(004)享受阅读经典乐趣,自然提高词汇量

Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere, the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound.

◆identical [a?'dent?k(?)l] n. 完全相同的事物; adj. 同一的；完全相同的
◆contour ['k?nt??] n. 轮廓；等高线；周线；电路；概要; vt. 画轮廓；画等高线; n. (Contour)人名；孔图尔
◆separated ['sep?re?t?d] v. 分开；隔开（separate的过去式和过去分词）; adj. 分开的；分居；不在一起生活的
◆separate['sep(?)re?t] n. .分开；抽印本; adj. 单独的；分开的；不同的；各自的；; vt. 使分离；使分开；使分居; vi. 分开；隔开；分居
◆courtesy ['k??t?s?] n. 礼貌；好意；恩惠; adj. 殷勤的；被承认的；名义上的; 出于礼节的
◆bay [be?] n. 海湾；狗吠声; vt. 向…吠叫; vi. 吠叫；大声叫嚷; n. (Bay)人名；七；贝；巴伊；鲍伊；巴伊
◆jut [d??t] n. 突出部分；尖端; vi. 突出；伸出; vt. 使…伸出；使…突出
◆domesticated [d?'mest?ke?t?d] adj. 家养的；驯服的；喜欢家庭生活的; v. 驯养（domesticate的过去分词）；使习惯于家庭生活
◆domesticate[d?'mest?ke?t] vt. 驯养；教化；引进; vi. 驯养；使习惯于或喜爱家务和家庭生活
◆salt [s??lt] ; [s?lt] n. 盐；风趣，刺激性; adj. 咸水的；含盐的，咸味的；盐腌的；猥亵的; vt. 用盐腌；给…加盐；将盐撒在道路上使冰或雪融化; n. (Salt)人名；萨尔特；索尔特
◆hemisphere ['hem?sf??] n. 半球
◆wet [wet] n. 雨天；湿气; adj. [气象] [物] 潮湿的；有雨的; vt. 弄湿; vi. 变湿; n. (Wet)人名；韦特
◆barnyard ['bɑ?njɑ?d] n. 场院; 谷仓前的空场地; adj. 下流的；粗俗的
◆a pair of 一双，一对
◆Long Island Sound长岛湾；长岛海峡（位于美国）
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They are not perfect ovals-like the egg in the Columbus story they are both crushed flat at the contact end-but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.

◆oval ['??v(?)l] n. 椭圆形；卵形; adj. 椭圆的；卵形的; n. (Oval)人名；奥瓦尔
◆columbus [k?'l?mb?s] n.Columbus 哥伦布（美国一座城市）；哥伦布（意大利航海家）
◆crushed [kr??t] v. 压碎（crush的过去分词）; adj. 压碎的，倒碎的
◆crush[kr??] n. 粉碎；迷恋；压榨；拥挤的人群; vt. 压碎；弄皱，变形；使…挤入; vi. 挤；被压碎
◆flat [fl?t] n. 平地；公寓；平面; 浅滩; adj. 平的；单调的；不景气的；干脆的；平坦的；扁平的；浅的; vi. 逐

渐变平；[音乐] 以降调唱（或奏）; vt. 使变平；[音乐] 使（音调）下降，尤指降半音; adv. （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地；断然地；水平地；直接地，完全地; Flat n.（法）弗拉特（人名）；（英）弗莱特（人名）
◆resemblance [r?'zembl(?)ns] n. 相似；相似之处；相似物；肖像
◆source [s??s] n. 来源；水源；原始资料; n. (Source)人名；苏尔斯
◆perpetual [p?'pet???l] ; [-tj??l] adj. 永久的；不断的；四季开花的；无期限的(公众号：T?Dengl?is?.h)
◆confusion [k?n'fju??(?)n] n. 混淆，混乱；困惑
◆gull [g?l] n. [鸟] 鸥；笨人；易受骗之人; n. (Gull)人名；古尔；格尔; vt. 骗；欺诈
◆overhead [??v?'hed] n. 天花板；[会计] 经常费用; adj. 高架的；在头上的；在头顶上的; adv. 在头顶上；在空中；在高处
◆wingless ['wi?lis] adj. 没有翼的，没有翅的
◆arresting [?'rest??] v. 逮捕（arrest的ing形式）; adj. 醒目的，有趣的；引人注意的
◆arrest[?'rest] n. 逮捕；监禁; vt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引; n. (Arrest)人名；阿雷斯特
◆phenomenon [f?'n?m?n?n] n. 现象；奇迹；杰出的人才
◆dissimilarity [,d?s?m?'l?r?t?] n. 不同，相异；相异点
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I lived at West Egg, the-well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. My house was at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season.

