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  胡敏老师的《读故事记单词雅思词汇》是用一些风趣幽默的小故事把一些看似毫无关系的词串连起来，先提供一个故事，然后再提供一个雅思词汇表，这样不仅简单方便，而且妙趣横生。上海新航道小编给大家带来读故事单词雅思词汇-Expendable diplomats。想要下载的同学，请点击：胡敏《读故事记单词|雅思词汇》PDF下载

  Expendable diplomats

  "You know that I have diplomatic immunity!" said the Ambassador, "I strongly disapprove of your holding me against my will in this room!"

  His captor, a man dressed in discreet dark clothing, responded with such calm that it displayed his confidence in his own discipline. "There is nothing special about you, dear Sir. That is one of my main goals here, to dismhuse you of your feelings of grandeur."

  "I am nothing! If you think that you can diminish the role of my country in this city by harming me then you are wrong! I am just one discrete unit discharged here for a certain purpose, When my government notices the discrepancy of my absence, they will discern the potential disaster, and hire a replacement. That is something we are all trained to understand. Every diplomat is expendable. We can each be discarded at a moment's notice and our policy will not change."

  "A sick system if you ask me!" Said the captor, tiring of the discourse and turning to dip his spoon in to stir a cup of tea. "And one that needs to be discredited. Well, do not discount the power of negative press and death during kidnapping. When I have disclosed the ransom that I want, your government will pay it and even issue me an honorary diploma from Harvard if I so ask for it." The captor stirred his tea and slowly lifted his head. "And they will honor my request for discretion as well. I have your wife and daughter in another location!"

  At those words the ambassador lost all hope and lowered his head.

  读故事单词雅思词汇-可悲牺牲的外交官

  “你知道我有外交豁免权!”大使说。“我强烈反对违背我的意愿把我关在这个房子里!”俘获他的人穿着不显眼的黑衣服，他回答时很镇静，显示出训练有素的自信。“亲爱的先生，你没有什么特殊的。我在这儿的主要目的之一就是消除你的高贵感。”

  “我什么也不是!如果你认为可以通过伤害我贬低我国在本市所起的作用的话，那么你错了!我只是由于某种目的被释放到这儿的一个各别个体。当我国政府发现我失踪这样的差异后，他们就会看出潜在的不幸，从而雇人顶替我。这是我们经过训练都能理解的。每个外交官都是可以被牺牲的，一接到通知我们每个人都可以被抛弃，我们的政策是不会变的。”

  “如果你问我的话，我会说这种制度有问题!”俘获他的人说道，他厌烦了谈话，转身把勺子浸到茶里搅动起来。“而且这种制度需要怀疑。好了，不要怀疑负面报道的力量和绑架期间的死亡。我一旦公开想要的赎金，你们政府就会支付，如果我要求，他们甚至还会给我颁发哈佛大学的荣誉学位证书。”俘获者搅了搅茶，然后慢慢抬起头，“而且他们还会尊重我对于斟酌处理权的要求。我把你的妻子和女儿关在了另外一个地方!”

  听到这些话，大使失去了所有的希望并低下了头。

  单词祥解

  diminish v.减少,缩减,降低,削弱,贬低

  dip v.浸,蘸;(为了取物)把(手、匙、勺等)...伸入,

  diploma n.毕业文凭,学位证书

  diplomatic a.外交的,擅长外交的;有手腕的

  disabuse v.去除...的谬误,使醒悟

  disapprove v.不赞成,不同意;不准许,否决

  disaster n.灾难,大不幸,大祸

  discard v.丢弃,抛弃

  discern v.看出,察觉出;认识,了解

  discharge v.1 释放,开除,使退伍2 卸货,下客,卸下船3 排出(液体、气体等)

  discipline n.训练;遵守纪律;纪律,行为准则;学科,科目

  diclose v.1 揭露,使公开,透露,泄露

  discount v.1 不全信,怀疑地看待2 低估,贬低,3 打折扣,削价出售n.1 折扣2 不全信

  discourse n.1 论文;演讲;谈话2【语】语段

  discredit v.1 使丧失信誉;使丢脸2 使不可置信,证实...是假的3 不信,怀疑

  discreet a.1 言行谨慎的,慎重的2 朴素的,不显眼的

  discrepancy n.1 差异,不一致,不符合2 不一致之处,不相符之处

  discrete a.分离的,不相关联的,各别的

  discretion n.1 谨慎2 斟酌决定(或处理)的自由;斟酌(或处理)决定权

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