胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇216

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　　216. A lover of knowledge一个热爱知识的人 symmetrical-tactics
Professor Roberto Reyna symbolizes² man’s love for knowledge. His first degree was in math. He wrote a famous treatise³ on symmetry, which demonstrated his sympathy for ancient mathematicians⁴. However, in a later essay, he sympathized with modern thinkers, who systematically⁶ argue that a lack of symmetrical properties in the real world demonstrates a system of chaos⁷. In addition, he wrote a brilliant synopsis⁸ of Euclid’s twelve-volume systematic⁵ treatment of geometry. Tackling this project was no easy feat⁹, but he did it with utmost tact¹. This book was the first to synthesize ancient and modern geometry and systematize this vast body of knowledge.
Professor Reyna has always been sympathetic to underground intellectual movements, and his work in music is a testament¹⁰ to this fact. He has used aggressive tactics to popularize atonal¹¹ music, even joining a symphony that specializes in the music of Shoenberg. Some critics propose that atonal music is synonymous with chaos, but Reyna believes the growth of such music is a symptom of a healthy artistic¹³ world. “It’s a synonym¹² for development. You can’t equate¹⁴ Bach with Shoenberg. A clock in the past cannot be synchronized¹⁶ with a clock in the present. Thus, new trends are born.”
A pleasant man, he invited me to have breakfast with him. We shared pancakes smothered¹⁷ with maple¹⁸ syrup¹⁹ while chatting about some of Reyna’s lesser-known interests. “I’d like to visit the vast tableland of Tibet. In cultural studies, no one has yet tried to explain the synthesis of pre-and post-Buddhist Tibetan religion. Well, artificial and synthetic²⁰ attempts have been made, but nothing significant.” Afterwards, I watched him play the piano, the guitar, and a synthesizer in between chats about the history of music.
symmetrical adj.对称的
symmetry n.对称(性),匀称
sympathetic adj.有同情心的,赞成的,合意的
sympathize v.同情,体谅
sympathy n.同情,同情心
symphony n.交响乐,交响曲
symptom n.症状,征兆
synchronize¹⁵ vt.同步,同时发生
synonym n.同义字(词)
synonymous adj.同义的
synopsis n.大纲,梗概
synthesis n.综合,合成
synthesize vt.综合,合成
synthesizer n.(电子)合成器
synthetic adj.合成的,人造的n.合成物质
syrup n.糖浆,果汁
system n.系统,体系
systematic adj.系统的,体系的
systematically adv.系统地,有系统地
systematize v.使系统化,将…分类
tableland n.高原
tackle v.处理,解决
tact n.老练,机智,圆滑
tactics n.战术,用兵学,策略,手段