胡敏讀故事記托福詞匯108：幻想變得偉大 Delusions of Grandeur

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2016年01月20日

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Lesson 108 Delusions of Grandeur 幻想變得偉大

“I looked in the glossary,” said Ruth. “A gourmand is someone who is fond of good eating. I like good food, does that make me a gourmand?”

“我查了詞匯表，”露絲說(shuō)。“嗜食者是喜歡好吃的東西的人。我喜歡好吃的東西，這是不是說(shuō)我是嗜食者呢?”

“I think a gourmand is someone who eats an excessive amount of food,” replied Lydia. “The meeting doesn’t fit a gorgeous girl like you. But I might change my opinion if you don’t stop gnawing at that bone.”

“我以為嗜食者是吃很多東西的人，”利迪婭答道。“它的意思不適合像你這樣漂亮的女孩。但是，如果你不停地啃那塊骨頭，我可能會(huì)改變看法的。”

“It’s fit for a gourmet,” said Ruth. “Anyway, let me tell you more about my book.”

“它適合一個(gè)美食家，”露絲說(shuō)。“無(wú)論如何，讓我再給你講講我的書(shū)。”

“I can see it has a nice glossy cover,” Lydia said. Lydia was not interested in reading fiction. She preferred firsthand experiences.

“我看到它有一個(gè)光滑的好封面，”利迪婭說(shuō)。利迪婭不喜歡看小說(shuō)。她更喜歡親身的經(jīng)歷。

“It received a glowing review,” Ruth said. “I had no grab one at the store before they sold out. The main character grew up in a rich family. Her studies included the gospel. She possessed the grace of a ballet dancer. Nobody was as gracious as she was. Her family owned a grand house on a giant ranch. She could have led a glorious life. However, her real goal was to help people suffering from the gloom of inadequate medical care. So, she became a surgeon. She traveled to undeveloped countries and worked for free. She was so talented. She even knew how to graft skin onto a burn victim. Because she became so famous, she was often the subject of gossip in her hometown. Everyone glorified her.”

“對(duì)它的評(píng)論很熱烈，”露絲說(shuō)。“我得在他們賣完之前，在書(shū)店里抓一本。主角生長(zhǎng)在一個(gè)富裕的家庭。她的父親管理著小鎮(zhèn)。在學(xué)校，她每門課都能獲得高分。她學(xué)的課程包括福音。她有著芭蕾舞演員的優(yōu)雅風(fēng)度。沒(méi)有人像她那樣彬彬有禮。她家在一個(gè)大農(nóng)場(chǎng)上有一所壯觀的宅第。她本來(lái)可以度過(guò)輝煌的一生。然而，她真正的目標(biāo)是幫助那些擔(dān)憂得不到充分醫(yī)療服務(wù)的人。所以，她成了外科醫(yī)生。她到不發(fā)達(dá)的國(guó)家義務(wù)工作。她很有才華，甚至知道如何給燒傷的病人植皮。因?yàn)樗忻?，?jīng)常成為小道傳聞的話題。每個(gè)人都贊揚(yáng)她。”

“That’s a nice story, but it isn’t real,” Lydia giggled. She was amused.

“這是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的故事，但不是真的，”利迪婭咯咯地笑道。她覺(jué)得好笑。

“I’m going to be just like her,” replied Ruth with a serious face. “I refuse to continue suffering from an ordinary life.”

“我要像她一樣，”露絲嚴(yán)肅地說(shuō)。“我拒絕繼續(xù)忍受過(guò)普通生活的痛苦。”

Lydia laughed and shook her head. “You’re not suffering from anything but delusions of grandeur.”

利迪婭大笑，搖搖頭。“除了夸大妄想外，你沒(méi)有忍受任何痛苦。”

Words:

gloom n. 陰暗，幽暗，憂愁

glorify v. 美化，贊揚(yáng)

glorious adj. 光榮的，壯麗的

glossy adj. 平滑的，有光澤的

glossary n. 詞匯表