08年8.14第85期托福英語學習：托福詞滙85

Lesson 85 Don’t Ask Why 別問爲什麽

　　Words:

　　endurance n. 忍耐（力），持久（力）

　　endure vt. 承受，忍受

　　enduring adj. 持久的，不朽的

　　energetic adj. 精力充沛的，積極的

　　energize v. 供給力量，富於活力，激勵

　　enervate vt. 使虛弱，使無力

　　engaging adj. 動人的，迷人的

　　engender v. 産生，引起

　　engrave vt. 雕上，刻上

　　engraving n. 雕刻，雕版

　　engross v. 全神貫注於

　　engrossed adj. 全神貫注的

　　engulf v. 吞食，吞沒，淹沒

　　enhance vt. 提高，增加

　　enigma n. 迷，不可思議的東西

　　enigmatic adj. 謎一般的，高深莫測的

　　enlightenment n. 啓迪，教化

　　enlist v. 入伍，征募；得到（支持、幫助等）

　　enmity n. 敵意，仇恨，不和

　　enrage vt. 激怒

　　“This is a test of endurance,” the announcer said. He prepared his starting gun and looked at the clock.

　　“I can’t wait to start the race,” James said. James was an engaging person with an energetic personality. Four years ago, he enlisted in the armed forces. Today was his last official in the military and that fact energized him even more. What better way to celebrate the occasion than to win a trophy engraved with his name? But to tell you the truth, it wasn’t the engraving that interested him. It was the gorgeous girl at the finish line. Bessie was the kind of girl that could enhance your performance as easily as she could enervate it. I recall an incident enmity between them made James as weak as a wet noodle. It could have been a hoax, but he sure didn’t act like the enduring bachelor I thought he as. Since then, Bessie has engrossed James to the point where he can think of nobody else. He once told me, “I’ve been engulfed by her charm.”

　　“What’s the rush?” I asked. I really wasn’t ready to endure the twenty-seven mile race. The thought of running further than I drive in a week engendered feelings of anxiety and doubt. I was having an engrossed moment of regret when James broke the silence.

　　“You’re an enigma,” James said. “I know you hate running long distances. Why would you want to run twenty-seven miles? You’re the most enigmatic person I know.”

　　“Frankly, I can’t figure out why anyone would want to do it,” I replied. “Perhaps we’re all seeking enlightenment.”