百万英镑-字与句.ppt

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They saw many honest faces go by that were not intelligent enough; many that were intelligent, but not honest enough; many that were both, but the possessors were not poor enough, or, if poor enough, were not strangers. There was always a defect, until I came along; but they agreed that I filled the bill all around; so they elected me unanimously, and there I was now waiting to know why I was called in.
Intelligent [in'telidʒənt] adj. having the capacity for thought and reason
especially to a high degree聪明的,伶俐的,有才智的
Defect [di‘fekt,’di:fekt] n. something which is lacking or not right 缺乏;
缺点;缺陷
Unanimously [ju(:)'næniməsli] adv. without dissent 无异议地,同意地
They began to ask me questions about myself, and pretty soon they had my story. Finally they told me I would answer their purpose. I said I was sincerely glad, and asked what it was. They saw many honest faces go by that were not intelligent enough; many that were intelligent, but not honest enough; many that were both, but the possessors were not poor enough, or, if poor enough, were not strangers. Then one of them handed me an envelope, and said I would find the explanation inside.
Sincerely [sin'siəli] adv. in a sincere way 真诚地,由衷地
Envelope ['enviləup] n. the paper container for a letter or a card 信封
I was going to open it, but he said no; take it to my lodgings, and look it over carefully, and not be hasty or rash. I was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn’t;.
Lodging ['lɔdʒiŋ] n. a place to stay for payment 寄宿处
Hasty ['heisti] adj. acting or deciding something too quickly, without
thinking about it carefully 草率的,仓促的
Rash [ræʃ] adj. acting foolishly because of not thinking enough of the
possible results 鲁莽的,轻率的
so I took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.
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