讀故事記單詞——Love of numbers

所屬教程:托福詞匯

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2015年08月24日

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　　下面小編為大家準(zhǔn)備了一則英文故事，里面包含了一些托福核心詞匯并以列表的形式在文章末尾單獨列出。通過讀故事來記單詞是一種很有效的方法，不信大家來試一試。

　　As an academician, I think Mathematics is an intriguing and absorbing science. However, many of my students consider it an abstract science and they hate it because the equations are too difficult to absorb and to remember. I think my students would laugh if they knew how I became so interested in Math.

　　When I was a freshman in college, I also believed Math was a mere abstraction. Studying it was like falling into a spinning abyss of numbers and symbols. Just thinking about it seemed like an abuse of my brain. However, my entire tuition was financed by an academic scholarship, so I had to maintain high marks in all of my classes, including Math.

　　My most abstruse class was Advanced Calculus Mathematics. It was taught in a large lecture hall which abutted the North access gate of the University. Unlike the many absentees in my class who often abstained from attending the boring lectures, I dared not absolve myself from this responsibility. Any degree of absenteeism would probably cause me to fail Math and to lose my scholarship. I was so afraid of failing that I even pledged abstinence from my abundant supply of alcohol.

　　It wasn’t until the fourth week of Math class that I met the wonderful person who would accelerate my interest and understanding of this absurd subject. She was a foreign exchange student from Beijing. She was also a brilliant mathematician. She would come to class everyday in a colorful silk scarf that accentuated her lovely smile.

　　It was so nice to meet someone from my home country. She inspired me to love Math. Although we now live and teach in different countries, I still see her smiling face between every number I write!

　　absenteeism n. 曠課，曠工

　　absentee n.缺席者

　　absolve v.1,(宗教上的)寬恕2,赦免(罪行,過失等),解除(責(zé)任等)

　　absorb vt.1、吸收(液體,知識等)2、理解,掌握

　　absorbing adj.吸引人的，引人入勝的

　　abstain v.自制,自動放棄,戒絕,有意回避

　　abstinence n. 自制,節(jié)制(禁欲,戒酒)

　　abstract n.1、抽象的2、難解的,深奧的

　　abstraction n.抽象(概念)

　　abstruse adj.難懂的,深奧的

　　absurd adj.荒謬的,可笑的

　　abundant adj.豐富的,充裕的;大量的