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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-An elite town。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

  An elite town

  There would never be an egalitarian society in Middleton, a beautiful small town bordering an embankment of the St. Louis River. An elite family ruled effectively and the citizens were quite happy to have such elegant, although sometimes elusive, rulers.

  Each daily edition of the town paper spoke eloquently of their efficient town even listing improvements in the basic elements of life in Middleton. The recent flow of effluent into the basement of several homes in the town center was quickly cleaned up. The paper reported that 5 days had elapsed before the rulers of a nearby town had responded to a similar problem. In Middleton the problem was fixed and cleaned up within hours.

  When news was spread of how good life was in Middleton, people who had been ejected from other towns began to relocate. They hoped to benefit from the elevated standards of Middleton and live a life of increased efficiency and orderliness. This had the opposite effect, however, and lowered the quality of people in Middleton. They did not have the elasticity of normal Middleton citizens and began to demand more say in how the town was run.

  The elite developed an elaborate plan to eliminate these newcomers from Middleton. They detailed that the only people that would be eligible to live in Middleton were those who had been born there. Heavy fines and taxes were placed on those that did not meet this standard. Soon the newcomers left and Middleton returned to normal; ruled by an elite, but happy.

读故事单词雅思词汇译文——精英小镇

  米德尔顿永远不会成为平等主义社会。米德尔顿是一座位于圣路易斯河岸边的美丽小镇。一个精英家族治镇有方，市民们也很高兴拥有如此明君，尽管他们有时也有些难以捉摸。

  镇里的报纸每天每版都大谈特谈这座镇是如何的高效率，甚至还列出了米德尔顿在基本生活要素方面的改进。最近流进镇中心几户人家地窖的废水很快就得到了处理。报纸报道说，邻镇领导在类似问题上过了五天才做出反应，而在米德尔顿问题在数小时内就得到了解决。

  有关米德尔顿的生活是如何之好的消息传开之后，被其他城镇驱逐的人开始迁移过来。他们希望能从米德尔顿提高了的标准中受益，过一种更有效率、更有秩序的，生活，可这样做的效果却适得其反，米德尔顿人的生活水平降低了。他们没有普通米德尔顿居民的灵活性，并且开始要求在城镇管理问题上有更多的发言权。

  精英们想出了一个周密的计划把这些新来者从米德尔顿赶走。他们详细说明只有在米德尔顿出生的人才有资格在那里居住，对那些不符合标准的人要征收高额罚款和税金。很快新来者都走了，米德尔顿恢复了正常，由精英领导着并快乐着。

  单词详解

  editon n.版本,版次;同一版本中的一册书

  effect n.效力,作用,影响

  effectively ad.有效的,生效地,起作用地

  efficiency n.效率,功效;效能

  efficient a.效率高的;有能力的,能胜任的

  effluent a.流出的,发出的,射出的n.支流;废水,废气

  egalitarian a.平等主义的,主张人人平等的n.平等主义者

  deject v.驱逐,排斥;喷射;吐出,排出(弹壳)

  elaborate a.精心制作的(或计划)的,详尽的,精巧的v.详细说明,精心制作

  elapse v./n.(时间的)流逝,过去

  elascity n.弹性,弹力;灵活性;爽朗,开朗

  elegant a.1 优美的,文雅的,讲究的2 精确的,简练的3(口)上等的,好的

  element n.1 要素,基本组成部分2(化)元素

  elevate v.升高,提高;抬起;提升,改善

  eligible a.有资格当选的,有条件被选中的,在法律上(或道德上)合格的

  eliminate v.排除;淘汰,消除;(比赛中)淘汰

  elite n.(总称)出类拔萃的人,精华,掌权人物,实力集团;精锐部队,精华a.杰出的,卓越的;精锐的

  eloquent a.雄辩的,口才流利的;有说服力的

  elusive a.逃避的;难以捉摸的,令人困惑的

  embankment n.(河、海)堤;(铁路)路堤

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