SCIENCE FICTION 教材原文助读1 ①satisfaction [ s tIs'f k n] n．满意；满足；令人满意的事 satisfy vt.使满意；满足 satisfactory/satisfying adj.令人满意的 satisfied adj.满意的 ②guarantee [ ɡ r n'ti ] vt.& n. 保证；担保 ③adapt [ 'd pt] vt.改编，改写 adapt A for B 把A改编成B be adapted from...由……改编 ④experiment with...对……进行试验；试用…… ⑤test out检验；测试 ⑥on a business trip出差 ⑦persuade [p 'sweId] vt. 劝说；使相信；使信服 persuade sb. that...劝说某人相信…… ⑧bonus ['b n s] n．意外收获；奖金；红利 ⑨alarmed adj.担忧的；恐慌的 alarm vt.使惊恐；使担心 alarming adj.令人担忧的； 令人恐慌的 ⑩more like更像是；更接近 more like A than B更像A而不像B facial expression面部表情 embarrassed [Im'b r st] adj.尴尬的，窘迫的 embarrass vt.使尴尬；使窘迫 embarrassing adj.令人尴尬的 embarrassment n．窘迫；难堪 disturbing [dI'st bI ] adj.令人不安的；引起烦恼的 disturb vt.打扰；使不安；弄乱 disturbed adj.心神不宁的；烦恼的 disturbance n．干扰；心神不宁 ridiculous [rI'dIkj l s] adj. 愚蠢的；荒谬的；荒唐的 [同义词] absurd [ b's d] adj.荒谬的；荒唐的 sympathy ['sImp θI] n. 同情 feel sympathy for... 对……感到同情 out of sympathy for... 出于对……的同情 sympathetic [ sImp 'θetIk] adj.同情的 wisdom ['wIzd m] n．智慧；明智 integrity [In'teɡr ti] n. 诚实正直；完整；完好 dignity ['dIɡn ti] n．庄重； 庄严；尊严 with dignity有尊严地 elegant ['elIɡ nt] adj.漂亮雅致的；优美的；高雅的 social position社会地位 salary ['s l ri] n．薪水；薪金 big salary高薪 favour ['feIv ] n．帮助；恩惠 or rather更准确地说，更确切地说 scan [sk n] vt.浏览；翻阅 with wonder惊奇地 makeup ['meIk p] n．化妆品；妆容 make up化妆；构成；编造；弥补 accompany [ 'k mp ni] vt.陪伴 one's work on...某人在……方面的工作(on为介词) appointment [ 'p Intm nt] n．预约；约会；委任 nail [neIl] n．指甲；趾甲； 钉子vt.(用钉子)钉牢；固定 paint one's nails美甲 saleswoman ['seIlzw m n] n．女售货员；女推销员 salesman ['seIlzm n] n. 售货员；推销员 turn around转身 awful [' fl] adj.糟糕的； 很坏的；极讨厌的；可怕的 in a relationship在恋爱中；交往 after all毕竟；终究 innocent ['In snt] adj.清白的；无辜的；无罪的 innocence n．清白；无辜；无罪 guilty ['ɡIlti] adj.内疚的； 有罪的；有过失的 guilt [ɡIlt] n．内疚；犯罪；过失 weep [wi p] vt.& vi.哭泣；流泪 sensitive ['sens tIv] adj. 敏感的 be sensitive to...对……敏感 transform [tr ns'f m] vt.使改变外观(或性质)； 使改变形态 steadily ['stedIlI] adv. 稳定地；持续地 steady ['stedi]adj.稳定的；持续的 suspend [s 'spend] vt.悬；挂； 暂停；暂缓 suspend sth. from...把某物悬挂在…… ceiling ['si lI ] n．天花板；顶棚 ladder ['l d (r)] n．梯子；阶梯 scream [skri m] vi.& n. 尖叫 strike [straIk] vt.& vi. [熟词生义] 敲；鸣；报时 dismiss [dIs'mIs] vt.让(某人)离开；解散；解雇；消除 take sb. in one's arms 把某人抱在怀中 declare [dI'kle (r)] vt. 表明；宣称；公布 desire [dI'zaI (r)] n．& vt. 渴望 SATISFACTION① GUARANTEED② (Adapted③) Larry Belmont worked for a company that made robots. Recently it had begun experimenting with④ a household robot. It was going to be tested out⑤ by ... ...
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