胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇208

　　208. Office drearms办公室的梦想 stack-stationary¹
It was July 1830. On a sunny, hot day, feeling as if all his stamina² had left him, Case Steele staggered up the staircase and into his office. A stack of papers nearly reaching the ceiling greeted him. His assistant, Ward³ Stevens, came in and stood next to him. Case was a staggering 2.2 meters tall. Since this was the case, he stood in stark⁴ contrast to the rest of his staff, and Ward, at 1.6 meters tall, was no exception.
“Good morning, sir,” Ward greeted him.
“Is that the stale smell of alcohol on your breath, Ward? Are you still stashing⁶ a bottle of whiskey in your desk drawer?”
“Yse sir. It’s the one stain on my personal character that I regret. Please don’t let others know, sir, for I have good standing⁷ in our company, and it is my desire to move up in the business. If I were forced to stay stationary for too long, my ambition would become stagnant⁸. The whiskey simply helps me deal with the perssure.”
“I understand. This city can really feel like it’s stalking you at times. You know, sometimes, Ward, I think we should just hop⁹ onto a stagecoach¹⁰ and go out west, Missouri territory or some place like that.”
“I’ll admit, it sounds like an adventure, sir. But I’ve heard reports of starvation out there. I don’t care to starve, sir.”
“Oh, you won’t starve, Ward. It’s a land of plenty out there, and beautiful. I love nature and I bet I could wirte some nice stanzas¹² of poetry about the wilderness¹³. Things here in the city were static, with stately, ornate buildings and the same people seeking temporary stardom withing those confines. I need change and excitement!”
“But sir, nothing out there has been standardized¹⁵ like here in the city. Maybe one day you do things one way, then the next, another. I find it too dangerous. I think that’s the reason shy folks have starved out there.”
“Oh, Ward, no one out there is hungry. They have plenty of staple¹⁶ foods. You know, flapjacke, beans, and other starches¹⁸.”
“Isn’t this really just a fantasy, sir? We aren’t really going to get a stagecoach and go out west, are we?”
“Probably not, Ward. But it never hures to dream.”
stack vt.堆积n.堆
staff n.全体人员或职员
stagecoach n.驿马车,公共马车
stagger vi.蹒跚,摇晃
staggering adj.巨大的,惊人的
stagnant adj.(尤指水)不流动的,有臭味的,不发展的,停滞不前的
stain n.污点,瑕疵
staircase n.楼梯,楼梯间
stale adj.不新鲜的,走味的,无趣味的,陈腐的
stalk vt. 隐伏跟踪)猎物n.茎,柄,梗
stamina n.体力,耐力
stand vt.站立,忍受,容忍
standardize¹⁴ vt.使符合标准,使标准化
standing adj.固定的,常设的 n.身份,名望
stanza¹¹ n.(诗)节,段
staple n. 主要产品,日常必需品adj. 主要的,常用的vt.把…订起来
starch¹⁷ n.淀粉,淀粉食物
stardom n.明星的身份或地位
stark adj.光秃秃的,荒凉的,分明的
starvation n.饥饿,饿死
starve v.挨饿
stash⁵ vt.藏起来,隐藏起来
stately adj.庄严的,堂皇的
static adj.静态的,呆板的
stationary adj.固定的,静止的

1 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

2 stamina   

n.体力；精力；耐力

参考例句：

• I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
• Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。

3 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

4 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

5 stash   

v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处

参考例句：

• Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。
• That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。

6 stashing   

v.贮藏( stash的现在分词 )；隐藏；藏匿；藏起

参考例句：

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 stagnant   

adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的

参考例句：

• Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
• Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。

9 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

10 stagecoach   

n.公共马车

参考例句：

• She's getting off the stagecoach.她正在下马车。
• The stagecoach driver cracked the whip.驿站马车的车夫抽响了鞭子。

11 stanza   

n.（诗）节，段

参考例句：

• We omitted to sing the second stanza.我们漏唱了第二节。
• One young reporter wrote a review with a stanza that contained some offensive content.一个年轻的记者就歌词中包含有攻击性内容的一节写了评论。

12 stanzas   

节，段( stanza的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poem has six stanzas. 这首诗有六小节。
• Stanzas are different from each other in one poem. 诗中节与节差异颇大。

13 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

14 standardize   

v.使符合标准，使标准化

参考例句：

• We will extend and standardize legal services and provide effective legal aid.拓展和规范法律服务，积极开展法律援助。
• There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.正在为实现零部件标准化和减少推出的型号数量而努力。

15 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

16 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

17 starch   

n.淀粉；vt.给...上浆

参考例句：

• Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.玉米淀粉在炖煮菜肴中被用作增稠剂。
• I think there's too much starch in their diet.我看是他们的饮食里淀粉太多了。

18 starches   

n.淀粉( starch的名词复数 )；含淀粉的食物；浆粉v.把（衣服、床单等）浆一浆( starch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You should avoid sugars and starches. 你应避免吃糖和含淀粉的食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cotton and rayon yarns are most often sized with water-insoluble starches. 棉和人造丝纱多用不溶于水的淀粉上浆。 来自互联网