08年8.8第79期托福英語學習:托福詞滙79
Lesson 79 A Strange Piece of Wood 一根奇怪的木頭
Words:
dreary adj. 沉悶的
drench v. 使溼透
drift vi. 漂流,漂泊
driftwood n. 浮水
drill vt. 鑽孔,打眼 n./vi. 訓練,操練;反複練習;n. 鑽頭,鑽機
drizzle v. 下毛毛雨n. 細雨
drought n. 乾旱
drowsy adj. 昏昏欲睡的
drudgery n. 苦工,苦差事
dual adj. 二重的,兩層的
ductile adj. 易延展的;柔軟的
due adj. 預定的,到期的
dull adj. 鈍的;感覺或理解遲鈍的
dumb adj. 啞的
dumbbell-like adj. 啞鈴形狀的
dump vt. 傾瀉,傾倒
dungeon n. 地牢
duplicate vt. 複寫,複制; adj. 完全相同的,複制的
duplicity n. 欺騙,口是心非
durable adj. 持久的,耐用的
It was a warm and dreary afternoon at the beach. The only exciting occurrence was the unexpected drizzle. It had drenched
my clothes. Since we were experiencing a drought on the island, the rain was a welcome relief.
I had just eaten my lunch. I was feeling somewhat drowsy. Suddenly, something in the distance caught my attention. I had spotted a strange piece of driftwood. It was drifting in and out of the waves about fifty meters offshore. I immediately put on my durable swim fins and dived into the ocean. Upon reaching it, I noticed something else unusual. The shape of the wood was dumbbell-like and it had s message written on it. My curiosity caused me to drag it to the shore for further examination.
“I’m confined in a dungeon,” the message said. “I suffer through drudgery every day. I’m forced to pound and shape ductile metals into armor. I cannot speak because I have been dumb since birth. My drill is a bit dull, but it can still be used to write messages. I hope this piece of wood will be dumped into the ocean so that someone will find it. If you find it, please help me. I am due to be executed by the end of the year. I have not been able to duplicate this message, so you are my only hope.”
I thought for a moment. This must be a trick. How can a prisoner have a dual purpose drill in his possession? What a strange case of duplicity
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