胡敏老師的《讀故事記單詞雅思詞匯》是用一些風趣幽默的小故事把一些看似毫無關系的詞串連起來，先提供一個故事，然后再提供一個雅思詞匯表，這樣不僅簡單方便，而且妙趣橫生。上海新航道小編給大家帶來讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-Extinguishing the extravagant。想要下載的同學，請點擊：胡敏《讀故事記單詞|雅思詞匯》PDF下載.

  Extinguishing the extravagant

  As Fire Chief McAllister used his extinguisher to put out the fire he couldn't help noticing that the extravagance of the interior of the club was extreme in comparison to the poor quality of the exterior. "It was a shame," he thought to himself, "that this place was burning down." He lifted his extinguisher to put out a flame on some eye-catching fabric. He knew, even if he was trying to save small pieces of the club, that the extent of the fire damage would require complete remodeling, a new facade, and an extraordinary sum of money.

  McAllister hoped also that the owners would be as extravagant as before. It had obviously been a fabulous place; the type that he had thought had become extinct. Anyhow, if they restored the place, he told himself, he would certainly return here to take his wife out to dinner.

  When he had exterminated the last threat of fire, the owners came in. The exuberant celebrations of previous days were forgotten as they felt the loss of each facet of their precious club. They had hoped that the damage would be only external, but now, as they extracted themselves from the ruins, they knew that they would have to start over from scratch.

  Looking at McAllister they extolled him for his extra attempt to save the club. McAllister apologized and shared his views that he would come back if they fixed the place up again. They both fabricated weak smiles and left, determined to rebuild again.

  讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-撲滅奢華俱樂部的大火

  消防隊長麥克阿利斯特用滅火器撲滅大火時，不禁注意到這家俱樂部外表相當寒磣內部卻極其奢華。他暗自想道：“把這里燒毀，真是太可惜了。”他舉起滅火器，想撲滅一件十分惹眼的織物上的火苗。他知道，即使他在努力搶救俱樂部的一些小物品，火災造成的破壞程度將使俱樂部不得不徹底重建——建一個新的門面，需要一筆巨大的資金。

  麥克阿利斯特同時希望俱樂部的主人們還像過去一樣奢侈。這里顯然曾經是個極好的地方——他曾以為這種地方早已絕跡了。他想，只要他們修復這個地方，他無論如何會帶妻子來這里吃飯。

  他消除了大火的最后一點兒威脅之后，主人們進來了。他們對他們的寶貝俱樂部各方面所受的損失深感痛心，昔日的歡歌笑語都成了過眼云煙。他們原指望火災損失只限于俱樂部外部，但現在，他們抽身離開火災留下的殘垣斷壁時，他們明白了他們得從頭開始。

  看著麥克阿利斯特，他們表揚了他為搶救俱樂部所做出的額外的努力。麥克阿利斯特向他們表示歉意，并告訴他們——假如他們把這個地方修好，他會再來的。雙方都強裝微笑，而后各自散去，不過他們都下定決心重建這家俱樂部。

  單詞祥解

  extent n.1.大小,長度,寬度,廣度2.范圍,程度,限度

  exterior a.外部的,外表的,外來的n.外表,外貌,外部

  exterminate v.滅絕,根除,消滅

  external a.1.外面的,外部的,外表的2.對外的,外交上的,與外國有關的;外來的;外界的

  extinct a.1.(火等)熄滅了的2.(生命、希望等)破滅了的,消滅了的3.絕種的,滅絕的,已死的

  extinguisher n.熄滅者,消滅者;熄燈器,滅火器

  extol v.贊美,頌揚,贊頌

  extra 額外的,外加的;特別的;另外收費的

  extract v.1.(費力地)取出;(使勁地)拔出2.提煉,提取3.設法得到,推斷出,引申出n.1.提出物,精,汁2.摘錄,選段,引文

  extraordinary a.不平常的,特別的,非凡的,驚人的,特大的

  extravagance n.1.奢侈,鋪張,浪費2.過度,無節制3.鋪張浪費之舉;放肆的言行;奢華物

  extravagant a.奢侈的,鋪張的;浪費的;過度的,過分的

  extreme a.極度的,最大(限度)的，極端的

  exuberant a.1.茂盛的,豐富的,多產的2.生氣勃勃的,興高采烈的,縱情的

  eye-catching a.引人注目的，動人的;顯著的;清晰可見的

  fabric n.織物;構造，結構

  fabricate v..裝配，制造;捏造，偽造

  fabulous a.1.驚人的，難以置信的,非常的2.(口)極好的,絕妙的

  facade n.1.(建筑物的)正面,臨街正面2.(尤指給人以假象的)表面，外觀

  facet n.1.(多面體的)面;(問題等的)一個方面

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