. My boat, Snowflake, had been damaged in the last typhoon. The propeller¹² had been smashed and the electrical wires had snapped. So I looked for a smelting¹³ shop to repair the propeller, but I could solder¹⁴ the wires myself. That done, once the flag lifted. I was ready to go.
sly adj.狡猾的,诡秘的
smash v.打碎,粉碎
smelting n.治炼
smog n.烟雾
smoothly adv平稳地,顺利地.
smother⁹ vt.使窒息
smuggle vt.走私
snag n.障碍,暗桩
snap vi.突然折断
sneak vi.鬼鬼祟祟而行,潜行
sneer vt.讥笑,嘲笑
snippet adj.小片,片断,摘录
snobbish adj.势利眼的,谄上傲下的
snowflake n.雪花,雪片
sober adj.清醒的,未喝醉的,审慎的,严肃的
sociable adj.好交际的,友善的
social distinction 具有明显的社会身份或地位
solar adj.太阳的
solar cell太阳能电池
solder vt.焊接,焊在一起
sole adj.单独的,惟一的n.鞋底
solely adv.独自地,单独地
solemn adj.严肃的,庄严的,隆重的

1 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

2 smuggler   

n.走私者

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。

3 contraband   

n.违禁品，走私品

参考例句：

• Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.大多数的城市市场上都充斥着走私货。
• The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods.海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。

4 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

5 sneer   

v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语

参考例句：

• He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
• You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。

6 snobbish   

adj.势利的，谄上欺下的

参考例句：

• She's much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.她很势利，不愿住在那个普通旅馆。
• I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.我原以为她会非常势利，但她却非常热情和友好。

7 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

8 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

9 smother   

vt./vi.使窒息；抑制；闷死；n.浓烟；窒息

参考例句：

• They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket.他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火。
• We tried to smother our laughter.我们强忍住笑。

10 smothering   

（使）窒息， （使）透不过气( smother的现在分词 )； 覆盖； 忍住； 抑制

参考例句：

• He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering. 他胜利地微笑着，以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言。
• He wrapped the coat around her head, smothering the flames. 他用上衣包住她的头，熄灭了火。

11 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

12 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

13 smelting   

n.熔炼v.熔炼，提炼（矿石）( smelt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a method of smelting iron 一种炼铁方法
• Fire provided a means of smelting ores. 火提供了熔炼矿石的手段。 来自辞典例句

14 solder   

v.焊接，焊在一起；n.焊料，焊锡

参考例句：

• Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards.焊接电路板需要的工人更少了。
• He cuts the pieces and solders them together.他把那些断片切碎，然后把它们焊在一起。