08年7.31第71期托福英语学习：托福词汇71

　　Lesson 71 A Crazy Story 讽刺小品一则

　　Words:

　　disciple n. 门徒，弟子

　　discipline n. 纪律，训练；学科；vi.训练；惩罚

　　disclaim v. 放弃权利；否认，拒绝承认

　　disclose vt. 揭露，透露

　　discomfit v. 使狼狈，使难堪，使困惑；扰乱，挫败

　　disconsolate adj. 忧郁的，绝望的，特别悲伤的

　　discomfort n. 不适的

　　discontented adj. 不满意的，不满足的

　　discordant adj. 不一致的，不调和的

　　discount n. 折扣;vt. 不全信，对。。。持怀疑态度

　　discourage v. 使气馁，阻碍

　　discourse n. 讲道，演讲；交谈，谈话

　　discredit vt. 怀疑；使丢脸

　　discreet adj. 言谈举止谨慎的，慎重的

　　discrete adj. 分离的，截然分开的（译成独立的）

　　discretion n. 辨别（力），判断（力）；慎重；自行处理，自行决定

　　discursive adj. 散漫的，无层次的

　　disdain vt. 轻视，鄙视

　　disentangle v. 分清，理顺；使消除纠缠和混乱状态

　　disfavor n. 不喜欢，不赞成

　　“Professor, please tell me how I can properly prepare myself to be a good disciple?” the earnest student asked his new master. “I really don’t feel confident enough to trust my own discretion.”

　　“You must discipline yourself,” replied the elderly master with a serious expression. “You must disentangle yourself from your wayward habits and earthly desires. You must be able to disclaim all of your worldly possessions without becoming disconsolate. A discontented disciple cannot free his mind. Disclose any bad thoughts that you have during your confessions. We will not hold you in disfavor for being honest. Meditate for at least eight hours each day, regardless of the discomfort. Do not let anyone or anything discourage you from continuing your studies here. Ignore outsiders who disdain our way of life or try to discredit our special teachings. You must not allow our difficult way of life to discomfit you. Remember a discordant mind will have great difficulty merging with nature. Lastly, you should learn to be discreet in everything you do. In this way, you will earn the respect of your teachers and your fellow disciples.”

　　“But professor, I can’t seem to concentrate,” said the student. “In my discourse with the deity, my speech tends to be discursive. I have had five discrete episodes of meditation failure. What shall we do?”

　　“This is not uncommon,” replied the master with a wide smile. “You need to consult a meditation book. I have written a good one. For a limited time, you can buy a copy of it in our bookstore for a 10% discount.”