Unit 24

UNIT 24 WORD LIST advocate To advocate a plan or idea is to support or suggest it in public. The group advocated increased spending on education and schools. albeit Albeit means although. (It is made of three parts although, be, it. She was happy, albeit briefly. authorize To authorize something means to give permission for it. The mayor authorized the construction of a new statue in the park. civilian A civilian is someone who is not in the military. It was Todd's job to keep civilians from entering the army facility. commodity A commodity is something that can be bought or sold. Fran's uncle made most of his money trading commodities. communicate When we communicate with others, we talk or write to them. He was unable to communicate his feelings clearly. conquest A conquest is an event by which one country takes over another country. After the conquest, the people of the small city had no freedom. disclose To disclose something means to tell it to someone else. John came home late, so he had to disclose his activities to his wife. dynamics The dynamics of a situation are the way that parts of it affect each other. A good psychologist needs to know a lot about the dynamics of brain disorders. enroll To enroll in something is to put one's name on a list as a member of a group. The students had to enroll in the class one semester in advance.

提倡一个计划或想法就是在公共场合支持或建议它。 该组织主张增加教育和学校支出。 虽然是指尽管。 (它是由三部分组成的。 她很高兴，虽然很短暂。 授权某事意味着给予许可。 市长批准在公园里建一座新雕像。 平民是指不服兵役的人。 托德的工作是防止平民进入军事设施。 商品是可以买卖的东西。 弗兰的叔叔大部分的钱都是靠商品交易赚的。 当我们和别人交流时，我们说话或写信给他们。 他无法清楚地表达自己的感情。 征服是指一个国家占领另一个国家的事件。 被征服后，这座小城市的人民没有了自由。 To disclosure something意思是把它告诉别人。 约翰回家晚了，所以他不得不向妻子透露他的活动。 dynamics n .动态，动态情况的动态是指情况的各个部分相互影响的方式。 一个好的心理学家需要知道很多关于大脑紊乱的动态。 报名参加某事是把某人的名字作为一个团体的成员列在名单上。 学生们必须提前一个学期注册这门课。

envious When someone is envious, they want something that another person has. They were envious of their neighbor's front yard. festive When something is festive, it is happy and related to a party or celebration. Dean's favorite part of Christmas is the festive clothing that people wear. indicate When we indicate something, we show or point out our thoughts or plans. They indicated that things would be likely to improve soon. lentil Lentils are very small beans that people cook and eat. Danny made her special soup with lentils when her husband was sick. marshal To marshal a group means to assemble them in order. The students were marshaled outside and put into groups. morale Morale is the amount of hope that people have during a difficult situation. To improve our family's morale, mom suggested going on a picnic. mood Your mood is the way you are feeling. My boss is in a really bad mood today. prophecy A prophecy is a prediction about what will happen in the future. Some people believe that prophecies are actually true. senate A senate is a part of the government in some countries. Everybody liked Caroline and chose her to speak for them in the senate. unrest Unrest is a state of anger about something among the people in a place. High taxes caused much of the unrest that led to the Revolutionary War.

当某人嫉妒时，他们想要别人拥有的东西。 他们很羡慕邻居的前院。 当某事是喜庆的，它是快乐的，与聚会或庆祝活动有关。 迪恩最喜欢的圣诞节部分是人们穿的节日服装。 当我们表示某事时，我们展示或指出我们的想法或计划。 他们表示情况可能很快就会好转。 小扁豆是一种很小的豆子，人们煮着吃。 丹尼在她丈夫生病的时候做了一碗特别的扁豆汤。 元帅指挥一群人的意思是把他们按顺序集合起来。 学生们被列队带到外面，分成小组。 士气是人们在困境中所抱有的希望。 为了提高全家人的士气，妈妈建议去野餐。 你的情绪就是你的感觉。 我老板今天心情很不好。 预言是对未来将要发生的事情的预测。 有些人相信预言是真的。 参议院在一些国家参议院是政府的一部分。 大家都喜欢卡罗琳，并选择她在参议院代表他们发言。 动乱是指一个地方的人们对某事感到愤怒的状态。 高税收是导致独立战争的动乱的主要原因。

The Lydian King King Croesus was once one of the richest kings in the world. He ruled over Lydia, an ancient empire located near modern-day Turkey, and controlled a valuable commodity, gold. Many people were very envious of him. One day, a messenger disclosed some interesting news, political unrest in Persia had weakened the empire. Before then, the Persians had taken over many countries. Many leaders were scared of the Persian conquest. But King Croesus understood the dynamics of war better than most. He decided that it would be a good time to try to beat the Persians while they were weak. He advocated starting a war, but nobody shared his wishes. Then he asked a wise member of the senate who was visiting from Athens. He didn't say whether he should attack the Persians or not. He only indicated that the king's good luck wouldn't last. Finally, King Croesus sent a messenger to communicate with the Oracle, a special lady who could see the future. The messenger gave the Oracle jugs of wine and baskets of lentils in order to make her happy. When the messenger came back, he was in a festive mood. "What was the Oracle's prophecy?" asked King Croesus. The messenger responded, "She said that if you attack Persia, you will destroy a great empire." The news filled Croesus with happiness. After hearing the Oracle's prophecy, many civilians enrolled in the Lydian army. The king marshaled his troops and prepared them for a war with Persia. Their morale was high because they were sure they would win. Soon, King Croesus authorized an attack against the Persians. However, the Persian army was still very strong. After a few months of fighting, it was obvious that the Oracle's prophecy had come true, albeit not in the expected way, by attacking the Persians, King Croesus had destroyed a great empire—his own! King Croesus should have considered the ambiguous advice more carefully.

吕底亚国王克罗伊斯国王曾经是世界上最富有的国王之一。 他统治着吕底亚，一个位于今天土耳其附近的古老帝国，并控制着一种宝贵的商品——黄金。 许多人都很羡慕他。 有一天，一个信使透露了一些有趣的消息，波斯的政治动荡削弱了帝国。 在那之前，波斯人占领了许多国家。 许多领导人害怕波斯的征服。 但是克罗伊斯国王比大多数人更了解战争的动态。 他决定，这将是一个好时机，试图击败波斯人弱。 他主张发动战争，但没有人同意他的想法。 然后他问一位从雅典来的元老。 他没有说他是否应该攻击波斯人。 他只是暗示国王的好运不会长久。 最后，克罗伊斯国王派了一个信使去与神谕沟通，神谕是一位能预见未来的特殊女士。 使者给了神谕女祭司几壶酒和几筐扁豆，以使她高兴。 送信人回来时，心情很愉快。 “神谕的预言是什么？”克罗伊斯国王问道。 使者回答说：“她说，如果你进攻波斯，你将毁灭一个伟大的帝国。” 这个消息使克罗伊斯满心欢喜。 在听到先知的预言后，许多平民加入了吕底亚军队。 国王集结军队，准备与波斯开战。 他们的士气很高，因为他们确信自己会赢。 不久，克罗伊斯国王下令攻打波斯人。 然而，波斯军队仍然非常强大。 经过几个月的战斗，很明显，神谕的预言实现了，虽然不是以预期的方式，通过攻击波斯人，克罗伊斯国王摧毁了一个伟大的帝国——他自己的帝国！克罗伊斯国王应该更仔细地考虑这个模棱两可的建议。