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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Building your vocabulary through reading (2)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年07月31日00:10:11 星期二), 站内信件
Building your vocabulary through reading (2)
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*Jerry Hart’s Six Sense
An uneasy feeling had made Jerry Hart miserable all day long. It was difficu
lt to explain, but the similar sensations in the past had been accurate – t
rouble was on the way. Just as some people can predict the onset of [INCLEME
NT]weather because of an aching in their bones, so could Jerry detect incipi
ent disaster. He sat at his desk, trying to [PERUSE] a company report but hi
s efforts were ineffectual. The [GNAWING] at his insides, the [TINGE] of une
asiness, the [PREMONITION] of [CALAMITY]which [BESIEGED] him would not [DESI
ST]. When the phone rang, he [RECOILED]with fear-it was his wife and she was
hysterical. Their son had been bitten by a mad dog!
*Crisis!
As soon as Jerry Hart could get the [PERTINENT] facts from his wife, he [DAS
HED] out of the office on his way home. He [JOSTLED] people in the hallway,
[IMPLORED] the elevator operator to hurry and with [FLAGRANT] isregard for a
n elderly gentleman jumped into the cab he had [HAILED]. The twenty– minute
taxi ride seemed interminable and all the while horrible thoughts occurred
to Jerry. Visions of an ugly mastiff with foaming jaws [OBSESSED]him. A crow
d of people had gathered in front of his house so that Jerry had to force hi
s way through them. Little Bobby was on his bed, surrounded by a doctor, a p
oliceman, Jerry’s [DOLEFUL] wife, his two daughters, and a half – dozen [W
AN] neighbors.
A Time for Decision
The doctor explained the situation calmly, avoiding [HISTRIONICS]. First of
all, they didn’t know whether the dog had [RABIES]. Secondly, the [ELUSIVE]
dog had [FRUSTRATED] all attempts to find him so far.Finally, the decision,
would have to be made whether Bobby was to undergo the painful vaccination
administered daily for two weeks.Mrs. Hart said that a neighbor who had seen
the dog claimed that it had been foaming at the mouth, [BARKING], and [GROW
LING] constantly– all [SYMPTOMATIC]of rabies. But the policeman [INTERJECTE
D] that there hadn’t been a case of a mad dog in the county in over twenty
year; he [ REPUDIATED] the neighbor’s report, [ADVOCATING] that they do not
hing for at least another day. Mr. and Mrs. Hart sat down to think about the
ir next step.
The Pertinent Facts About Rabies
“Give me some of the [RUDIMENTARY] information about the disease, Doc,” sa
id Jerry, glancing toward the [INERT] figure of his son. “Well, as you know
, the [MALADY] used to be called ‘[HYDROPHOBIA]’(fear of water) because on
e of the symptoms is an inability to swallow liquids. Actually, it is caused
by a live virus from the [SALIVA] of an infected animal. If saliva gets int
o a bite wound, the victim may get rabies. The virus travels along the nerve
s to the spine and brain.Once the [SALIENT] characteristics appear ( ten day
s to six months ) then death is [IMMINENT].” “ What are the symptoms?” as
ked Mrs. Hart. “Pain and numbness, difficulty in swallowing, headaches and
nervousness. Also, muscle [SPASMS] and [CONVULSIONS].” The [SQUEAMISH] neig
hbors who were [ENGROSSED] in the doctor’s remarks [GASPED]. “ I think we
should go ahead with the injections,” the [DISTRAUGHT] Mrs. Hart said. “I
have heard enough.”
* No Relief
The normally [PHLEGMATIC] Jerry Hart was deeply upset. Twenty – four hours
had passed without result, and even if the rabies could not be [CORROBORATED
], Jerry was determined to see that his son received the vaccine. At the sug
gestion of some friends, he organized a [COMPREHENSIVE] search party, [ZEALO
USLY] fanning out in circles around the supermarket. They knocked on every d
oor, inspected every dog, and came back empty – handed. Although the Harts
were sick with worry ( they had to be [COERCED] into going to sleep),little
Bobby seemed to be in great spirits. The [EXCRUCIATING] vigil continued.
*The Police Find the Dog
Forty hours had [ELAPSED] before the police work and the publicity paid off.
By [METICULOUSLY] checking the registrations of every red station wagon in
the neighborhood and then cross – checking dog licenses, the police narrowe
d the search to four owners. After a few telephone calls, the apologetic own
er was located and directed to bring her [MUZZLED] German shepherd to the Ha
rt [DOMICILE].Bobby identified the dog, and the animal was taken to a [VETER
INARY]’s clinic to have the necessary tests performed. The [LAX] owner, Mrs
. McGraw, admitted that the dog had a [SPORADIC] mean [STREAK], but she [SCO
FFED] at the idea of rabies. Jerry Hart noticed for the first time in two da
ys that his uneasy feeling had [DEPARTED].
*All’s Well That Ends Well
The Harts were greatly relieved to learn that the [RASH] [CONJECTURE] about
the dog was not true. Because the German shepherd was not rabid, the necessi
ty for the painful treatment was [OBVIATED].The police gave the dog’s owner
a summons for allowing the animal to go unmuzzled. Little Bobby was treated
to an ice cream sundae and a Walt Disney double feature. The neighbors sear
ched for other [LURID] happenings, and Jerry Hart went back to his office. “
What kind of dog was that?” his secretary asked. “ Oh, his bark was worse
than his bite,” [QUIPPED] Jerry.
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过去太遥远,未来太迷茫。
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