08年7.5第55期托福英语学习：托福词汇55

　　Lesson 55 How It Got the Name 一个名字的由来

　　Words:

　　crevice n. 缺口，裂缝

　　crew n. 全体人员，（工作）队

　　crimson adj. 深红色的

　　cringe n. 畏缩

　　cripple vt. 削弱，使残废

　　crisp adj. 脆的，易碎的

　　crisscross vi. （十字）交叉；vt. 在。。。上交叉往来，往返奔波于。。。

　　critical adj. 评论的，批评的；危急的；非常重要的

　　critical point 临界点

　　critique n. (文艺等的)批评，评论

　　crooked adj. 狡诈的；弯曲的；蜿蜒的

　　crossbreeding n. (生物)杂种

　　crosscut adj. 横切的

　　crow n. 鸦，乌鸦

　　crowbar n. 撬棍，铁锹

　　crowd n. 人群，群众；vi.聚集，拥挤

　　crown n. 王冠，花冠；顶

　　crucial adj. 至关重要的，决定性的；紧要关头的

　　crude adj. 未提炼的，粗糙的

　　crude oil 原油

　　“I think crows are pests,” John said, biting into a crisp biscuit.

　　“I do too, but this one is rather rare,” I replied. “Its feathers are the color of crude oil. It has a crimson head. The pattern resembles a royal crown. It is probably a result of crossbreeding. I learned about crossbreeding when I read a critique of that famous book about bird-breeding. It was a very critical article.”

　　“We’ve been crisscrossing this crosscut forest for hours,” John said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “How are we supposed to find it?”

　　“There it is,” I replied. “It’s stuck in that crevice near that crooked tree. Call the rest of the rescue crew. We might need some help.”

　　Soon, there was crowd of rescuers around us. “This is a crucial moment,” I told everyone. “Be quiet.”

　　I crept towards the crevice. I cringed when I saw that a branch from a fallen tree had crippled the crow’s legs. It was suffering. This was a critical point in the mission. I called out for someone to hand me a metal tool to pry the branch away from the crow.

　　“Here, use this,” John said, as he handed me a crude looking metal bar.

　　It was a crucial moment. I used the bar to pry the fallen tree from the crevice and to pull the branch off the crow. “Whew, thank goodness for this tool,” I signed. “Hey, John, what do you call this metal bar?”

　　“It doesn’t have name,” John replied. “But perhaps from now on, we should call it s crowbar.”