Unit 17

UNIT 17 WORD LIST ailing If something is ailing, it is sickly or not doing well. Antonio's ailing health caused his head to hurt. alike If two people or things are alike, they are similar to each other. The brothers looked so much alike that it was impossible to tell one from the other. appall To appall means to disgust someone. Minerva was appalled when she read the email from her enemy. bathe To bathe means to wash oneself with water. The mermaid bathed herself in the ocean. bounds Bounds is the area in a game in which plays are legal. If your ball lands outside the lines, it's out of bounds. critique To critique means express an opinion about the good and the bad parts of something. My job is to critique the food at various restaurants. demography Demography is the study of people and populations. If you study demography, you'll see huge population growth in some areas of the world. diagnosis A diagnosis is a doctor's decision about the cause of an illness. The vet's diagnosis was that our dog had a broken leg. dip A dip is a decline or a worsening in condition. The economy experienced a dip in the 1930s, leading many workers to lose their jobs. distress Distress is a feeling of sadness and anxiousness. We were in great distress when our home was destroyed during the last hurricane.

如果某物生病了，它是病态的或做得不好。 安东尼奥的健康状况不佳，导致他的头部受伤。 alike如果两个人或两件事都很相似，意思是他们彼此相似。 兄弟俩长得太像了，简直无法分辨。 To appall意为使某人厌恶。 密涅瓦读到敌人发来的邮件时吓了一跳。 洗澡的意思是用水洗澡。 美人鱼在海里洗澡。 边界是游戏中合法的区域。 如果你的球落在线外，就是出界。 批判的意思是表达对某事好的和坏的部分的意见。 我的工作是评论不同餐馆的食物。 人口学是对人和人口的研究。 如果你研究人口统计学，你会发现世界上一些地区的人口增长巨大。 诊断是医生对疾病原因的判断。 兽医的诊断是我们的狗断了一条腿。 dip是指状况的下降或恶化。 经济在20世纪30年代经历了一次衰退，导致许多工人失业。 苦恼是一种悲伤和焦虑的感觉。 上次飓风摧毁了我们的家，我们非常痛苦。

fever A fever is when a body's temperature is higher than normal. He had to miss school because he was sick with a fever. grim Something that is grim is worrying, serious, and scary. The boy made the grim discovery that he had accidentally deleted his homework. gut Someone's gut is their intestines, where food is processed after leaving the stomach. Thousands of bacteria live in your gut and help you digest food. helmet A helmet is a type of hard hat that protects your head. When exploring underground caves, it is important to always wear a helmet. herb An herb is a plant used for cooking or medicine. I couldn't decide which herb I wanted to buy at the market. militant If someone is militant, they are angry and aggressive, and willing to fight easily. The woman delivered an angry, militant speech on the floor of the legislature. miracle A miracle is an unexpected blessing which seems almost impossible, like a gift from heaven. A miracle happened when Rosalita won over 60 million dollars in the lottery. mourn To mourn means to show or feel great sadness when you lose someone. The entire family mourned their grandfather's death together. nonsense Nonsense are words or ideas that are silly or foolish. The baby was talking nonsense into the phone. physician A physician is a doctor. The physician was a friendly man who did his best with all of his patients.

发烧是指体温高于正常水平。 他因为发烧而不得不缺课。 阴郁的事物是指令人担忧的、严肃的和可怕的。 这个男孩残酷地发现他不小心把作业删了。 gut某人的gut是他们的肠道，食物离开胃后在这里被处理。 成千上万的细菌生活在你的肠道里，帮助你消化食物。 安全帽是一种保护头部的安全帽。 在探索地下洞穴时，一定要戴上头盔。 草本植物是一种用于烹饪或医药的植物。 我决定不了要在市场上买哪种药草。 如果某人是好战的，他们是愤怒的，好斗的，愿意轻易战斗。 这名妇女在立法机构发表了一篇愤怒而激进的演讲。 奇迹是一种意想不到的祝福，似乎几乎不可能，就像来自天堂的礼物。 奇迹发生了，罗莎莉塔中了六千万美元的彩票。 哀悼意味着当你失去某人时表现出或感到非常悲伤。 全家人一起哀悼祖父的去世。 nonsense是指愚蠢或愚蠢的词语或想法。 那婴儿对着电话胡说八道。 内科医生内科医生就是医生。 这位医生很友好，对所有的病人都尽心尽力。

