胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇230

　　230. Venturing outside the major大胆尝试专业以外的领域 varied²-venture
A variety of options exist for today’s college graduates. This is at variance³ with the situation of those in past generations. Most bosses seek a varied work force. Therefore, various majors are represented in many organizations. There are a vast number of people working outside their majors. Here, we can only varnish⁴ over a few examples.
Renee Smith, a philosophy major, now works in the field of art history. She took a trip with the Smithsonian Institution to observe the vaulted⁵ ceilings of many European churches. She wrote an essay on the different kinds of vaults⁷ prominent in European architecture. It was published in Smithsonian magazine. Veering⁸ away from the topic of the arts, and into the topic of vegetation, there is the example of Kevin Flint. Though he was a business major, he now works on an Israeli kibbutz. Kevin, a vegetarian¹⁰, was inspired when he read an article about some people’s vehemence¹¹ toward the organic food movement. Kevin is a vehement¹² supporter of labeling all non-organic food. Soon after graduating, he sold his vehicle to finance his trip to Israel. Kevin feels that without proper labeling, a veil will continue to exist over people’s eyes when it comes to the differences between organic and non-organic food. “Harmful materials from genetically¹³ engineered food get into your veins¹⁴ and spoil your blood,” he says.
Neil Cantor studied ventilation, yet through the venerable Rockefeller Trust he has established an interesting venture in Australia, home to many venomous snakes. His organization studies the potential healing effects of chemically altered snake venom¹⁶. “It’s my desire to go to medical school,” he says. “I figured out in my third year of school that while properly ventilating buildings is useful, I just didn’t want to spend my life working with vents¹⁷. More exciting is the rapid velocity¹⁸ of medical breakthroughs today. In the past, our object of veneration¹⁹ was religion. But now that’s really changed. Today, we venerate²⁰ doctors and nurses, though admittedly, not in quite the same way.”
As you can see, a few folks have found happiness outside their majors.
varied adj.杂色的，各式各样的
variety n.变化，多样性
various adj.各种的
varnish vt. n.涂上清漆，修饰清漆
vast adj.巨大的，大量的，范围广的
vault⁶ n.拱顶
vaulted adj.拱状的
veer⁹ v.（风）改变方向，改变（话题）
vegetarian n.素食者
vegetation n.植物，草木，植被
vehemence n.热切，激烈，激情
vehement adj.（感情）猛烈的，激烈的
vehicle n.交通工具，车辆，媒介物，传达手段
veil vt. n.隐藏，遮蔽，面纱，迷雾
vein¹⁵ n.静脉
velocity n.速度，速率
venerable adj.值得尊敬的，庄严的
veneration n.尊敬，崇拜
venom n.（蛇的）毒液
venomous adj.有毒的
vent¹ n.通风孔，出烟孔
ventilate vt.使通风
ventilation n.通风
venture n.冒险（事业），投机活动

1 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

2 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

3 variance   

n.矛盾，不同

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance. 妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• It is unnatural for brothers to be at variance. 兄弟之间不睦是不近人情的。

4 varnish   

n.清漆；v.上清漆；粉饰

参考例句：

• He tried to varnish over the facts,but it was useless.他想粉饰事实，但那是徒劳的。
• He applied varnish to the table.他给那张桌子涂上清漆。

5 vaulted   

adj.拱状的

参考例句：

• She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. 她用手一撑跃过栅栏门沿着小路跑去。
• The formal living room has a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. 正式的客厅有一个壁炉和拱形天花板。

6 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

7 vaults   

n.拱顶( vault的名词复数 )；地下室；撑物跳高；墓穴

参考例句：

• It was deposited in the vaults of a bank. 它存在一家银行的保险库里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 veering   

n.改变的；犹豫的；顺时针方向转向；特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转

参考例句：

• Anyone veering too close to the convoys risks being shot. 任何人改变方向，过于接近车队就有遭枪击的风险。 来自互联网
• The little boat kept veering from its course in such a turbulent river. 小船在这湍急的河中总是改变方向。 来自互联网

9 veer   

vt.转向，顺时针转，改变；n.转向

参考例句：

• He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views.他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
• If you fall asleep while driving,you'll probably veer off the road.假如你开车时打瞌睡，可能会驶离道路。

10 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

11 vehemence   

n.热切；激烈；愤怒

参考例句：

• The attack increased in vehemence.进攻越来越猛烈。
• She was astonished at his vehemence.她对他的激昂感到惊讶。

12 vehement   

adj.感情强烈的；热烈的；(人)有强烈感情的

参考例句：

• She made a vehement attack on the government's policies.她强烈谴责政府的政策。
• His proposal met with vehement opposition.他的倡导遭到了激烈的反对。

13 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

14 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

16 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。

17 vents   

（气体、液体等进出的）孔、口( vent的名词复数 )； （鸟、鱼、爬行动物或小哺乳动物的）肛门； 大衣等的)衩口； 开衩

参考例句：

• He always vents his anger on the dog. 他总是拿狗出气。
• The Dandelion Patch is the least developed of the four active vents. “蒲公英区”在这四个活裂口中是发育最差的一个。

18 velocity   

n.速度，速率

参考例句：

• Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
• The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。

19 veneration   

n.尊敬，崇拜

参考例句：

• I acquired lasting respect for tradition and veneration for the past.我开始对传统和历史产生了持久的敬慕。
• My father venerated General Eisenhower.我父亲十分敬仰艾森豪威尔将军。

20 venerate   

v.尊敬，崇敬，崇拜

参考例句：

• They came to venerate him as a symbolic figure.他们把他当作偶像来崇拜。
• We were taught to venerate the glorious example of our heroes and martyrs.我们受到教导要崇敬英雄、烈士的光辉榜样。