Unit 11

UNIT 11 WORD LIST assess To assess something means to judge the structure, purpose, or quality of it. She assessed the condition of the toy car before buying it. astonish To astonish someone means to greatly surprise them. The number of people that came to her party astonished her. commence To commence something means to begin it. His speech commenced with a "thank you" to all who had helped him succeed. essence The essence of something is its important qualities or basic characteristics. The essence of the argument was that both sides felt they had lost money. extract To extract something means to remove it. The dentist extracted the woman's damaged tooth and put in a fake one. fabulous If something is fabulous, it is extremely good. This strawberry is the best I've ever had. It's fabulous. haste Haste is speed in movement or action. In order to get to the meeting in time, he proceeded with haste. impulse An impulse is a sudden thoughtless urge to do something. Because of the scary noise, she had an impulse to run somewhere and hide. inhibit When you inhibit something, you stop it from developing. Poor reading skills will inhibit learning in a wide range of subject areas. latter Latter describes something last in a series or the second choice of two things. In the latter minutes of the game, the visitors scored the winning goal.

评估某物的意思是判断它的结构、目的或质量。 她在买玩具车之前先评估了一下它的状况。 使某人惊讶的意思是使他们大为惊讶。 来参加她聚会的人之多使她大吃一惊。 开始做某事意味着开始做某事。 他的演讲以对所有帮助他成功的人说“谢谢”开始。 essence n .本质某物的本质是它的重要品质或基本特征。 争论的实质是双方都觉得自己赔钱了。 extract萃取，提取某物的意思是把它移走。 牙医拔掉了这名妇女受损的牙齿，换上了一颗假牙。 fabulous adj .极好的，极好的 这草莓是我吃过的最好吃的。 这是难以置信的。急速是行动或行动的速度。 为了及时到会，他匆匆忙忙地前进。 impulse是指突然间不经思考就想做某事的冲动。 因为可怕的噪音，她有一种想跑到某个地方躲起来的冲动。 当你抑制某事时，你阻止了它的发展。 糟糕的阅读技巧会阻碍在很多学科领域的学习。 后者用来描述一系列事物中的最后一个或两个事物中的第二个选择。 在比赛的最后几分钟，客队进了致胜一球。

molecule A molecule is the smallest basic unit that makes up a physical substance, A tiny drop of water is made up of many billions of molecules of water. ongoing If something is ongoing, then it is still happening or still growing. The development of plants is ongoing because it takes time for them to mature. precise If someone is precise then they are exact and careful about their work. The builder was very precise about where he placed the nails. proximity Proximity is closeness in time, space, or relationships. All the trees in the proximity of the beach had been cut down. publicity Publicity is public attention given to someone or something by the media. She received a lot of publicity after her performance in the film. remedy A remedy is a cure for a disease argument, or problem. A good remedy for a headache is an aspirin and a glass of water. significance The significance of something is the quality that makes it important. The significance of the snowy weather was that we didn't have to go to school. subsequent If something is subsequent then it comes after something else in time. The flood and the subsequent rescue of those caught in the flood were on TV. synthetic If something is synthetic, then it is made to be like something natural. Clothing made out of synthetic fabrics is very effective at keeping people warm. terminal If something is terminal, then it causes or results in death. Since his condition was not terminal, he felt a great sense of relief.

分子是构成物理物质的最小基本单位。一滴水是由数十亿个水分子组成的。 如果某事正在进行，那么它仍在发生或仍在增长。 植物的发育是持续的，因为它们需要时间来成熟。 如果某人很精确，那么他们对自己的工作很精确和小心。 建筑工对钉子的位置放得非常精确。 proximity指的是时间、空间或关系上的亲密度。 海滩附近的所有树木都被砍倒了。 publicity是指媒体对某人或某事的公众关注。 她在电影中演出后受到了很多宣传。 remedy补救补救是对疾病、论点或问题的治疗。 治疗头痛的良方是一片阿斯匹林和一杯水。 某事的重要性是指使它重要的品质。 下雪天的意义在于我们不必去上学。 如果某事物是后续的，那么它在时间上紧随另一事物。 电视上播放了洪水和随后对被洪水困住的人的救援。 如果某物是合成的，那么它就像天然的东西一样。 由合成纤维制成的衣服对保暖非常有效。 如果某物是终末的，那么它会导致死亡。 由于他的病情不是晚期，他感到了极大的宽慰。

A Famous Accident One of the greatest medical discoveries happened by accident. In his haste to go on vacation, Alexander Fleming had left his laboratory in a mess. The essence of his ongoing work involved a type of bacteria. An infection caused by the bacteria was often terminal, and he was looking for a remedy. He had left the bacteria out while he was away. When he returned from vacation, he found that his lab was covered in fungus. He started cleaning up the mess. While he was cleaning, he had an impulse to examine the fungus. He saw that whenever the fungus was in close proximity to the bacteria, the bacteria died. Although he was a messy scientist, his experiments were precise. He thought that there might be some significance to the fungus. He immediately commenced an experiment to assess what had happened to the bacteria. It had either died by accident or the fungus had killed it. The subsequent tests proved it was the latter reason. What he found astonished him. The fungus actually inhibited the growth of the bad bacteria. All this time, he had been looking for a synthetic material to kill the bacteria. Instead, a common fungus did the job. He knew that something in the fungus had killed the bacteria. His next step was to find those molecules that had done it. When he found them, he extracted them and put them into a pill. The drug proved to be very effective. It also worked against other types of harmful bacteria. The discovery received a lot of publicity. Soon after the new drug was being used all over the world. Because of the success, the scientist was able to develop even more fabulous drugs to help people. His accidental discovery changed the world and helped save many people's lives.

医学上最伟大的发现之一是偶然发生的。 由于急于去度假，亚历山大·弗莱明把实验室弄得一团糟。 他正在进行的研究的核心是一种细菌。 由这种细菌引起的感染往往是致命的，他正在寻找治疗方法。 他不在的时候把细菌留在外面了。 当他度假回来时，他发现他的实验室布满了真菌。 他开始收拾残局。 当他打扫时，他有一种冲动去检查真菌。 他发现，每当真菌靠近细菌时，细菌就会死亡。 虽然他是一个杂乱无章的科学家，但他的实验是精确的。 他认为这种真菌可能有某种意义。 他立即开始了一项实验，以评估细菌发生了什么变化。 它要么是意外死亡，要么是真菌杀死了它。 后来的试验证明是后一个原因。 他的发现使他大吃一惊。 真菌实际上抑制了有害细菌的生长。 一直以来，他都在寻找一种合成材料来杀死细菌。 取而代之的是一种常见的真菌。 他知道真菌中的某种物质杀死了细菌。 他的下一步是寻找起作用的分子。 当他找到它们时，他将它们提取出来并放入药丸中。 这种药证明非常有效。 它还能对抗其他类型的有害细菌。 这一发现得到了广泛的宣传。 不久，这种新药就在世界各地被使用。 由于这次成功，这位科学家能够开发出更多神奇的药物来帮助人们。 他的意外发现改变了世界，挽救了许多人的生命。