The Black Plague In the 1300s, a grim disease known as the Black Plague appalled the world, spreading rapidly from city to city like wildfire. People from China to England fell ill—no one was spared, as the disease struck young and old alike, without mercy. The incidence of death was terribly high. One out of every three people in Europe perished, some, however, believe it to be one out of every two. Overall, between 75 million and 200 million people passed away, greatly changing the demography of the region. It would take 200 years before the population level rose again. The Black Plague created fear that knew no bounds. The first symptom to occur was the onset of a fever, quickly followed by a terrible pain in the patient's gut. The patient's skin then turned black, their armpits swelled, and blood poured out of their bodies. The victims were in great distress, which was worsened because those around them were afraid of any contact, making the victim's suffering even more horrible. Loved ones would pray for a miracle with every dip in a family member's health, hoping they would escape the need to mourn them. Nothing could stop this terrible illness, and because so many died, they had to be buried together in giant graves. Without a proper or accurate diagnosis, physicians at the time were unaware of the existence of herbs or other medicines that could cure or help the ailing people. The doctors were negatively critiqued because of this perceived failing, so several efforts were made by others to find cures. Most of these efforts were nonsense. For example, some believed that wearing special helmets shaped like birds would stave off or cure the disease. Other "cures" were dangerous and cruel— people of different religions were burned alive, as some thought that a religion was somehow responsible for the onset of the Plague. The world in the 1300s was a dirty place in which few people bathed themselves. Germs and bacteria were easily transmitted to others. Rats were everywhere, and fleas living off the rats carried the Black Plague from house to house, defeating the population's most militant efforts to stop it.

在14世纪，一种被称为黑死病的可怕疾病震惊了世界，它像野火一样在城市间迅速传播。 从中国到英国，人们都生病了——没有一个人能幸免，因为这种疾病不分老少，毫不留情。 死亡率高得可怕。 在欧洲，每三个人中就有一个人死亡，然而，有些人认为每两个人中就有一个人死亡。 总的来说，有7500万到2亿人去世，极大地改变了该地区的人口结构。 过了200年，人口水平才再次上升。 黑死病制造了无边无际的恐惧。 首先出现的症状是发烧，紧接着是病人肠道的剧烈疼痛。 然后，病人的皮肤变黑，腋窝肿胀，血液涌出身体。 受害者非常痛苦，因为周围的人害怕任何接触，使受害者的痛苦更加可怕。 每当亲人的健康状况好转，他们都会祈祷出现奇迹，希望他们不必再为他们哀悼。 没有什么能阻止这种可怕的疾病，由于死亡人数太多，他们不得不被埋葬在巨大的坟墓里。 由于没有正确或准确的诊断，当时的医生不知道有草药或其他药物可以治愈或帮助病人。 由于这种被认为的失败，医生们受到了负面的批评，所以其他人做出了一些努力来寻找治疗方法。 这些努力大多是无稽之谈。 例如，一些人认为戴上形状像鸟的特殊头盔可以避免或治愈这种疾病。 其他的“治疗方法”是危险和残忍的——不同宗教的人被活活烧死，因为一些人认为某种宗教在某种程度上导致了瘟疫的爆发。 14世纪的世界是一个肮脏的地方，很少有人洗澡。 细菌很容易传染给别人。 老鼠到处都是，以老鼠为食的跳蚤把黑死病从一家带到另一家，打败了人们最激进的努力。