08年8.4第75期托福英语学习：托福词汇75

　　Lesson 75 Different Tastes 不同的口味

　　Words:

　　distasteful adj （令人）不愉快的，讨厌的；不合口味的

　　distend v. (使)扩大，（使）膨胀

　　distill vt. 蒸馏；提取

　　distinct adj. 明确的，确实的；不同的

　　distinction n. 差别，特性；显赫，声望

　　distinctive adj. 有特色的，出众的

　　distinguish vt. 区别，辨认

　　distinguished adj. 卓著的

　　distort vt. 弄歪(形状的)；歪曲

　　distract vt. 使。。。分心，分散注意力

　　distraught adj. 心烦意乱的

　　distress n. 悲痛，不幸，穷困

　　distribute vt. 分配，分布，散布

　　distribution n. 分配，分发

　　district n. 区域，地区

　　disturb vt. 打扰，扰乱

　　disturbance n. 骚动，动乱

　　disunite vt. 使分离

　　dive vi. 插入；vi./n. 跳水，潜水

　　divergent adj. 有分歧的，有差异的

　　“Yuck! That was very distasteful!” exclaimed John. “It was so sour, it distended my stomach!”

　　“When you distill your own liquor, sometimes you end up with a bad batch,” whispered Tom. “Here, try some of my homemade wine. I think you’ll be able to draw a distinction between the two.”

　　John tried the wine. It caused his face to distort. He looked distraught with nausea He spit it out and dived into the swimming pool to wash out his mouth. “That was awful,” John decried. “You’re right about the distinct taste. However, there’s only one thing distinctive about it. It’s the worst wine in the world! How can you tolerate the taste of this liquid? It neatly disunited my stomach and intestines. Could we possibly have such divergent views on taste?”

　　“I’m sorry for causing you so much distress,” said Tom. “But at least it distracted you from the terrible aftertaste of the other liquor!”

　　“What is causing this disturbance?” said the security guard, as he approached John and Tom. “Don’t you know, this is a special school district? It’s against the law to disturb the peace here.”

　　“Sorry,” said John with a snicker. “I was expressing my enjoyment of these fine and distinguished liquors. Would you like to see if you can distinguish the difference between the two?”

　　“Sure,” replied the security guard, as he took a quick gulp of both. “Very funny. They taste exactly the same. I wouldn’t mind having another one.”

　　“You’re kidding, right?” said John in a condescending tone.

　　“Now listen,” said the security guard with a stern look, “It’s illegal to make or distribute alcoholic beverages without a license. I should arrest you both for the illegal distribution of alcohol!”

　　“Well, how about having another drink instead?”