4000 基础英语词汇背诵 Unit 16

Unit 16 （20词+1故事）

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academy

n. 学院

An academy is a special type of school.

表示一种特殊的学校。

→ There are many courses taught at the academy that I go to.

我就读的学院有很多课程。

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ancient

adj. 古代的

If something is ancient, it is very old.

表示古老的。

→ I want to see the ancient buildings in Rome.

我想去看看罗马古城。

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board

n. 甲板

A board is a flat piece of wood.

表示一块扁平的木板。

→ The sign was made of a few wooden boards.

这块指示牌是用几块木板做的。

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century

n. 世纪

A century is one hundred years.

表示一百年的时间。

→ Our company is celebrating a century of business in London. 

我们正在伦敦庆祝公司成立一百年。

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clue

n. 线索

A clue is a fact or object that helps solve a mystery or crime.

表示有助于解决疑问或破案的事实或证据。

→ The detective found some clues on the sidewalk.

侦探在人行道上发现了一些线索。

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concert

n. 音乐会

A concert is an event where you listen to people play music.

表示一场音乐盛事。

→ I enjoyed the concert last night. The band was very good.

我喜欢昨晚的音乐会，那支乐队很棒。

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county

n. 县

A county is the largest political division of a state in the US.

美国各州最大的行政区划单位。

→ He wanted to represent the citizens of his county.

他想代表全县人民。

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dictionary

n. 字典

A dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean. 

解释词语含义的书。

→ I use the dictionary to learn new words.

我通过字典学习新词语。

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exist

v. 存在

To exist is to be real.

表示真实的。

→ Do you really think that unicorns ever existed?

你们觉得独角兽真的存在吗？

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flat

adj. 平坦的

Flat describes something that is level and smooth with no curved parts.

表示水平光滑且无折痕的物体。

→ My parents bought a new flat screen TV over the weekend.

我父母周末买了一台新的平板电视。

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gentleman

n. 绅士 

A gentleman is a nice man.
表示优雅善良的男士。

→ My grandfather is a kind and helpful gentleman. 

我祖父是一位既善良又乐于助人的绅士。

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hidden

adj. 隐藏的

Hidden means to be not easily noticed or too hard to find.

表示不会被轻易发现的或者不会发现的。

→ The hidden camera recorded everything in the parking lot.

隐秘的摄像头记录下了停车场发生的一切。

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maybe

adv. 可能地

Maybe is used to show that something is possible or may be true.

表示某事发生的可能性。

→ If I focus hard enough, maybe I can come up with the right answer.

如果我再考虑深一点，可能就会想出正确答案了。

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officer

n. 警官，军官

An officer is a leader in the army.

一支军队的主官。

→ The soldiers followed the orders of the officer.

士兵听命于军官。

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original

adj. 原始的，最初的

If something is original, it is the first one of that thing.

表示第一次出现的某物。

→ This is the original painting of the Mona Lisa.

这是蒙娜丽萨的原稿。

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pound

v. 猛击

To pound something is to hit it many times with a lot of force.

表示用很大力气多次击打。

→ He pounded the nail with the hammer.

他用铁锤猛砸钉子。

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process

n. 过程

A process is the steps to take to do something.

表示做某事的步骤。

→ Making a cake is a long process.

做蛋糕的过程很漫长。

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publish

v. 出版

To publish a book is to get it printed and ready to sell.

把书印刷好并准备出售。

→ That company publishes daily newspapers.

那家公司出版日报。

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theater

n. 戏院，剧院

A theater is a building where you watch plays, shows, and movies.

看节目，演出和电影的地方。

→ We went to the theater to see a play.

我们去剧院看演出。

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wealth

n. 财富

Wealth is a large amount of money.

表示一大笔钱。

→ One of the most important things to some people is wealth.

对某些人来说，钱是最重要的东西之一。

Adams County's Gold

亚当斯县的黄金

Adams Academy was a good school. Boys lived there and took classes. Tom worked hard all week. On a spring Saturday, he wanted to do something fun!

亚当斯学院是一所好学校，男孩们在这所学校里寄读。汤姆一整个星期都很努力。在一个春季的星期六，他决定做一些有趣的事情。

He asked his friend Jeff to go to the movie theater. "Sorry," Jeff answered. "I'm going to a concert."

他邀请自己的朋友杰夫跟他一起去电影院。“不好意思，”杰夫答道，“我打算去听音乐会。”

So Tom asked Joe to go to the movies. But Joe's soccer team had a game.

所以汤姆又邀请了乔一起去电影院，但乔所在的足球队有比赛。

Next, Tom went down the hall to Brad's room. Brad was reading a very large old book. "Hi, Brad," Tom said. "Are you reading a dictionary? It looks ancient."

接着，汤姆又去到布拉德的房间。布拉德正在阅读一本又大又古老的书。“你好，布拉德，”汤姆说。“你在阅读的是字典吗？看起来好古老。”

No. This is called The Wealth of Adams County. It's about hidden gold in Adams County. It's more than a century old. It was published in 1870! Look, it even has theoriginal cover on it.

“不，这本书叫《亚当斯县的财富》。它讲述的是藏在亚当斯县的黄金，这本书已逾百年。这本书是1870年出版的！你看，连书的封面都这么古老。”

Tom asked, "Where did you get it?"

汤姆问道：“这本书是哪来的呀？”

It's from my dad's friend. He is a nice gentleman, an officer in the army, answered Brad.

“这是我爸爸朋友的书。他是个翩翩君子，还是个军官呢。”布拉德回答说。

The gold doesn't really exist, does it? Tom asked.

“书里讲的黄金是不存在的对吧？”汤姆问道。

I don't know, but maybe! There are clues to it in this book. Let's find it! Looking for gold sounded like fun.
“我也不知道，但也有可能是真的！这本书里有很多关于这批黄金的线索，我们一起找找看吧！”寻找黄金听起来还挺有趣的。

The first clue was to find a flat tree underground. "It must be in the forest," Tom said.

书中的第一个线索是要找到一颗神秘的平顶树。“那肯定是在森林里。”汤姆说道。

Brad said, "The flat tree could be a board under the dirt. It could cover the gold."

布拉德接着说：“这棵平顶树也可能是埋在土里的木板，用来盖住这些黄金。”

Tom and Brad dug in the dirt all morning.

一整个早上，汤姆和布拉德都在挖地掘金。

The process of looking for gold made them hungry. They were ready to stop for lunch. But then Brad hit something hard. It was a board!

忙活了这么久，他们都饿了。正当他们准备停下手中的活去吃午饭时，布拉德挖到了一个坚硬的东西。他挖到的是一块木板！

Brad pounded on the board until it broke.There was a small hole under it. "Look!" He held up a gold coin.
布拉德把木板敲烂，露出一个小洞口。“快看！”他拿起了一块金币。

Tom saw a piece of paper in the hole. "Brad, there's more. It's a map to the rest of the gold!"

汤姆则透过洞口看到了一张图。“布拉德，这还有呢。这是一张藏宝图！”

Brad smiled. "Let's go!" And they hurried to find the wealth of Adams County.

布拉德笑了。“快走！”他们急匆匆开始了寻找亚当斯县宝藏之旅。

单词

academy n.学院

ancient adj.古代的

board n.甲板

century n.世纪

clue n.线索

concert n.音乐会

county n.县

dictionary n.字典

exist v.存在

flat adj.平坦的

gentleman n.绅士

hidden adj.隐藏的

maybe adv.可能地

officer n.警官，军官

original adj.原始的，最初的

pound v.猛击

process n.过程

publish v.出版

theater n.戏院，剧院

wealth n.财富