胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇226

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　　226. A unique undergraduate一位与众不同的本科生 underdeveloped-uninhabited
Instead of going directly into undergraduate school, I decided¹ to spend a year in an underdeveloped country. I’m not exactly sure why I decided to undergo this unusual experience. I suppose I felt a certain underlying² guilt³ about being from such a developed country and this undertaking⁴ was a way for me to undo⁵ that guilt. The section of the country in which I worked was racked with unimaginable poverty. Part of the reason for this was that just five years before the land had been uninhabited. But the real reason was that the central government had failed to undertake any real effort to unify⁶ the country. The racial make-up of the country was not uniform. Unfortunately, this often resulted in unfair discrimination. Goods and services were unevenly⁷ distributed among the population. The corrupt⁸ government undoubtedly⁹ underscored such practices when it uniformly declared that anyone attempting to undermine the current regime would be imprisoned¹⁰. Underlying this proclamation was dirty politics. However, the government underestimated the power of the masses. Many underground activist¹¹ organizations began to spread far and wide throughout the country. Acting¹² in uniformity with one another, they unearthed¹⁴ evidence of human rights violations¹⁵ and passed the information on to foreign journalists. As evidence of massacres¹⁶ and corrupt government administration eventually unfolded, the government, under international pressure, began to act in accordance with international standards of law. I worked with many of the common poor on fishing boats, helping¹⁷ to catch underwater deep-sea fish. I saw some gradual changes take place while I was there, but I am now glad to learn that more sweeping¹⁸ changes have taken place. I will soon receive my undergraduate degree in social work and I plan to visit the country again.
underdeveloped adj.不发达的
underestimate v.低估
undergo v.经历,遭受
undergraduate n.(尚未取得学位的)大学生
underground adj.地下的,地面下的
underlie¹⁹ vt.位于…之下,成为…的基础
underlying adj.基础的,根本的,潜在的
undermine v.渐渐破坏,暗地里破坏
underscore v.划线于…下,强调
undertake v.从事,承担
undertaking n.任务,事业
underwater adj.在水下的,在水中的
undo vt.解开,松开
undoubtedly adv.毋庸置疑地,确凿地
unearth¹³ vt.发掘,挖出
unevenly adv.不平坦地,不均衡地
unfair adj.不公平的
unfold v.打开,显露
unfortunately adv.不幸地
uniform n. 制服adj.统一的,始终如一的
uniformity n.同样,一式
uniformly adv.一律地,均一地
unify vt.统一,使成一体
unimaginable adj.不可想象的
uninhabited adj.无人居住的