胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇178

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　　178. The projecting engineer突出的工程师 proficiency¹-pronounced
There was a promising² young engineer who was proficient³ in the use of the projector⁴. The primary use of his projector was to proliferate⁵, promote, and promulgate⁶ his engineering projects. As a projectionist⁸, his proficiency was profound. He could use profiles, prolonged figures, projecting figures, and make them all very pronounced. There was a progression to his projections⁹. He would begin with a profuse¹⁰ use of slides and progress to a progressive use of colors and shapes. He would also use multiple projectors¹¹ with which he would project images on several walls simultaneously¹². He could also create a very dramatic effect by sequencing the projections around the room. He would never include anything prohibitive, such as pornography, as it would result in his boss prohibiting him from using the projector again.
The engineering staff at his company enjoyed these performances and looked forward to every staff meeting. They would cancel appointments, break luncheon¹³ dates, forego racquet ball games anything just to attend a performance. The only problem was that he was prone¹⁴ to prolonging the meetings. Once he gave a performance that lasted for nearly two hours. His workmates were completely enthralled¹⁵, and none of them complained. However, since this projector performance interfered¹⁶ with his workmates’ work, his superiors agreed to limit his shows to one hour. Therefore, he was often urged by his boss to be prompt with its use.
The engineer was prominent in his field, and it was largely due to his prolific¹⁷ use of the projector.
proficiency n.熟练,精通
proficient adj.熟练的,精通的
profile n.剖面,侧面,外形,轮廓
profound adj.深刻的,深奥的
profuse adj.充沛的,很多的
progress n./vi.前进,发展
progression n.行进,次序
progressive adj.前进的,累进的
prohibit vt.禁止
prohibitive adj.禁止的,抑制的
project n.计划,方案vt.投射,射出,设计,计划
projecting adj.突出的,伸出的
projection⁷ n.发射
projectionist n.(美)电影放映员,幻灯放映员
projector n.放映机
proliferate vi.激增,繁殖
prolific adj.多产的,多结果的,丰富的
prolong vt.拖长,延长
prominent adj.杰出的,突出的
promising adj.有前途的,有希望的
promote vt.晋级,使升级,促进
prompt vt. 鼓动,促进adj.准时的,及时的,立即的
promulgate v.颁布(命令\法律),传播(信念\知识)
prone adj.倾向于…的
pronounced adj.显著的,明确的