Unit 23

UNIT 23 WORD LIST artery An artery is a tube that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Eating healthily keeps your arteries clean so blood can flow with ease. deterioration Deterioration is the act of becoming worse. The lack of care led to the deterioration of the house. elusive If things or people are elusive, they are hard to find. The elusive fish only came out at night. ensure When you ensure something, you make sure it happens. Saving now will ensure we have enough money for our retirement. induce To induce something means to make it happen. Running without good shoes may induce leg pain. inseparable If two things are inseparable, they can't be separated. Denise and Diana have been inseparable since they first met. invalid If something is invalid, it is not correct. The way to winning debates is to avoid invalid arguments. magnify To magnify something means to make it look bigger than it really is. Astronomers use telescopes to magnify faraway stars. mainstream The mainstream is what is considered normal and accepted by most people. Before punk rock music became part of the mainstream, only a few people liked it. microbe A microbe is a very small living thing that often makes people sick. The first step in curing a disease is finding the microbe that causes it.

动脉是将血液从心脏输送到身体其他部位的管道。 健康的饮食可以保持动脉的清洁，从而使血液流动顺畅。 恶化是变得更糟的行为。 由于缺乏照管，房子破旧了。 elusive adj .难以捉摸的，难以捉摸的如果事物或人是难以捉摸的，他们很难找到。 这种难以捉摸的鱼只在夜间出现。 当你ensure某事时，你确保它发生。 现在储蓄可以保证我们有足够的钱养老。 诱使，诱导某事意味着使它发生。 不穿好鞋跑步可能会引起腿痛。 如果两件东西是分不开的，那它们就不能分开。 丹尼斯和戴安娜自从第一次见面就形影不离。 invalid如果某事是invalid的，那就是它不正确。 赢得辩论的方法是避免无效论点。 放大某事的意思是使它看起来比实际更大。 天文学家用望远镜放大遥远的恒星。 主流的是被大多数人认为是正常的和接受的东西。 在朋克摇滚音乐成为主流之前，只有少数人喜欢它。 微生物是一种很小的生物，经常使人生病。 治疗疾病的第一步是找到致病的微生物。

minor A minor problem is a very small and unimportant problem. This is a minor problem. negligible If something is negligible, it is extremely small and not important. The amount she owed was negligible. It was less than ten cents. paralysis Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body. His paralysis meant that he had to use a wheelchair to get around. pest A pest is an animal or insect that hurts plants or food. Many farmers put up scarecrows to keep pests off their corn. prevail To prevail means to be accepted or very common. Unfortunately, injustice still prevails in the country's court system. pursuit When you are in pursuit of something, you are chasing it. The pursuit of happiness is a basic human right. rupture To rupture means to tear or burst open. Sarah put too much water into the balloon, and it ruptured. savage If things or people are savage, they are very violent or cruel. Wild animals are very savage when defending their babies. stun To stun someone means to make them unable to speak due to surprise or shock. Tim fell off the swing and was too stunned to cry. susceptible If one is susceptible to something like a disease, they are easily harmed by it. Not eating enough vegetables makes you more susceptible to getting sick.

minor problem是指非常小的、不重要的问题。 这是一个小问题。如果某件事是可忽略不计的，那就是它非常小，不重要。 她欠的钱微不足道。 不到十美分。 瘫痪是指身体全部或部分丧失活动能力。 他的瘫痪意味着他必须使用轮椅走动。 害虫是伤害植物或食物的动物或昆虫。 许多农民竖起稻草人，使害虫远离他们的玉米。 盛行的意思是被接受或非常普遍。 不幸的是，这个国家的法院系统仍然存在不公正现象。 当你在追求某物时，你是在追逐它。 追求幸福是一项基本人权。 破裂的意思是撕裂或爆裂。 莎拉往气球里灌了太多的水，结果气球破裂了。 savage野蛮的如果事物或人是野蛮的，他们是非常暴力或残忍的。 野生动物在保护自己的幼崽时非常野蛮。 使某人震惊是指由于惊讶或震惊而使他们说不出话来。 蒂姆从秋千上摔了下来，吓得哭不出来。 adj .易受影响的，易受影响的如果一个人易受某种东西的影响，比如疾病，他们很容易受到伤害。 没有吃足够的蔬菜会使你更容易生病。

Dangerous Bites There are many animals with dangerous bites in the world, but which one is the worst? People assume snakes are the most dangerous. Some would say that the elusive short-tailed mamushi has the worst bite. The snake only goes into homes in pursuit of pests such as mice. Otherwise it stays in the fields, where it's dangerous to people who search for food there. Usually, it is reluctant to attack humans, but if someone stuns it by accidentally stepping on it, it bites to protect itself. At first, the effects of the bite may seem minor and negligible because it doesn't cause a lot of bleeding. However, after a few moments, the venom induces paralysis in the area where the individual was bitten. Furthermore, the venom can also interfere with breathing. If the person doesn't go to the doctor, they are susceptible to kidney deterioration. Others would argue that tigers have the worst bite. Mother tigers are inseparable from their babies and seem to be the gentlest creatures when they are around their young. However, if the babies are threatened, the mother tiger's savage nature prevails to ensure their safety. With strong jaws and the ability to move quickly, the tiger can kill someone with one bite. That's because it always tries to bite an important artery when it attacks. If the artery is ruptured, the victim will bleed to death. In the mainstream, animal bites are seen as the most dangerous. But some scientists think this idea is invalid. In fact, the most dangerous bite might be the human bite. When scientists magnified the contents in human saliva, they found about three hundred different microbes in it. A human bite can be dangerous if the bacteria enters the body through a cut, which can make people very sick. Furthermore, most people don't realize how serious a human bite can be, so they don't go to the doctor right away. This gives the wound a chance to get infected and cause more problems.

世界上有许多被咬伤的动物，但哪一种是最严重的呢？ 人们认为蛇是最危险的。 有人会说，难以捉摸的短尾马毛鱼的咬伤最厉害。 这条蛇只有在追捕老鼠等害虫时才会进入家中。 否则它会留在田野里，对在那里寻找食物的人来说是危险的。 通常，它不愿意攻击人类，但如果有人不小心踩到它，它就会咬人以保护自己。 起初，咬伤的影响似乎很小，可以忽略不计，因为它不会引起大量出血。 然而，几分钟后，毒液会使被咬人的部位麻痹。 此外，毒液还会干扰呼吸。 如果这个人不去看医生，他们很容易肾脏恶化。 其他人可能会说老虎的咬合力最厉害。 老虎妈妈离不开它们的孩子，当它们在孩子身边时，似乎是最温柔的动物。 然而，如果幼崽受到威胁，母虎的野蛮本性会占上风，以确保它们的安全。 凭借强壮的下颚和快速移动的能力，老虎一口就能杀死一个人。 这是因为它在攻击时总是试图咬到重要的动脉。 如果动脉破裂，受害者会失血过多而死。 在主流观点中，动物咬伤被认为是最危险的。 但一些科学家认为这种想法是无效的。 事实上，最危险的咬伤可能是人类的咬伤。 当科学家放大人类唾液的含量时，他们发现其中有大约300种不同的微生物。 如果细菌通过伤口进入人体，被人咬伤是很危险的，这会让人病得很重。 此外，大多数人没有意识到被人咬伤会有多严重，所以他们不会马上去看医生。 这给了伤口感染的机会，导致更多的问题。