胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇219

　　219. A testimony¹ of fear有关恐惧的证言 terrain²-thread
The terrain of the Rocky Mountains terrifies me. Some people think such terrestrial wonders to be terrific, but I must testify-they fill me with terror so thorough that the texture³ of my skin becomes covered with goose bumps. This theft of my usual equanimity⁴ bothers me, and not just in a theoretical sense. Therefore, I avoid such high mountains. I also don’t like the fact that I must wear thermal⁵ underwear. The thermometer dips below freezing temperatures. Walking into a heated building during winter is a thawing⁷ process. As your body readjusts to room temperature, you feel a tingling⁸ everywhere, your head, hair, arms, thighs¹⁰, and feet. Please don’t believe that the theme of this essay is negative. My thesis is simply that some places are suitable for some people and some places are not. For example, I am happy in the textile regions of upstate South Carolina, but someone else may very well get excited about the thorny¹¹ bush regions of thick wooded area. I’m a thoughtful person. I don’t like cold weather and I will not be held in thrall¹² to it. I respect others, and I thereby¹³ realize we all have our own unique likes and dislikes. A thorn in my side is not necessarily a thorn in your side. You might say that diversity is the thread that holds us all together. So, while I will never go to the Rocky Mountains again, I encourage others to view such a place. My testimony is simply that-mine, no one else’s. John Denver may have sang of his “Rocky Mountain High”, but I call it Rocky Mountain Terror.
terrain n.地势,地形
terrestrial adj.地球(上)的,陆地的
terrific adj.极好的
terrify vt.使恐怖,使惊吓
terror n.恐怖
testify v.证明,证实,作证
testimony n.证言,证词(尤指在法庭所做的)
textile n./ad j. 纺织品,纺织的
texture n.质地,(材料等的)结构
thaw⁶ n. 解冻v.解冻,融化
theft n.偷窃
theme n.(谈话,写作等的)题目,主题
theoretical adj.理论上的
thereby adv.因引,从而
therefore adv.因此,所以
thermal adj.热的,热量的
thermometer n.温度计
thesis n.论题,论文
thigh⁹ n.大腿
thorn n.刺,棘
thorny adj.有刺的,多刺的
thorough adj.完全的,彻底的
thoughtful adj.体贴的,考虑周到的,有思想性的
thrall n.奴隶,奴役,束缚
thread n.线

1 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

3 texture   

n.(织物)质地；(材料)构造；结构；肌理

参考例句：

• We could feel the smooth texture of silk.我们能感觉出丝绸的光滑质地。
• Her skin has a fine texture.她的皮肤细腻。

4 equanimity   

n.沉着，镇定

参考例句：

• She went again,and in so doing temporarily recovered her equanimity.她又去看了戏，而且这样一来又暂时恢复了她的平静。
• The defeat was taken with equanimity by the leadership.领导层坦然地接受了失败。

5 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

6 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

7 thawing   

n.熔化，融化v.（气候）解冻( thaw的现在分词 )；（态度、感情等）缓和；（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化；软化

参考例句：

• The ice is thawing. 冰在融化。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• It had been snowing and thawing and the streets were sloppy. 天一直在下雪，雪又一直在融化，街上泥泞不堪。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

8 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

10 thighs   

n.股，大腿( thigh的名词复数 )；食用的鸡（等的）腿

参考例句：

• He's gone to London for skin grafts on his thighs. 他去伦敦做大腿植皮手术了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The water came up to the fisherman's thighs. 水没到了渔夫的大腿。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 thorny   

adj.多刺的，棘手的

参考例句：

• The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
• The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。

12 thrall   

n.奴隶；奴隶制

参考例句：

• He treats his wife like a thrall.他把妻子当作奴隶看待。
• He is not in thrall to the media.他不受制于媒体。

13 thereby   

adv.因此，从而

参考例句：

• I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
• He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。