Unit 14

UNIT 14 WORD LIST brick A brick is a block of hard clay that is used for building things, such as walls. There were several bricks scattered on the ground. crumble To crumble means to break or fall apart into small pieces. The old house's walls crumbled into a pile of rock and wood. dough Dough is a mixture of flour and water that becomes bread when baked. I made heart-shaped cookies from the dough. express To express a feeling or idea means to show others how one thinks or feels. The nurse expressed her sympathy for the sick patient. fist A fist is a hand with fingers bent in toward the palm. The bully made a fist and threatened to hit the small boy. flexible If something is flexible, then it can bend easily without breaking. The tree branch was so flexible it could be bent into a circle and not break. flush To flush means the face becomes red due to heat, illness, or emotion. After the long race, the runner's face was flushed. injure To injure someone means to damage a part of their body. The car crash injured two people. lump A lump is a small piece of something that is solid. The artist took a lump of clay and turned it into a beautiful pot. mixture A mixture is something that is made by mixing other things together. The walls were built using a mixture of water, rock, and dirt.

砖是一块坚硬的粘土，用来建造东西，比如墙。 地上散落着几块砖。 “崩溃”的意思是破裂或分裂成小块。 那座老房子的墙壁坍塌成了一堆岩石和木头。 dough面团面团是面粉和水的混合物，烘烤后会变成面包。 我用面团做了心形饼干。 表达一种感觉或想法意味着向别人展示自己的想法或感受。 护士对病人表示同情。 拳头是指手指向手掌弯曲的手。 那个恶霸握拳威胁要打那个小男孩。 柔韧的如果某物是柔韧的，那么它可以很容易地弯曲而不会折断。 这根树枝很柔韧，可以弯成一个圆圈而不会折断。 flush的意思是脸因热、疾病或情绪而变红。 长跑后，赛跑者的脸涨得通红。 伤害某人的意思是伤害他们身体的一部分。 车祸使两人受伤。 肿块是某物的一小块固体。 艺术家拿起一块粘土，把它变成了一个漂亮的罐子。 混合物是将其他东西混合在一起制成的东西。 这些墙是用水、岩石和泥土的混合物建造的。

reconcile To reconcile means to return to a friendly relationship. After arguing, the two friends were reconciled with each other. ruin To ruin something means to harm or damage it greatly. Our walk in the park was ruined by the sudden rain. shatter To shatter something means to break it suddenly into many tiny pieces. When the ball hit the window, the glass shattered. shutter Shutters are wooden or metal covers in front of a window. Mr. Smith closed the shutters every night to make his bedroom dark. sift To sift something means to remove all the large pieces. The baker sifted the flour into a large bowl. slight If something is slight, then it is small or minor. There was only a slight change in the little boy's height. sparkle To sparkle means to shine brightly with quick flashes of light. The stars sparkled in the winter night's sky. sprinkle To sprinkle means to scatter something all over something else. He sprinkled the pasta with salt and black pepper. stale If food is stale, then it is not fresh but dry, hard, and not good to eat. The cookies sat on the table so long that they became stale. utter To utter a word or a sound means to say it. The lost boy was so scared that he could barely utter a single word.

reconciliation的意思是恢复友好关系。 争吵之后，两个朋友和好了。 毁掉某物意味着极大地伤害或损坏它。 我们在公园里的散步被突如其来的雨给毁了。 shatter的意思是把某物突然打碎成许多小碎片。 当球击中窗户时，玻璃碎了。 百叶窗是窗前的木制或金属盖子。 史密斯先生每天晚上都关上百叶窗，使卧室黑暗。 筛某物的意思是把所有的大块都筛掉。 面包师把面粉筛进一个大碗里。 如果某事是轻微的，那么它是小的或次要的。 这个小男孩的身高只有轻微的变化。 sparkle的意思是用快速的闪光发出明亮的光芒。 星星在冬夜的天空中闪烁。 意思是把某物撒在另一物上。 他在意大利面上撒了盐和黑胡椒。 stale adj .不新鲜的如果食物不新鲜，那么它就不是新鲜的，而是干的、硬的、不好吃的。 饼干在桌子上放得太久了，都不新鲜了。 说出一个单词或一个声音的意思是说出来。 那个迷路的男孩吓得一句话也说不出来。

The Brothers and the Bread Two brothers wanted to go outside and play. However, because the only bread in the house was stale, their mother told them they needed to bake fresh bread. "I have to have the car repaired," she said. "When I return, if the bread is ready you can play." The brothers hurried to prepare the bread, but they were not careful enough. They didn't sift the flour. They were careless and sprinkled too much salt into the mixture. The dough needed to be soft and flexible but the salt made it into a lump that was as hard as a brick. The younger brother uttered a sigh. "Now we have to start again," he said. "No, we don't." the older brother replied. "I'll fix it. I just need to make the dough flat again and add water to it." He decided to hit the ball of dough with his fist to make it flat. But he hit it so hard that it flew right off of the table and knocked over a glass, which shattered. The dough then crashed into the kitchen windows shutters and crumbled. Luckily, the brothers were not injured, but they had made a huge mess. A slight mistake now had become a major problem. The brothers had ruined the kitchen. Just then their mother returned. She saw the mess and became flushed with anger. "Now you can't play," she said. "Instead, you have to clean the kitchen. I want this kitchen to be so clean that it sparkles!" The brothers cleaned the floor and expressed their sorrow to their mother. Soon, they were reconciled. But there was no bread, and it was too late to play. They realized that trying to do something quickly often makes more work.

面包和兄弟两个兄弟想出去玩。 然而，因为家里唯一的面包是不新鲜的，他们的母亲告诉他们，他们需要烤新鲜面包。 “我得把车修好，”她说。 “等我回来，如果面包做好了，你就可以玩了。” 兄弟俩赶紧准备面包，但他们不够细心。 他们没有过筛面粉。 他们不小心，在混合物里撒了太多的盐。 面团需要柔软而有弹性，但盐使它变成了一个像砖一样硬的团块。 弟弟叹了口气。 “现在我们必须重新开始，”他说。 “不，我们没有。”哥哥回答。 “我来修。我只需要把面团揉平，然后加水。” 他决定用拳头打面团球，使它变平。 但他打得太狠了，它直接从桌子上飞了下来，打翻了一个玻璃杯，打碎了。 然后面团撞在厨房的百叶窗上碎了。 幸运的是，兄弟俩没有受伤，但他们制造了一场巨大的混乱。 一个小错误现在变成了一个大问题。 兄弟俩毁了厨房。 正在这时，他们的母亲回来了。 她看到一片狼藉，气得满脸通红。 “现在你不能玩了，”她说。 “相反，你必须打扫厨房。 我想让这个厨房干净得闪闪发光！”兄弟俩打扫了地板，向母亲表达了他们的悲伤。 很快，他们和解了。 但是没有面包了，再玩也太晚了。 他们意识到，试图快速完成一件事往往会带来更多的工作量。