15篇文章贯通六级词汇Unit10-Part1

[00:00.00]UNIT10
[00:13.65]A Solitary¹ Quest
[00:15.83]From my suite² of rooms
[00:18.78]atop the Holiday Inn
[00:20.40]I surveyed the narrow alleys³ below me.
[00:23.58]Only yesterday had I left
[00:26.97]my frantic⁴ North American life behind,
[00:29.70]to avail myself of an opportunity
[00:31.89]to travel to China.
[00:33.64]I wished to spend time
[00:36.49]researching material for my thesis
[00:39.11]pertaining to Eastern religions.
[00:41.30]The hotel was in close proximity⁵
[00:45.46]to the heart of the old downtown.
[00:48.19]Innumerable activities were happening below me.
[00:52.57]People surged along the street sometimes
[00:55.96]stopping to bargain with street vendors⁶.
[00:58.91]Cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, oranges
[01:03.95]and grapes were heaped on hand carts.
[01:06.68]The variety of fruit available
[01:09.86]provided a virtual feast for the eyes.
[01:13.03]Deliverymen jogged along
[01:16.20]pulling enormous loads of cardboard.
[01:18.71]To a Westerner's eyes cars merged⁷
[01:22.43]unbelievably without incident.
[01:24.85]It appeared to be a dubious⁸ process
[01:28.35]to negotiate the traffic
[01:30.31]and even cross the street.
[01:32.06]However, rather than lounging indoors,
[01:36.55]I decided⁹ to venture outside
[01:39.18]to explore the colorful world below.
[01:41.58]I was interested in
[01:44.53]locating a church to attend,
[01:46.18]as today was Sunday.
[01:47.93]On the street I made tentative enquiries
[01:52.30]about locating a Christian¹⁰ chapel¹¹.
[01:55.25]At times the congestion¹² of people
[01:58.54]hampered my progress.
[02:00.29]Stares from passers-by made me feel conspicuous¹³.
[02:04.78]The weather was hot and humid
[02:07.73]and there was some possibility of a typhoon
[02:10.46]reaching the city later in the day.
[02:13.09]After several false leads
[02:16.85]I found myself standing¹⁴
[02:18.60]in front of a very old Christian Church,
[02:22.21]established by missionaries¹⁵ during the last dynasty
[02:26.04]and at the beginning of the last century.
[02:28.99]With the onset¹⁶ of a light sprinkle,
[02:32.16]I made a hasty retreat to shelter
[02:34.90]in the doorway¹⁷ of the church.
[02:36.87]The familiar refrain of well-known hymns¹⁸
[02:40.70]rang out within the church.
[02:42.34]I felt drawn¹⁹ inside to
[02:44.96]join the fellowship in a foreign land.
[02:47.48]Even though our languages differed,
[02:50.66]my gracious hosts nonetheless,
[02:53.17]made room for me,
[02:54.48]and made me feel welcome.
 

1 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

2 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

3 alleys   

胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径

参考例句：

• I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
• The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。

4 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

5 proximity   

n.接近，邻近

参考例句：

• Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
• Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。

6 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

7 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

8 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。

9 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。

10 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

11 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

12 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

13 conspicuous   

adj.明眼的，惹人注目的；炫耀的，摆阔气的

参考例句：

• It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显，抽烟对健康有害。
• Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

15 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

17 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

18 hymns   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌( hymn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At first, they played the hymns and marches familiar to them. 起初他们只吹奏自己熟悉的赞美诗和进行曲。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• I like singing hymns. 我喜欢唱圣歌。 来自辞典例句

19 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。