◆fashionable ['f??(?)n?b(?)l] adj. 流行的；时髦的；上流社会的
◆superficial [,su?p?'f??(?)l] ; [,sju?-] adj. 表面的；肤浅的 ；表面文章的；外表的；（人）浅薄的
◆bizarre [b?'zɑ?] adj. 奇异的（指态度，容貌，款式等）
◆sinister ['s?n?st?] adj. 阴险的；凶兆的；灾难性的；左边的
◆contrast ['k?ntrɑ?st] n. 对比；差别；对照物; vt. 使对比；使与…对照; vi. 对比；形成对照
◆squeezed [skwi?z] 挤压; 塞进; 压榨; 设法腾出
◆huge [hju?d?] adj. 巨大的；庞大的；无限的; n. (Huge)人名；休奇
◆not a little 许多，大量的
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The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard-it was a factual imitation of some H?tel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby’s mansion. Or rather, as I didn’t know Mr. Gatsby it was a mansion inhabited by a gentleman of that name.

◆colossal [k?'l?s(?)l] adj. 巨大的；异常的，非常的
◆aff

air [?'fe?] n. 事情；事务；私事；（尤指关系不长久的）风流韵事
◆standard ['st?nd?d] n. 标准；水准；旗；度量衡标准; adj. 标准的；合规格的；公认为优秀的; n. (Standard)人名；斯坦达德；施坦达德
◆factual ['f?kt???l] ; [-tj??l] adj. 事实的；真实的
◆imitation [?m?'te??(?)n] n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品; adj. 人造的，仿制的
◆h?tel [h??'tel; ??-] n. 旅馆，饭店；客栈
◆ville n. （法）城镇; n. (Ville)人名；维莱；维尔
◆normandy ['n?:m?n'di] n. 诺曼底，法国北部一地区，多古色古香的城堡
◆side [sa?d] n. 方面；侧面；旁边; adj. 旁的，侧的; vt. 同意，支持; vi. 支持；赞助；偏袒; n. (Side)人名；赛德
◆spanking ['sp??k??] n. 打屁股；拍击; adj. 强烈的；疾行的，疾驰的; adv. 显著地; v. 拍打；严厉斥责（spank的ing形式）
◆spank[sp??k] n. 一巴掌; n. (Spank)人名；斯庞克; vt. 拍击使之前进；打…的屁股; vi. 掴；飞跑
◆raw [r??] n. 擦伤处; adj. 生的；未加工的；阴冷的；刺痛的；擦掉皮的；无经验的；（在艺术等方面）不成熟的; vt. 擦伤; n. (Raw)人名；罗
◆ivy ['a?v?] n. 常春藤; adj. 常春藤联盟的; n. (Ivy)人名；艾维，艾薇
◆marble ['mɑ?b(?)l] n. 大理石；大理石制品；弹珠; adj. 大理石的；冷酷无情的; n. (Marble)人名；马布尔
◆swimming ['sw?m??] n. 游泳；目眩; adj. 游泳的；游泳用的；善于游泳的；晕眩的; v. 游泳；漂浮；旋转（swim的ing形式）
◆swim[sw?m] n. 游泳；漂浮；眩晕; adj. 游泳时穿戴的; vi. 游泳；漂浮；浸；眩晕; vt. 游过；使浮起
◆forty ['f??t?] n. 四十; adj. 四十的；四十个的
◆acre ['e?k?] n. 土地，地产；英亩
◆lawn [l??n] n. 草地；草坪; n. (Lawn)人名；朗
◆gatsby n.Gatsby 盖茨比（姓）；杰士派（品牌名）
◆mansion ['m?n?(?)n] n. 大厦；宅邸; n. (Mansion)人名；芒雄
◆rather ['rɑ?e?] adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当; int. 当然啦（回答问题时用）; n. (Rather)人名；拉瑟
◆inhabited [?n'h?b?t?d] v. 占据（inhabit的过去分词）；居住于; adj. 有人居住的
◆inhabit[?n'h?b?t] vt. 栖息；居住于；占据; vi. （古）居住；栖息
◆gentleman ['d?ent(?)lm?n] n. 先生；绅士；有身分的人; n. (Gentleman)人名；金特尔曼
◆more than 多于；超出；比...多
◆or rather 更精确地说，倒不如说
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My own house was an eye-sore, but it was a small eye-sore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor’s lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires-all for eighty dollars a month.

◆overlooked [??v?'l?k] n. 被忽视; v. 忽视（overlook的过去式

和过去分词形式）；忽略；俯瞰
◆overlook[??v?'l?k] n. 忽视；眺望; vt. 忽略；俯瞰；远眺；检查；高耸于…之上
◆partial ['pɑ??(?)l] adj. 局部的；偏爱的；不公平的
◆lawn [l??n] n. 草地；草坪; n. (Lawn)人名；朗
◆consoling [k?n's?uli?] adj. 可安慰的
◆proximity [pr?k's?m?t?] n. 接近，[数] 邻近；接近；接近度，距离；亲近
◆millionaire [m?lj?'ne?] n. 百万富翁；大富豪; adj. 100万以上人口的
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Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there to have dinner with the Tom Buchanans. Daisy was my second cousin once removed and I’d known Tom in college. And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago.

