胡敏读故事记托福单词 第15期:Aspirations Gone Astray 走入歧途的理想
日期:2012-07-27 10:30

(单词翻译:单击)

中英文本

I work in an assembly line in a car factory.
我在一家汽车厂的流水线上工作。
Most days, I just assemble car parts.
大多数时候,我只是组装汽车配件。
Occasionally, they’ll ask me to assay an unknown drugs substance.
有时,他们会让我化验某种不明药物。
Once in a while, I’ll be asked to assist with breaking up a fight.
有时,我又去帮忙劝架。
Assault is not common here.
这里很少有人身攻击。
But now and then, a frustrated worker will assail his assistant by casting aspersions on some aspect of the other’s work.
不过,时不时会有一名灰心丧气的工人抨击他的助手,就其工作的某方面进行诽谤。
I’m considered an asset in my company.
我被视为公司的宝贝。
But before 20 years ago, I was a different kind of asset to an entirely different type of company.
但20年前,我被另一家完全不同的公司视为另一种类型的宝贝。
They called it “the company” but it was really a secret government group trained to assassinate political leaders.
他们所谓的“公司”实际上是一个受过训练、专门暗杀政界领导人的秘密政府组织。
I never aspired to be an assassin.
我从未渴望做个刺客。
In fact, I was an aspiring chemist and a regular soldier in the army.
事实上,我是个有抱负的化学家,又是部队中的一名常备兵。
All I really wanted was to do something great or important for my country.
我的全部思想就是成就大事、为国效力。
But sometimes, having too great an aspiration can lead you astray.
但有时,理想过于远大只会将你引入歧途。
I still recall the day of the assembly.
我仍记得那天的集会。
It was a small gathering of highly skills people like me.
那是个小集会,与会者都是些像我这样的技术精湛的人员。
“The company” was assessing our abilities in the areas of weaponry and chemistry.
当时“公司”评估我们在武器和化学领域的才能。
I was a top chemist and a natural marksman, probably the best in my group.
我既是最优秀的化学家,又是天生的神枪手,很可能是我们小组中最棒的。
They ascribed my success to my steady hands and sharp eyes, the same tools I used for chemistry.
他们将我的成功归于我稳健的双手和敏锐的眼睛,这也是我搞化学时用的工具。
After the assembly, they gave us our assignments.
会后,“公司”给我们下达了任务。
I was assigned to assimilate into the mainstream society of a Latin American country.
我的任务是渗透进入一个拉美国家的主流社会。
It wasn’t long before I was doing things that I will forever be ashamed to admit.
不久,我就开始做些我永远耻于承认的事情。
It’s been over for about 15 years.
这一切已经过去15年了。
But I’ll never feel clean and I’ll never be able to assert that I have been a good man all my life.
但我将永远感到自己的肮脏,永远无法斩钉截铁地说我做了一辈子的好人。
词语解释

ascribe vt. 把….归于

aspect n.(问题等的)方面;(事物等的)一部分

aspersion n.诽谤,中伤

aspire vi.渴望

aspiring adj.有抱负的,有理想的,积极向上的

aspiration n.雄心,抱负

assail v.(身体上)攻击,(言语上)攻击,批评

assassin n.刺客

assassinate vt.暗杀,行刺

assault n.(武力上的)袭击;(口头上的)攻击

assay v.化验

assemble vt.集合,装配;vi.聚集

assembly n.集会;参加集会的人们(译成:。。。大会,。。。议会);装配,安装

assembly line装配线,流水线

assert vt.声称,坚持,斩钉截铁地说

assess vt.估计,分析,评估

asset n. assests财产,资产;优势,重要的品质;宝贵(或有益)的人(或东西)

assignment n.任务,作业;分配

assimilate vt.学习,吸收(知识);吃,吸收(食品或营养)

assist vt.援助,帮助

assistant n.助手,助教;adj.辅助的,助理的

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重点单词
  • assignmentn. 分配,功课,任务,被指定的(课外)作业;(分派的)
  • steadyadj. 稳定的,稳固的,坚定的 v. 使稳固,使稳定,
  • assertvt. 主张,声明,断言
  • unknownadj. 未知的,不出名的
  • ascribev. 归因于,归咎于
  • assessv. 估定,评定
  • aspirationn. 渴望,热望,抱负,志向 n. 吸气,抽吸, 吸引术
  • aspersionn. 洒(尤指洒圣水),诽谤,中伤
  • occasionallyadv. 偶尔地
  • assailvt. 猛烈攻击,言语抨击