胡敏老師的《讀故事記單詞雅思詞匯》是用一些風趣幽默的小故事把一些看似毫無關系的詞串連起來，先提供一個故事，然后再提供一個雅思詞匯表，這樣不僅簡單方便，而且妙趣橫生。上海新航道小編給大家帶來讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-A balcony with a view。想要下載的同學，請點擊：胡敏《讀故事記單詞|雅思詞匯》PDF下載

  讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-A balcony with a view

  Dr. Martin watched the preparation for the banquet from the balcony. His wife had banished him from helping because it was in his honor. He wiped the sweat from his bald head in frustration, however,because he loved to bake and run the barbeque himself, even as he loved to manage the distribution of barrels of beer to the bar.

  As he leaned on the barrier he heard a bark and turned to look towards the river. Another barge was floating by loaded up with old, discarded car batteries. A recent ballot to ban putting the trash in a local garbage dump had failed and the barge was taking its baggage up the river to the next town. That city had baffled its own residents by offering to accept the trash at a bargain rate. Apparently there was alarge area of barren land that they had not been able to use. Now people marching in protest beset that city. More people were jumping on the bandwagon each day. The only winner was the barge company;the deal had saved them from going bankrupt.

  It was difficult to balance the needs of society with its desire to protect the environment, thought the Dr] as he frowned. We just have a way of battering this planet even as we feel we need to live more comfortably.

  Dr. Martin was brought back quickly to his setting, however, when he heard a noise and looked down to see that his wife had fallen down the basement steps. He ran down to help. His banishment was certainly over now.

  觀景陽臺

  馬丁博士從陽臺上看著人們為宴會做準備。因為這是為他舉行的宴會，所以妻子把他驅逐到一邊，不讓他幫忙。可是他卻沮喪地擦掉他那光頭上的汗珠，因為他喜歡烘烤食品，喜歡親自燒烤，正如他喜歡把一桶桶啤酒分配到吧臺一樣。

  馬丁博士倚靠在屏障上，忽然聽到一聲狗叫，于是轉過頭向河的方向望去。又一艘裝滿廢棄汽車電池的平底駁船緩緩駛過。最近舉行的禁止將此類垃圾倒入當地垃圾站的投票失敗了，駁船正將這些垃圾包袱運往下一個城鎮。那座城市主動要求以便宜的價格接受這些垃圾，這使當地的居民大惑不解。顯然，他們有一大片他們還無法利用的貧瘠土地。現在游行抗議的人群包圍了城市，每天都有更多的人嚴厲批評這股潮流。惟一的贏家是運輸公司，這筆生意使他們免于破產、起死回生。

  博士皺著眉頭想道：在滿足社會需求與保護環境之間確實是很難找到平衡。恰恰在我們覺得有必要生活得更舒適的時候，我們就會用某種方式破壞地球。

  不過，馬丁博士很快就被一陣喧鬧聲帶回到現實之中，他朝下一看，發現妻子從地下室的樓梯上跌了下去，他趕快跑下去幫忙。現在，妻子對他的驅逐當然結束啦。

  單詞詳解

  baffle v.1 使困惑,難住;使受挫折;阻礙 2 用反射板控制(氣流等)

  baggage n.行李;(喻)包袱

  bake v.烤,烘,焙

  balcony n.陽臺;(電影院等的)樓廳,樓座

  bald a.禿頭的;光禿的;赤裸裸的

  ballot n.選票,投票權,投票記錄

  ban v.禁止,取締,查禁

  bandwagon n.1(馬戲團等吹打過市的)樂隊彩車;宣傳車

  2 浪潮,時尚,聲勢浩大的運動

  banish v.1 流放,放逐,把...驅逐出境 2.消除,排除

  banishment n.放逐,驅逐

  bankrupt n.破產,破產者

  banquet n.宴會 v.盛宴款待

  bar n.酒吧間,餐柜;(木,金屬等的)條,桿,棒,長方形或長橢圓形的)塊

  v.關,禁閉;阻攔;禁止,不準

  barbecue n.燒烤;戶外烤肉餐 v.(尤指在戶外)烤(肉類)

  bargain n.協定,協議;交易;物價商品,便宜的東西

  v.講價,討價還價;講條件,談判

  barge n.駁船

  bark v./n.狗(狐)叫

  barrel n.桶,一桶之量

  barren a.(土地等)貧瘠,荒蕪的,不毛的;不生育的,不結果的

  barrier n.1 障礙物,屏障 2 障礙,隔閡,壁壘,妨礙因素

  basement n.地下室;(建筑物的)墻根,墻腳

  batter v.1 搗毀,砸爛,撞擊 2 重創,連續打擊 3.(尤指不愛惜而)磨損,損壞

  battery n.電池(組),蓄電池(組)