胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇227

　　227. The unrestricted universe漫无边际的宇宙 unique-unwieldy
The universe is unmatched in its intricacies. Each planet, each star is unique. Though our universe seems anything but unpredictable, with revolutions of planets and comets accurately¹ predicted, there are still many secrets to unravel². Due to my love of astronomy and mathematics, I had a unity³ of purpose when I first went to college. As soon as I had unpacked⁵ my bags at the dorm, my unrestricted freedom led me to the science library. I immediately wanted to make an unprecedented⁶ discovery. I wanted to show that some concepts previously⁷ thought of as universally true were not in fact so universal. To meet my end, I hardly slept and rarely ate. (The dorm food was unpalatable, anyway.) The first thing I learned when classes began was that my unrestrained confidence was quite unsophisticated. I suffered from making too many unsubstantiated claims. I had a lot to learn about my field and much of it was basic. My confidence was unshaken, but that didn’t mean I hadn’t learned a lesson or two. For example, I learned that being unselfish in the research field could unveil great opportunities. Being unruly about who discovered what first made for unstable⁸ relationships with fellow students. In order to best explore a previously untouched topic, rapport⁹ among colleagues was a must. To think that fighting and competition would get us anywhere was really untenable. Most of the fellow students and professors with whom I worked were quite good people. However, there was one unscrupulous chap who unseemly decided¹⁰ to publish out findings and claim them as his own. We had some unwieldy arguments with him about this incident. He later recanted his claims and included us under authorship. Otherwise, we would have had to sue him. And I’m an astronomy student, not a law student.
unique adj.独一无二的，独特的
unity n.结合,一致
universal adj.宇宙的,普遍的,共同的
universally adv.普遍地,全体地
universe n.宇宙
unmatched adj.无可匹敌的
unpack⁴ v.打开包裹(或行李等)
unpalatable adj.不好吃的,味道差的
unprecedented adj.前所未有的,空前的
unpredictable adj.不可预知的
unravel v.弄清,阐明,解开
unrestrained adj.无限制的
unrestricted adj.没有限制的
unruly adj.难控制的,无法无天的
unscrupulous adj.无道德原则的
unseemly adj.不合时宜的,不得体的
unselfish adj.不自私的,慷慨的
unshaken adj.坚决的,不动摇的
unsophisticated adj.不懂世故的,单纯的
unstable adj.不稳定的
unsubstantiated adj.未经证实的
untenable adj.难以防守的,站不住脚的
untouched adj.未触及的
unveil v.揭开,揭幕,揭露
unwieldy adj.难处理的,笨重的

1 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

2 unravel   

v.弄清楚（秘密）；拆开，解开，松开

参考例句：

• He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
• This is the attitude that led him to unravel a mystery that long puzzled Chinese historians.正是这种态度使他解决了长期以来使中国历史学家们大惑不解的谜。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。

5 unpacked   

v.从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西），打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 )；拆包；解除…的负担；吐露（心事等）

参考例句：

• I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李，整理衣物。
• Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒，并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句

6 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

7 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

8 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

9 rapport   

n.和睦，意见一致

参考例句：

• She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
• We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。

10 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。