Unit 22

UNIT 22 WORD LIST charity Charity is an act of giving help, usually money, to those who need it. Thanks to his friends' charity. he had enough money to pay the rent. commerce Commerce is the activity of buying and selling things. The new shopping mall increased the commerce in that section of town. condemn To condemn someone means to give them a specific punishment. The judge condemned the criminal to five years in prison. COZY If something is cozy, then it is comfortable, warm, and relaxing. The thick blanket made the bed very cozy. deplete To deplete an amount of something means to use all of it up. All the driving he was doing was depleting his car's fuel supply. economy An economy is the money and businesses of a country or region. The factory was good for the economy because it brought jobs to the area. empire An empire is a large group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress. The emperor built roads to make travel easier throughout the empire. goods Goods are anything that can be bought or sold. Shoes, hats, dresses, and purses were the goods she wanted to buy. heed To heed something means to obey or follow it. You should heed the advice on the sign and not drive so fast. hitchhike To hitchhike means to travel by asking for rides from passing vehicles. She didn't have a car, so she hitchhiked several miles to her brother's home.

慈善是一种给予帮助的行为，通常是给需要帮助的人钱。 感谢他朋友的慈善。 他有足够的钱付房租。 商务是买卖物品的活动。 新建的购物中心促进了城镇那一地区的商业发展。 谴责某人意味着给予他们特定的惩罚。 法官判处罪犯五年监禁。 如果某物是COZY，那么它是舒适、温暖和放松的。 厚厚的毯子使床很舒服。 耗尽某物的数量意味着把它全部用完。 他一直在开车，耗尽了汽车的燃料。 economy经济是指一个国家或地区的金钱和商业。 这家工厂对经济有好处，因为它给该地区带来了就业机会。 帝国是由一位皇帝或皇后统治的一大群国家。 皇帝修路，使旅行更容易在整个帝国。 货物是任何可以买卖的东西。 鞋子、帽子、衣服和钱包是她想买的东西。 To heed something意思是服从或跟随它。 你应该听从标志上的建议，不要开那么快。 搭便车的意思是要求路过的车辆搭车。 她没有车，所以她搭了几英里的便车去她哥哥家。

mock To mock someone means to tease them in a cruel way. The girls mocked Nancy because she was a new student. neutral If someone is neutral, then they do not help either of the two fighting sides. The girl's friend remained neutral while the couple was arguing. persecute To persecute means to treat someone badly. Dan felt persecuted because he was smaller than the other boys at school. pity Pity is the feeling of sadness and kindness for those who are suffering. Because she had pity for the lost boy, she helped him find his parents. reduce To reduce something means to make it smaller in size or fewer in number. When the store reduced its prices, people wanted to shop there. scribe A scribe was a person whose job was to copy written works. In ancient Egypt, scribes recorded important events. temper A temper is someone's mood or a chance that they might get angry. She has a temper. Even the slightest mistakes make her angry. throne A throne is the special chair in which a ruler sits. Nobody except the king and queen sat in the thrones in the great hall. unity Unity is the state of people working together for a certain purpose. The project was finished early thanks to the unity of the workers. victor A victor is a group or person that wins in a contest. At the end of the game, the blue team were the victors.

mock某人的意思是用残酷的方式取笑他们。 女孩们嘲笑南希，因为她是个新学生。 如果某人是中立的，那么他们不会帮助交战双方中的任何一方。 这对夫妇争吵时，女孩的朋友保持中立。 迫害的意思是虐待某人。 丹觉得自己受到了迫害，因为他比学校里的其他男孩个子小。 pity怜悯怜悯是对受苦的人既悲伤又仁慈的感情。 因为她同情那个迷路的男孩，她帮助他找到了他的父母。 减少某物的意思是使它的尺寸变小或数量减少。 当商店降价时，人们都想去那里购物。 抄写员是一个工作是抄写书面作品的人。 在古埃及，文士记录了重要事件。 temper脾气脾气是指某人的情绪或者他们可能会生气的机会。 她脾气不好。即使是很小的错误也会使她生气。 王座是统治者坐的特殊椅子。 除了国王和王后，没有人坐在大厅里的宝座上。 团结是人们为了某种目的而共同努力的状态。 由于工人们的团结一致，工程提前完成了。 victor victor是指在比赛中获胜的团体或个人。 比赛结束时，蓝队获胜。

The Scribe's Warning A great and powerful empire needed the wood from its western areas to build palaces and homes for the emperor and his friends. However, the empire had depleted many of its forests. The trees were important to the western areas' economy. With no trees to sell the commerce in that area was reduced. Citizens could no longer purchase the goods that they needed to survive. Their life became difficult. A poor scribe from the area wanted to help. He hitchhiked to the capital to ask the emperor for charity. He was invited to the palace. It was large and cozy. Tables were loaded with food, and fires burned warmly in every fireplace. The emperor sat upon his throne, and the scribe stood in front of him. "I've come to ask for help," the scribe said, "We're all very poor and hungry. You've used up all of the forests, and now we have nothing to sell." Then he added a warning. "If we don't receive help, I'm afraid that the entire empire will suffer. We must establish some unity." Upon hearing the scribe's request, the emperor's bad temper surfaced. He mocked the scribe. "You think I should help," he said and laughed. "You should just be happy to belong to this great empire. You will get nothing from me." The emperor felt no pity for the citizens of the western area. They were condemned to starve. The scribe returned home with nothing. Not long after an enemy invaded the empire from the west. They were marching to the capital. Because the citizens felt persecuted by the emperor, they remained neutral. They didn't fight the invaders but allowed them to march freely to the capital. The emperor was defeated. If he had heeded the words of the scribe, then the citizens might have been the victors. But because he had treated them badly, they treated him badly in return.

抄写员的警告一个强大的帝国需要西部地区的木材来为皇帝和他的朋友建造宫殿和家园。 然而，帝国已经耗尽了许多森林。 这些树木对西部地区的经济很重要。 由于没有树木可卖，那个地区的商业就减少了。 市民无法再购买生存所需的商品。 他们的生活变得艰难起来。 当地一位贫穷的抄写员想帮忙。 他搭便车到京城请求皇帝施舍。 他被邀请到皇宫。 它又大又舒适。桌子上摆满了食物，每个壁炉里都燃烧着温暖的火焰。 皇帝坐在宝座上，文士站在他面前。 “我来寻求帮助，”书记说，“我们都很穷，很饿。 你们把所有的森林都用光了，现在我们没有东西可以卖了。” 然后他又加了一句警告。“如果我们得不到帮助，恐怕整个帝国都会遭殃。 我们必须建立某种团结。” 听到书记的要求，皇帝的坏脾气显露出来。 他嘲笑抄写员。“你认为我应该帮忙，”他笑着说。 “你应该为属于这个伟大的帝国而感到高兴。 你什么也得不到。” 皇帝对西域的市民毫无怜悯之心。 他们被判挨饿。 抄写员空手而归。 不久之后，敌人从西方入侵了帝国。 他们正在向首都进军。 因为市民感到受到皇帝的迫害，所以他们保持中立。 他们没有与侵略者作战，而是允许他们自由地向首都进军。 皇帝被打败了。如果他听从了抄写员的话，那么市民们可能会成为胜利者。 但是因为他对他们不好，他们也对他不好。