08年7.20第60期托福英语学习：托福词汇60

　　Lesson 60 Strike 罢工

　　Words:

　　defer vi. 遵从，听从；vt. 延期

　　deference n. 遵从，顺从；敬意

　　deferential adj. 顺从的；敬意的

　　defiant adj. 大胆反抗的

　　deficiency n. 缺乏，不足

　　deficient adj. 缺乏的，不足的

　　deficit n. 赤字

　　defile v. 弄脏，玷污

　　definite adj. 清楚的；明确的；确切的

　　definition n. 定义

　　definitive adj. 决定性的，最后的；确定的

　　deform vt. 使变形

　　deft adj. 灵巧的，熟练的

　　defunct adj. 死了的，不存在的，无效的

　　defy vt. 蔑视，反抗

　　degenerate v. 衰退，堕落，变坏

　　degrade v. 降解，分解；降级

　　dehydrate vt. 使脱去水分

　　deify v. 奉为神，崇拜

　　deity n. 神；被奉若申明的人（物）

　　deject vt. 使沮丧，使灰心

　　The two things I enjoy doing in the morning are reading the newspaper and dehydrating fruits. I have a deft touch of drying fruits. I know exactly how to position them on the drying tray so that they will not turn out to be deformed.

　　Now I’m ready to read the news. Today’s biggest story, besides the U.S. budget deficit, is the dispute at the local automobile factory. What started as a simple discussion about pay has degenerated into a crippling strike. Accounting to its definition, a “strike” is when no work is done because of a disagreement. In this case, defiant employees have stopped working for the last several days. They are complaining about the deficiency in pay and the deficient medical insurance coverage. They’re also angry at the way the supervisors are allowed to degrade them. They say that they are forced to treat their supervisors like deities. Some supervisors even require the workers to deify their supervisor’s name badges. The workers also claim that the company has defiled the nearby river by dumpling hazardous waste chemicals. They have assembled a definite list of demarks. They say they will not return to work until all of their demands are settled.

　　The company had refused to consider their list of demands. Instead, they have demanded that the employees return to their jobs immediately The company had also asked the workers to be more deferential towards their supervisors and to defer their dispute until the work committee meets next months. However, the employees believe that the work committee is a defunct process. The workers have shown no deference and apparently intend to continue defying the company no matter how dejected they become.

　　How will they solve this dispute? At this time, neither side seems to have the definitive answer.