胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇175

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　　175. The great white tiger大白虎 preceding-premise¹
I am a hunter, a predator² of predatory animals. I have a preference for rare, prehistoric³ animals thought to be extinct. I am the preeminent⁴ hunter of my kind. I have had few predecessors⁶, and there have been few premises⁷ for the work I do. I can predict the behavior of these animals with precision as their predictive behavior gives them away.
On one hunt, I was pursuing the great white tiger, recently discovered to still be in existence in the jungles of India. I had just left my prefabricated shack⁸ for the hunt. It was my intention to precipitate⁹ my finding it by the prediction that it would be feeding on the small animals predominantly found in that part of the jungle as it predominates as their predator. The predictability of its hunting habits led me to a clearing where I expected to find it, when at last I saw it. It had just eaten as it was still licking its paws. I could tell from its underbelly that it was female and it was pregnant. As it was preferable not to kill mother and cub¹⁰ of a rare, precious species, I chose to use a tranquilizer gun. The first shot was premature¹¹ as I was nervous and had not taken the appropriate preliminary measures. The tiger spotted¹² me right away and lunged toward me instantly. I immediately thought that this hunt would be precipitous of my demise¹³, not the tiger’s, and that the preceding missed shot was the precursor¹⁴ to my end and the prelude¹⁵ to my death. As the tiger pounced¹⁶ on me, I barely managed to pull a tranquilizing dart¹⁷ from my pouch¹⁸. It tore at my left arm as I injected the beast with my right.
After the huge white beast with the red mouth fell limp before me, I covered my wounded arm with my jacket to stop the bleeding. I radioed for help. Both predator and prey¹⁹ were whisked away to safety.
preceding adj.在前的
precious adj.宝贵的,珍贵的
precipitate vt.促成;加速vi.猛地落下n.沉淀物
precipitous adj.陡峭的
precision n.精确,精密度
precursor n.先驱,先行者,先兆
predator n.食肉动物,掠夺者
predatory adj.掠夺的,食肉的
predecessor⁵ n.前辈,前任
predict vt.预言,预告
predictability n.可预言
prediction n.预言,预报
predictive adj.预言性的成为前兆的
predominantly adv. 占优势地,主要地
predominate vi.统治,成为主流
preeminent adj.卓越的,出类拔萃的
prefabricated adj.预制的(指装配前已生产好的)
preferable adj.较好的,较喜爱的
preference n.偏爱,优先,优先权
pregnant adj.怀孕的
prehistoric adj.史前的
preliminary adj.预备的,初步的
prelude n.序幕,前奏
premature adj早熟的,不成熟的,过早的
premise n.假设,前提