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◆courtesy ['k??t?s?] n. 礼貌；好意；恩惠; adj. 殷勤的；被承认的；名义上的; 出于礼节的
◆bay [be?] n. 海湾；狗吠声; vt. 向…吠叫; vi. 吠叫；大声叫嚷; n. (Bay)人名；七；贝；巴伊；鲍伊；巴伊
◆fashionable ['f??(?)n?b(?)l] adj. 流行的；时髦的；上流社会的
◆glittered ['gl?t?] vi. 闪光；闪烁; n. 闪光；灿烂
◆along [?'l??] prep. 沿着；顺着; adv. 一起；向前；来到
◆tom [t?m] n. 任何人；雄性动物（尤指雄猫）; Tom 汤姆
◆buchanan [bju:?k?n?n] Buchanan 布坎南
◆daisy ['de?z?] n. 雏菊；菊科植物；极好的东西; adj. 极好的；上等的
◆removed [r?'mu?vd] v. remove的变形; adj. 远离的；隔了...代的
◆war [w??] n. 战争，斗争；军事，战术；冲突，对抗，竞争; vi. 打仗，作战；对抗
◆chicago [英 [??'kɑ:g??, -'k?:-] 美 [??'kɑ:ɡo?? -'k?:-] ] n.Chicago 芝加哥（美国城市名）
◆have dinner 吃晚饭
◆over there 在那边
◆spend...in doing sth 在某物/事上花（时间，金钱）
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Her husband, among various physical accomplishments, had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven-a national figure in a way, one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-climax.

◆among [?'m??] prep. 在…中间；在…之中
◆various ['ve?r??s] adj. 各种各样的；多方面的
◆accomplishment [?'k?mpl??m(?)nt] ; [?'k?m-] n. 成就；完成；技艺，技能
◆powerful ['pa??f?l] ; [-f(?)l] adj. 强大的；强有力的; adv. 很；非常
◆figure ['f?g?] n. 数字；人物；图形；价格；（人的）体形；画像; vt. 计算；认为；描绘；象征; vi. 计算；出现；扮演角色
◆reach [ri?t?] n. 范围；延伸；河段

；横风行驶; vi. 达到；延伸；伸出手；传开; vt. 达到；影响；抵达；伸出; n. (Reach)人名；列
◆acute [?'kju?t] adj. 严重的，[医] 急性的；敏锐的；激烈的；尖声的
◆limited ['l?m?t?d] n. 高级快车; adj. 有限的; 见识不广的；
◆excellence ['eks(?)l(?)ns] n. 优秀；美德；长处
◆everything ['evr?θ??] pron. 每件事物；最重要的东西；（有关的）一切；万事
◆afterward ['ɑ?ft?w?d] adv. 以后，后来
◆savor ['se?v?] n. 滋味；气味；食欲; vt. 尽情享受；使有风味；加调味品于；品尝，欣赏; vi. 有…的滋味；带有…的性质
◆anti ['?nt?] n. 反对者，反对论者; adj. 反对的; n. (Anti)人名；安蒂；安提
◆climax ['kla?m?ks] n. 高潮；顶点；层进法；极点
◆in a way 在某种程度上
◆play football 踢足球
◆savors of anti-climax下坡的味道
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His family were enormously wealthy-even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach-but now he’d left Chicago and come east in a fashion that rather took your breath away: for instance he’d brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest. It was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that.

◆enormously [?'n??m?sl?] adv. 巨大地，庞大地；非常地，在极大程度上
◆wealthy ['welθ?] n. 富人; adj. 富有的；充分的；丰裕的
◆freedom ['fri?d?m] n. 自由，自主；直率; n. (Freedom)人名；弗里德姆
◆reproach [r?'pr??t?] n. 责备；耻辱; vt. 责备；申斥
◆chicago [英 [??'kɑ:g??, -'k?:-] 美 [??'kɑ:ɡo?? -'k?:-] ] n.Chicago 芝加哥（美国城市名）
◆rather ['rɑ?e?] adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当; int. 当然啦（回答问题时用）; n. (Rather)人名；拉瑟
◆breath [breθ] n. 呼吸，气息；一口气，（呼吸的）一次；瞬间，瞬息；微风；迹象；无声音，气音
◆polo ['p??l??] n. 马球；水球; n. (Polo)人名；波洛
◆pony ['p??n?] n. 矮种马；小型马; adj. 小型的；每日摘要的; vt. 付清; vi. 付清
◆generation [d?en?'re??(?)n] n. 一代；产生；一代人；生殖
◆bring down 降低(温度等)；使倒下
◆for instance 例如
◆from...to 从...到...
◆Lake Forest 森林湖,伊利诺州东北部的小城
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