Unit 13

UNIT 13 WORD LIST aspect An aspect is one part or feature of something. I thought about the different aspects of owning two dogs. asset An asset is a skill or quality that is useful or valuable. The coach realized the boy's speed was an asset to the team. assignment An assignment is task that is given to you to do. He was given a difficult assignment but he felt he could succeed in doing it. awareness An awareness is knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. She has little awareness of what needs to be done. bud A bud is a part of a plant that turns into a flower or a leaf. Two weeks after planting the seed, a small bud appeared. coordinate To coordinate things is to make different parts work together. Each skating team had to coordinate their movements for the show. credit Credit is something good in your favour. His bank account is in credit, so he has money he can spend. disprove To disprove something means to show that it is not true. The scientist disproved the theory that the sun moved around the Earth. humanitarian If something is humanitarian, it is connected to helping people's lives. After the flood, several humanitarian organizations offered help. hypothesis A hypothesis is an idea about something that has not been proved yet. The teacher did an experiment to prove whether his hypothesis was right.

aspect是指某物的一部分或特征。 我思考了养两只狗的不同方面。 资产是一种有用的或有价值的技能或品质。 教练意识到这个男孩的速度是球队的优势。 作业是交给你去做的任务。 他被分配了一项困难的任务，但他觉得他能成功地完成它。 意识是对一种情况或事实的认识或感知。 她不知道需要做什么。 蓓蕾是植物的一部分，可以变成花或叶。 种下种子两周后，出现了一个小芽。 协调事物就是使不同的部分一起工作。 每个滑冰队都必须在表演中协调他们的动作。 信用是对你有利的东西。 他的银行账户有存款，所以他有钱可以花。 disprove某事意味着证明它不是真的。 这位科学家推翻了太阳绕地球转的理论。 如果某件事是人道主义的，它与帮助人们的生活有关。 洪水过后，几个人道主义组织提供了帮助。 假设是关于尚未被证明的事物的想法。 老师做了一个实验来证明他的假设是否正确。

informative When something is informative, it provides a lot of information. The travel guide had a lot of informative facts about the region. optic When something is optic, it relates to the eyes or light. Her blindness was caused by a problem with her optic nerve. premise A premise is an idea on which something is based. The premise of the movie that Bobbi and I watched was unrealistic. rack A rack is an object with shelves that holds things. He stored his tools on a rack. Renaissance The Renaissance was a period between the 14th and 17th centuries. Leonardo da Vinci was a popular artist of the Renaissance. spatial When something is spatial, it relates to the position and size of things. He was asked where the books were located to test his spatial awareness. specify To specify is to describe something clearly. The poster didn't specify where the concert was taking place. tie If you tie two things together, you fasten them with rope, string, etc. The dog is used to being tied up. undertake To undertake a particular task is to take on the responsibility of doing it. We undertook to make sure everybody was well informed of current progress. wax Wax is a substance that is slightly shiny and melts when heated. The candles are made of wax.

当某事是翔实的，它提供了很多信息。 这本旅游指南提供了许多有关该地区的翔实资料。 当某物是optic时，它与眼睛或光线有关。 她的失明是由视神经问题引起的。 前提是某事物赖以存在的观念。 我和波比看的那部电影的前提是不现实的。 架子是一种有架子的物体，用来放东西。 他把工具存放在架子上。 文艺复兴是指14世纪到17世纪之间的一个时期。 列奥纳多·达·芬奇是文艺复兴时期一位受欢迎的艺术家。 当某物是空间的，它与事物的位置和大小有关。 他被问到书放在哪里，以测试他的空间意识。 指定是指清楚地描述某事。 海报没有具体说明音乐会在哪里举行。 如果你把两样东西绑在一起，就是用绳子、细绳等把它们系牢。 这条狗已经习惯被拴起来了。 承担某项任务就是承担做这件事的责任。 我们承诺确保每个人都充分了解目前的进展情况。 蜡是一种微微发亮的物质，加热后会融化。 蜡烛是用蜡做的。

A Day Without Sight On Friday afternoon, Sam's teacher had a special assignment. "Next week, we'll be studying humanitarian efforts around the world since the time of the Renaissance, including those to help the blind," she said. "Over the weekend, I want each of you to undertake the difficult task of wearing a blindfold for an entire day. The premise of this experiment is that it will help you understand what it's like to be blind," she said. Sam was a skeptic. He really didn't think the assignment would be too challenging. On Saturday morning. Sam took a piece of cloth and tied it around his head to cover his eyes. Then he went into the kitchen for breakfast. He heard the voices of his parents and brothers, but couldn't specify where each voice was coming from. He thought about how important hearing is for blind people. "Could you pass me the newspaper, please?" he asked. Just then, he remembered he couldn't see the words on the page. He wondered if newspapers were ever made for the blind. After finishing breakfast, his brothers asked him to play soccer. As he followed them, he accidentally walked into the bike rack. He also found that he couldn't play soccer. He wouldn't be able to coordinate his actions without being able to see. Without his optic senses, he had no spatial awareness. Furthermore he couldn't easily do normal activities because he had to make sure he was safe first. He sat on the lawn. Suddenly, he realized that, although he couldn't see, his other senses worked perfectly fine. In fact, he began to realize new and different aspects of common objects. For example, he took a flower bud and felt it with his finger. He realized for the first time that it seemed to be covered with wax. His hypothesis about being blind was disproved. The informative experiment had an strong effect on him. It showed him sight was an asset that should be appreciated and taught him to appreciate and give credit to the talents of blind people.

看不见的一天星期五下午，萨姆的老师布置了一项特殊任务。 她说：“下周，我们将研究文艺复兴以来世界各地的人道主义努力，包括帮助盲人的努力。” “这个周末，我希望你们每个人都完成一项艰巨的任务，戴上一整天的眼罩。 这个实验的前提是它将帮助你理解失明是什么感觉，”她说。 山姆是个怀疑论者。他真的认为这个任务不会太有挑战性。 星期六早上。萨姆拿了一块布，把它绑在他的头上，遮住他的眼睛。 然后他走进厨房吃早饭。 他听到了父母和兄弟的声音，但无法确定每个声音来自哪里。 他想到听力对盲人来说是多么重要。 “你能把报纸递给我吗？”他问道。 就在这时，他想起他看不见纸上的字。 他想知道报纸是否曾经是为盲人制作的。 吃完早餐后，他的兄弟们叫他去踢足球。 当他跟着他们的时候，他不小心撞上了自行车架。 他还发现自己不会踢足球。 如果看不见，他就无法协调行动。 失去了视觉，他没有空间意识。 此外，他不能轻松地进行正常活动，因为他必须首先确保自己的安全。 他坐在草坪上。突然，他意识到，虽然他看不见，但他的其他感官运作得很好。 事实上，他开始认识到普通物体的新的和不同的方面。 例如，他用手指摸了摸花蕾。 他第一次意识到它似乎被蜡覆盖了。 他关于失明的假设被证明是错误的。 这个翔实的实验对他产生了很大的影响。 这让他明白，视力是一种值得珍惜的财富，并教会他欣赏和相信盲人的才能。