讀故事記單詞第二十篇

　　WORDS

　　recycle vt.回收利用(廢物等)

　　redeem vt.1.彌補，補償，抵消

　　2.解救，救贖

　　3.(oneself)使免咎，挽回聲譽

　　4.履行，遵守(諾言)

　　5.將(股票、債券等)兌取現金

　　6.贖回(抵押品)

　　redundant a.1.(因人員過剩而)被解雇的 2.多余的，過剩的

　　reed n.1.蘆葦，蘆叢 2.簧舌，簧片

　　reef n.礁，暗礁

　　reel n.卷軸，卷筒，卷盤 vi.1.搖搖晃晃地移動，蹣跚 2.眩暈，發昏 vt.(in,up)卷，繞

　　reel off 一口氣說，重復

　　referee n.1.裁判員 2.證明人，推薦人 3.仲裁者，調解者 v.當裁判

　　refrain vt.(from)抑制，克制，戒除 n.(詩歌的)疊句，副歌

　　refreshment n.1.[pl.]茶點，點心 2.(精力的)恢復，精神爽快

　　refuge n.庇護所，避難處，庇護

　　refund n.退款 vt.退還(錢款)

　　refute vt.駁斥，駁倒

　　regime n.政治制度，政權

　　regiment n.1.(軍隊的)團 2.大量 vt.嚴格地管制，嚴密地編組

　　rehabilitate vt.1.改造(罪犯等)，使恢復正常生活 2.使恢復原狀，修復 3.恢復……的名譽

　　rehearsal n.排練，排演

　　reign n.君主的統治，君主統治時期 vi.1.當政，統治 2.占主導地位

　　rein n.韁繩 vt.勒韁使(馬)停步

　　rein in 嚴格控制，嚴加管束

　　give (free) rein to 對……不加約束，放任，給……充分自由

　　rejoice vi.感到高興，充滿喜悅

　　relay n.1.接力賽 2.中繼轉播(設備) vt.1.傳送，傳達，轉述 2.中繼轉播

　　relegate vt.使降級，使降職

　　A Marine Refuge

　　When the regime could no longer refute the evidence, they finally approved rehabilitating the coral reef and making it into a marine refuge. Money earned from recycling would be relegated to paying for the refuge and a portion of redundant government refunds would pay for the rehabilitation . Everyone rejoiced and raised their refreshments into the air to toast that their hard work would be redeemed with nature being restored. And as the news was relayed throughout the country no one could rein in his or her excitement as they reeled from the joy of success.

　　But some knew that this was just the rehearsal for a larger battle against companies that were given free reign to destroy marshes with rare reeds. The referees for this battle would not be so easy to influence. The companies that they would have to battle had already reeled off a refrain of praise for their own enviromental acts in other places. And their regiment of company paid news reporters who had already reined over the issue on TV and in the nespaper. They were determined not to let this reign end as well.

　　But first they would enjoy this victory as much as they could. Victories were few and far between, why spoil the celebration with thoughts of the next battle. So they partied and praised the regime for its recognition that nature should be protected and sometimes restored.

　　水下避難所

　　當政府再也無法駁倒證據時，他們終于同意修復這座珊瑚礁并把它建成一個水下避難所。通過回收利用廢物賺來的錢將被降級使用用來支付避難所的開支，部分多余的政府退款將用于支付修復費。每個人都充滿喜悅，他們把點心舉到空中祝他們的勤奮工作會通過修復自然得到補償。隨著消息在全國各地轉播，誰也不能控制住他或她的激動，因為他們都被勝利的喜悅沖昏了頭腦。

　　但是有一些人知道，這不過是一次更大的戰役的排練，他們要與一些公司做斗爭，這些公司被給予充分自由可以破壞蘆葦本已稀少的沼澤地。這場斗爭的仲裁者將很難發揮影響力。他們將要與之斗爭的那些公司已經一口氣說出了經常重復的表揚，因為他們在其他地方也有保護環境的舉動，而且他們的公司團體買通了那些對該問題擁有控制權的電視臺和報社的新聞記者，他們決不會失掉這種已經取得的統治地位。

　　但是首先他們要盡可能地享受這次勝利。勝利不是常有而且來之不易，為什么要因為想著下一次戰役而影響這一次的慶祝，所以他們舉行聚會，表揚政府承認應當保護自然，并且有時候還要恢復自然。