胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇211

　　211. The stubborn studio executive固执的电影公司经理 stringent¹-subsidy²
There was once a stubborn studio executive. He thought everyone’s ideas were subordinate to his. Had it not been for a stroke of good luck, his career would have already subsided⁴. He worked for a subsidiary of Global Pictures, a company that met stringent standards in the movie business. They made stunning⁶ action movies. Many stunts⁸ appeared in these stylized portraits of a by-gone heroic age. Audiences were stunned⁹ at the quality of the filmmaking. The executive had submitted great projects to his superiors, like the one about the hunt for two old submarines submerged under the ocean.
Then he did something stupid. He began subsidizing a film for an avant-garde group. He could do so as the subsidy was small. Perhaps his office had become too stuffy¹⁰ and he suffered from lack of fresh air. This was a sure way to kill his career.
The plot of the movie involved a chemist who sublimates¹² compounds. He took strips of paper exposed to dangerous chemicals and striped each one with a different color. This somehow represented the subjection of intellectuals to drones. The intended theme: submission¹³ of the intellect to inferior beings is impossible. In subsequent drafts, the script became even worse. This plot is ludicrous, of course. Thankfully, an executive at the parent company stumbled across the script when it was in the pre-production phase. People wondered how an executive with such a sturdy career could gamble on such a ridiculous script. After this incident, the stubborn executive went back to making action films. Had it not been for his higher-up, he certainly would not be working in the film industry today.
stringent adj.严厉的,缺钱的,银根紧的,周围困难的
strip vt.剥夺,剥掉n.条,带
stripe vi. 努力,奋斗,力求vt.给…划条纹
stroke n.(绘画等)一笔,(幸运或突发事件的)一次,一回,一击
stubborn adj.顽固的,固执的
studio n.录音室,艺术家工作室,电影厂
stuffy adj.不通风的,闷气的
stumble vi.绊倒,偶然碰到
stun⁵ vt.使晕倒,打晕,使震惊
stunning adj.让人惊叹的
stunt⁷ n.惊人表演,绝技vt.阻碍…发育,妨碍…生长
sturdy adj.(人)强健,结实的,(物)稳固的
stylized adj.风格化的,程式化的
subjection n.征服,服从
sublimate¹¹ v.使升华,纯化
submarine n. 潜水艇,潜艇adj.水下的,海底的
submerge v.(使)沉没,淹没
submission n.屈服,服从
submit v.服从,提交,递交
subordinate adj.下级的,从属的
subsequent adj.随后的,后来的
subside³ v.平息,减退
subsidiary n.支流,子公司
subsidize v.补助,资助
subsidy n.补助金,津贴

1 stringent   

adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的

参考例句：

• Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
• Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

2 subsidy   

n.补助金，津贴

参考例句：

• The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
• The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。

3 subside   

vi.平静，平息；下沉，塌陷，沉降

参考例句：

• The emotional reaction which results from a serious accident takes time to subside.严重事故所引起的情绪化的反应需要时间来平息。
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon.围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。

4 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 stun   

vt.打昏，使昏迷，使震惊，使惊叹

参考例句：

• When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned.他们告诉我她不见了时，我当时完全惊呆了。
• Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.萨姆站在原地，被一下打昏了。

6 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

7 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

8 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

10 stuffy   

adj.不透气的，闷热的

参考例句：

• It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
• It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热，我们感到空气都是潮的。

11 sublimate   

v.(使)升华，净化

参考例句：

• We need sublimate water for our experiment.我们的实验需要纯净化的水。
• Her sublimate future husband will be tall,dark,and handsome.她理想化的未来丈夫将是身材高大，皮肤浅黑，相貌英俊。

12 sublimates   

v.（使某物质）升华( sublimate的第三人称单数 )；使净化；纯化

参考例句：

13 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。