713早读-语音及词汇讲解

7.13 早读 In a catastrophic emergency, you take gaint panic breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate. 语音讲解 单词发音 catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstrɒfɪk◂ $ -ˈstrɑː-/ gaint /ˈdʒaɪənt/ euphoric /juːˈfɒrɪk $ jʊˈfɔːrɪk, -ˈfɑː-/ docile /ˈdəʊsaɪl $ ˈdɑːsəl/ 连词发音 in a catastrophic emergency /ɪnəˌkætəˈstrɒfɪkɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ you accept your fate /jəwəkˈseptʃəfeɪt/ 轻读重读 重读： breaths/ fate 弱读：you/your 词汇讲解 1.catastrophic adj. catastrophe的形容词形式 释义：causing a lot of destruction, suffering, or death/ extremely bad 例句：The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences. 2.euphoric adj. "characterized by euphoria," 1885, originally with reference to cocaine, from euphoria + -ic. The noun meaning "a drug which causes euphoria" also is from 1885. Euphoriant is from 1946 as a noun, 1947 as an adjective. 释义：欣快的;精神愉快的 feeling very happy and excited 例句：Buyers are euphoric and developers are taking advantage of that. 买房人情绪亢奋，而开发商在利用这一点。 3.docile adj. late 15c., "easily taught," from Italian or French docile, from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere "to show, teach, cause to know," originally "make to appear right," causative of decere "be seemly, fitting," from PIE root *dek- "to take, accept." Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774. 释义：温顺的; 驯服的 quiet and easily controlled 例句：Cats are very docile. 猫是很驯服的。 Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient. 马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。 活学活用 euphoric