Unit 5

UNIT 5 WORD LIST awhile If you do something awhile, you do it for a short time. Wait here awhile, and I'll bring some tea. cyberspace Cyberspace is the imaginary place on the internet where activities occur. I didn't receive your email. It probably got lost in cyberspace. edit To edit means to correct a piece of writing so that it is suitable to be published. She asked her brother to edit her paper before she submitted it to her teacher. essay An essay is a short piece of writing on a certain subject. She had to write a two-page essay for her English class. evaluate To evaluate something means to study it, so a decision can be made. Jo and Ken evaluated the plan and agreed that it would work. faint To faint means to go unconscious and fall down. Carol fainted because she hadn't eaten in over a day. global If something is global, it happens all around the world. Pollution is a global problem. gymnasium A gymnasium is a building with equipment that you can use to get exercise. When I go to the gymnasium, I use the treadmill for twenty minutes. highlight To highlight something means to mark it with a color so that it is easy to see. I read my vocabulary list and highlighted the most difficult words. ignorant If someone is ignorant about something, they have no knowledge about it. I'm a bit ignorant about his theories. Can you explain them to me?

如果你做某事一段时间，你做它很短的时间。 在这儿等一会儿，我去拿点茶来。 网络空间是互联网上假想的活动发生的地方。 我没有收到你的邮件。 它可能在网络空间中丢失了。 编辑是指修改一篇文章，使其适合发表。 在她把论文交给老师之前，她让她哥哥帮她修改一下。 随笔是就某一主题写的一篇短文。 她必须为她的英语课写一篇两页的文章。 evaluate something的意思是研究它，然后做出决定。 乔和肯评估了这个计划，一致认为它是可行的。 faint的意思是失去知觉，摔倒。 卡罗尔晕倒了，因为她一天多没吃东西了。 如果某件事是全球性的，它就会在全世界发生。 污染是一个全球性问题。 体育馆是一幢有运动设备的建筑。 当我去健身房的时候，我用跑步机锻炼20分钟。 高亮某事意味着用一种颜色标记它以便于看到。 我看了我的词汇表，标出了最难的单词。 如果某人对某事一无所知，那就是他们对某事一无所知。 我对他的理论有点无知。 你能给我解释一下吗？

index An index is a list of words at the end of a book that gives information. If you look in the index, you'll find the right page number. lecture A lecture is a long, educational speech. His lecture on world hunger was very informative. moral A moral is a message at the end of a story that teaches you something. At the end of the story, the mother explained the moral to her children. operate To operate means to work or function. I'm sorry, but the trains are not operating today. private If something is private, it is only used by one person or group. Don't look at my diary! It's private! recent When something is recent, it happened a short time ago. I did not know what had caused his recent behavior. resolution A resolution is a personal decision. At New Year, I made a list of resolutions to help me have a better year. semester A semester is a portion of a school year. Jack is in his second semester of college. typewritten If something is typewritten, it is written on a computer or typewriter. This is an important, formal project and must be typewritten. weird When something is weird, it is very strange. My best friend's dad is a bit weird.

索引是一本书末尾提供信息的单词列表。 如果你查一下索引，你就会找到正确的页码。 讲座是一个很长的、有教育意义的演讲。 他关于世界饥饿问题的演讲内容丰富。 道德是故事结尾的一条信息，它教会了你一些东西。 在故事的结尾，母亲向孩子们解释了其中的寓意。 操作意味着工作或运作。 对不起，今天火车不开。 private private的意思是某物只能由一个人或一组人使用。 别看我的日记！这是私人!当某事是最近的，它发生在很短的时间之前。 我不知道是什么原因导致他最近的行为。 决心是个人的决定。 新年的时候，我列了一个清单来帮助我度过更好的一年。 学期是一学年的一部分。 杰克在上大学的第二个学期。 如果某样东西是打字的，它是在电脑或打字机上写的。 这是一个重要的、正式的项目，必须打印出来。 当某事很奇怪的时候，它是非常奇怪的。 我最好朋友的爸爸有点怪。

The Magic Computer I had a difficult geography project to finish by the end of the semester. My teacher wanted it to be typewritten, so I went to the school computer room. But when I got there, all the computers were turned off. Apparently, there was a recent problem, and technicians were fixing it. I knew of some private study rooms downstairs. They were small and dark, and the computers were very old, but I had no choice. At least the computers were operating correctly. I typed and highlighted the assignment's title, "Evaluate the Government's Response to Global Warming." But I didn't know what to write in my essay. Finally, I decided to find a book to help me. I went to the library, checked the book indexes, and eventually found a useful book. Then, I returned to the computer. When I looked at the screen, I saw something so weird that I nearly fainted! The essay was complete! Had somebody in cyberspace written it? I didn't know, but I was very happy. I printed it out and handed it in. I got an "A." After that, I used the computer for all my assignments. I'd type the title, wait awhile, and the computer would do it. Every assignment was perfect, I never had to edit anything. I stopped paying attention to my teacher's lectures and spent my extra time in the gymnasium. And my grades got better and better. A month later, I was walking into class when my friend said, "Are you prepared for the test?" "What test?" I asked. "The geography test!" he replied. "I hope you studied. It's worth 70 percent of our final grade!" I failed the test, of course. I was completely ignorant about the subject. After that, I made a resolution never to use the magic computer again. The moral of this story is that if you cheat at school, you won't learn anything.

我有一个很难的地理项目要在学期结束前完成。 我的老师想用打字机打出来，所以我去了学校的电脑室。 但是当我到那里的时候，所有的电脑都被关掉了。 显然，最近有个问题，技术人员正在修理。 我知道楼下有些私人自习室。 它们又小又暗，电脑也很旧，但我别无选择。 至少电脑运行正常。 我输入并突出了作业的标题，“评估政府对全球变暖的反应”。 但是我不知道我的文章该写什么。 最后，我决定找一本书来帮助我。 我去了图书馆，查了图书索引，终于找到了一本有用的书。 然后，我回到电脑前。 当我看屏幕时，我看到了一些非常奇怪的东西，我几乎晕过去了！这篇文章完成了！是网上有人写的吗？ 我不知道，但我很高兴。 我把它打印出来交上去了。 我得了a。"从那以后，我用电脑完成所有的作业。 我输入标题，等一会儿，电脑就会自动完成。 每次作业都很完美，我从不需要编辑任何东西。 我不再专心听老师讲课，把多余的时间都花在了体育馆里。 我的成绩越来越好。 一个月后，当我走进教室时，我的朋友说：“你准备好考试了吗？”“什么测试?”我问。 “地理考试！”他回答。 “我希望你学习过。它占我们期末成绩的70% !”当然，我没有通过考试。 我对这门学科一无所知。 从那以后，我下定决心再也不用那台神奇的电脑了。 这个故事的寓意是，如果你在学校作弊，你什么也学不到。