胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇226

　　226. A unique undergraduate一位与众不同的本科生 underdeveloped-uninhabited
Instead of going directly into undergraduate school, I decided¹ to spend a year in an underdeveloped country. I’m not exactly sure why I decided to undergo this unusual experience. I suppose I felt a certain underlying² guilt³ about being from such a developed country and this undertaking⁴ was a way for me to undo⁵ that guilt. The section of the country in which I worked was racked with unimaginable poverty. Part of the reason for this was that just five years before the land had been uninhabited. But the real reason was that the central government had failed to undertake any real effort to unify⁶ the country. The racial make-up of the country was not uniform. Unfortunately, this often resulted in unfair discrimination. Goods and services were unevenly⁷ distributed among the population. The corrupt⁸ government undoubtedly⁹ underscored such practices when it uniformly declared that anyone attempting to undermine the current regime would be imprisoned¹⁰. Underlying this proclamation was dirty politics. However, the government underestimated the power of the masses. Many underground activist¹¹ organizations began to spread far and wide throughout the country. Acting¹² in uniformity with one another, they unearthed¹⁴ evidence of human rights violations¹⁵ and passed the information on to foreign journalists. As evidence of massacres¹⁶ and corrupt government administration eventually unfolded, the government, under international pressure, began to act in accordance with international standards of law. I worked with many of the common poor on fishing boats, helping¹⁷ to catch underwater deep-sea fish. I saw some gradual changes take place while I was there, but I am now glad to learn that more sweeping¹⁸ changes have taken place. I will soon receive my undergraduate degree in social work and I plan to visit the country again.
underdeveloped adj.不发达的
underestimate v.低估
undergo v.经历,遭受
undergraduate n.(尚未取得学位的)大学生
underground adj.地下的,地面下的
underlie¹⁹ vt.位于…之下,成为…的基础
underlying adj.基础的,根本的,潜在的
undermine v.渐渐破坏,暗地里破坏
underscore v.划线于…下,强调
undertake v.从事,承担
undertaking n.任务,事业
underwater adj.在水下的,在水中的
undo vt.解开,松开
undoubtedly adv.毋庸置疑地,确凿地
unearth¹³ vt.发掘,挖出
unevenly adv.不平坦地,不均衡地
unfair adj.不公平的
unfold v.打开,显露
unfortunately adv.不幸地
uniform n. 制服adj.统一的,始终如一的
uniformity n.同样,一式
uniformly adv.一律地,均一地
unify vt.统一,使成一体
unimaginable adj.不可想象的
uninhabited adj.无人居住的

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

3 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

4 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

5 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。

6 unify   

vt.使联合，统一；使相同，使一致

参考例句：

• How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢？
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。

7 unevenly   

adv.不均匀的

参考例句：

• Fuel resources are very unevenly distributed. 燃料资源分布很不均匀。
• The cloth is dyed unevenly. 布染花了。

8 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

10 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

11 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

12 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

13 unearth   

v.发掘，掘出，从洞中赶出

参考例句：

• Most of the unearth relics remain intact.大多数出土文物仍保持完整无损。
• More human remains have been unearthed in the north.北部又挖掘出了更多的人体遗骸。

14 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

15 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

16 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

17 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

18 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

19 underlie   

v.位于...之下，成为...的基础

参考例句：

• Technology improvements underlie these trends.科技进步将成为此发展趋势的基础。
• Many facts underlie my decision.我的决定是以许多事实为依据的。