4000 基础英语词汇背诵 Unit 19

Unit 19 （20词+1故事）

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alive

adj. 活着的

If someone or something is alive, they are not dead.

表示并非死亡状态的。

→ My grandparents are still alive even though they are over 90.

我的祖父母已年逾九十，但他们都还健在。

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bone

n. 骨头

A bone is a hard part of the body.

身体上坚硬的部位。

→ I brought home a nice bone for my dog.

我给家里的狗狗带了一块很好的骨头。

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bother

v. 打扰，烦扰

To bother is to make the effort to do something.

想尽办法做某事。

→ No one bothered to wash the dishes today.

今天没人想洗碗。

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captain

n. 船长

A captain is the person who leads a ship or airplane.

一艘船或飞机的领导者。

→ The captain sailed his ship to Australia.

船长开着船去了澳大利亚。

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conclusion

n. 结论

The conclusion of something is the final part of it.

表示某事的结尾部分。

→ At the conclusion of the race, the spectators cheered for the winner.

比赛结束时，观众们为胜者欢呼。

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doubt

n. 怀疑

Doubt is a feeling of not being sure.

表示不确定的

→ I have doubt that the story is true.

我怀疑这个故事不是真的。

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explore

探索

To explore is to look for new places.

表示开拓新的领域。

→ He wants to explore the world and see new things.

他想探索世界各地的新事物。

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foreign

adj. 外国的

If something is foreign, it is from a different country.

表示来自不同的国家的。

→ Mexican food is a popular foreign food.

墨西哥的食物是一种很流行的外来食物。

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glad

adj. 开心的

If you are glad, you are happy.

开心愉悦的。

→ I am glad you came to my party.

很开心你能来参加我的派对。

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however

adv. 然而

However means despite or not being influenced by something.

表示尽管或者不被其他事物所影响。

→ She is a great cook. However, she never had professional lessons.

她是个很棒的厨师，但她从没接受过专业训练。

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injustice

n. 不公正

Injustice is a lack of fairness or justice.

表示不公平的，缺乏正义的。

→ Putting an innocent person in jail is an act of injustice.

把一个无罪的人关进牢房真是太不公道了。

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international

adj. 国际的

If something is international, it involves more than one country.

表示超出一个国家范围的。

→ The United Nations is a powerful international organization. 

联合国是一个强大的国际组织。

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lawyer

n. 律师

A lawyer works with the law and represents people in court.

表示以法律问题为工作内容并且在法庭上作为辩护人的人。

→ The lawyer left the courthouse after the judge made her decision. 

法官宣判后，律师离开了法庭。

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mention

v. 提到，提及

To mention something is to talk about it.

表示谈论某事。

→ The doctors mentioned the problems that the patient was having.

医生们提及了病人的症状。

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policy

n. 政策

A policy is a rule.

表示一种规定。

→ He told us that his policy was to put customers first.

他告诉我们说他的政策就是客户至上。

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social

adj. 社会的，群居的

If something is social, it is about many people in a community.

和一个社区里的很多人有关的。

→ People should come together and fix the world's social problems.

人们应该团结起来，一起解决世界难题。

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speech

n. 演讲

A speech is something said to a group of people.

表示对一群人进行的演说。

→ She gave a speech to the class.

她在班上做了个演讲。

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staff

n. 职员

A staff is a group of people working together in a company.

在同一家公司里工作的人们。

→ My dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office.

我爸爸的办公室有四名职员。

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toward

prep. 向，对于

If you go toward something, you go closer to it.

表示接近某物。

→ Santa walked toward my house with a special tree.

圣诞老人拿着一颗特别的小树向我家走来。

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wood

n. 木头的

Wood is the thing that trees are made of.

树的材质。

→ I put the pieces of wood in a pile.

我把这些木头堆成了一堆。

Shipwrecked

海难

Simon Yates was a lawyer. He helped many people. However, he was not a nice man. His policy was to help only rich people. He didn't bother about social injustice. He made a lot of money, but many people didn't like him. Even people on his staff didn't like him. They wanted bad things to happen to him. In fact, they were glad when he got into trouble.

西蒙耶茨是一名律师，他帮助过很多人。然而，他不是一个善良的人，因为他只帮助那些有钱人，却并不关心社会上的那些不公平。他挣了很多钱，但很多人都不喜欢他，其中甚至包括他手下的职员。大家都乐于看他倒霉。事实上，当他陷入困境时，他们拍手称快。

Simon had a very bad day. He did many things wrong and lost his job. Soon, he didn't have any money. His wife, Mrs. Yates, began to have doubts about him. Simon wanted to start a new life. He planned to leave the country.

西蒙这一天过得糟糕极了，他犯了很多错并因此丢了工作。不久后，他身上的钱就所剩无几了。此时他妻子耶茨太太开始对他不满。西蒙想要开启一段新生活，所以他计划着离开这个国家。

He mentioned his plan to the captain of a ship. The captain was exploring the world. The captain felt bad for Simon and said, "I will take you to foreign countries." They left the next day.

他对一名船长说了自己的计划。这名船长习惯了走南闯北，他对西蒙的遭遇感到伤心。他说道：“我带你去其他国家转转。”他们第二天就起程了。

Near the conclusion of their international trip, the weather turned bad. A wave pushed Simon off the boat. But he was alive. He swam toward an island. After a long time he got there.

就在他们的环球旅行接近尾声时，天气骤变。西蒙被一片大浪打翻进了海里，但他活了下来并花了很长时间游到了一个岛上。

At first he was upset. He was lost and alone. "I'll never go home again," he thought. He had a lot of problems, but he survived. He built a house in a tree. He lived on a diet of fish. He made tools from wood and bones. He made a cup to drink rainwater.

起初他很是沮丧，他感到迷茫而孤独。“我再也不会回去了，”他心想。他在岛上遇到了很多麻烦，但仍然活了下来。他在树上建了一所房子，每天捕鱼为生。他用以木头和动物骨头为工具，做了一个喝水的杯子。

Slowly he learned to be happy on the island. He swam every day. He had trouble sometimes, but he always found a way to fix the problem. Life was simple. He liked it.

慢慢地，他开始享受岛上生活的快乐。他每天都游泳，有时也会遇上一些麻烦事，但都被他一一化解。他喜欢这样简单的生活。

Finally, people on a ship saw Simon on the island. They wanted to take him home. But Simon was happy. He gave them a long speech about life. He said he wanted to stay. He liked his new, simple life more than his old life.

终于有一天，路过的一艘船上有人看见了岛上的西蒙。他们想把他带回家。但西蒙却显得很高兴，并且对他们讲了一大堆关于生活的感想。他表示自己想留在岛上，因为他喜欢这样的全新而简单的生活。

单词

alive adj.活着的

bone n.骨头

bother v.打扰，烦扰

captain n.船长

conclusion n.结论

doubt n.怀疑

explore 探索

foreign adj.外国的

glad adj.开心的

however adv.然而

injustice n.不公正

international adj.国际的

lawyer n.律师

mention v.提到，提及

policy n.政策

social adj.社会的，群居的

speech n.演讲

staff n.职员

toward prep.向，对于

wood n.木头的

Shipwrecked海