Unit 6

UNIT 6 WORD LIST accustom To accustom oneself to something is to get used to it. I find it difficult to accustom myself to new time zones when I travel around the world. alpha The alpha member of a group is the most dominant or has the highest rank. The largest lion was the alpha male of the pack. arouse To arouse means to awaken interest or attention in someone. The politician's words were meant to arouse the protestors' anger. articulate If someone is articulate, he or she has the ability to express ideas clearly and effectively. Alfred's friends loved talking to him because he was so articulate and intelligent. buzz To buzz means to show excitement about something. Seoul buzzes from dawn till dusk. clash To clash means to fight or argue over something. The sisters often clash over the right way to do things. classification Classification means putting things into categories or groups that have things in common. According to scientific classification, a duck-billed platypus is an egg-laying mammal. cling To cling to something means to hold onto it tightly. A mother sloth will cling tightly to her baby in the treetops. compliance Compliance is the act of following a rule or doing what you are supposed to do. The bratty child never shows compliance with her mother's rules. comprehend To comprehend something means to understand it. The player could not comprehend why he lost the game.

使自己习惯于某事就是习惯它。 当我在世界各地旅行时，我发现很难使自己适应新的时区。 alpha群体中的alpha成员是最有统治力的或拥有最高的地位。 最大的一头狮子是狮群中的头头。 唤起意思是唤起对某人的兴趣或注意。 那位政治家的话意在激起抗议者的愤怒。 如果某人善于表达，他或她有清晰有效地表达想法的能力。 阿尔弗雷德的朋友们都喜欢和他说话，因为他口齿伶俐、聪明伶俐。 意思是对某事表示兴奋。 首尔从早到晚都很热闹。 clash意思是为某事打架或争论。 这对姐妹经常在做事的正确方式上发生冲突。 分类是指把事物归入有共同之处的类别或组。 根据科学分类，鸭嘴兽是一种产卵哺乳动物。 紧握某物的意思是紧紧抓住它。 树懒妈妈会紧紧地抱着树顶上的宝宝。 compliance是遵循规则或做你应该做的事情的行为。 这个顽皮的孩子从不遵守她母亲的规定。 理解某事意味着理解它。 那个运动员不明白他为什么输了这场比赛。

congregate To congregate means to gather in one place. Seeing a group of birds congregate in the sky is an awesome sight. custody Custody is the right to take care of someone or something. The prisoners were put in the custody of the jailers. disperse To disperse means to scatter everywhere. I watched the people disperse in all directions to avoid the charging bull. embody To embody means to symbolize or represent something. Mother Teresa was said to embody goodness and kindness. empirical Empirical means involving scientific proof and evidence. Scientists must always find empirical evidence in their work. exclusion Exclusion is the act of keeping someone out of a group. People gathered together to protest the exclusion of immigrants from our country. flock To flock means to gather in one place. Groups of birds will flock to the river in the spring. graze When animals graze, they feed on plants. The sheep and goats like to graze on the grass outside the village. intelligent If someone is intelligent, they are very smart. The intelligent student graduated from high school with the highest marks in his class. jungle A jungle is a type of forest in a warm, rainy tropical area, where trees and plants grow very close together. Many kinds of animals, including birds, reptiles, and even elephants live in a jungle.

聚集的意思是聚集在一个地方。 看到一群鸟在天空中聚集是一种令人敬畏的景象。 监护权是指照顾某人或某事的权利。 囚犯由狱卒看管。 分散的意思是到处分散。 我看着人们向四面八方散开，以躲避那头冲来的公牛。 具体化意味着象征或代表某事。 据说特蕾莎修女是善良和仁慈的化身。 经验性的是指涉及科学证明和证据。 科学家必须在他们的工作中找到经验证据。 exclusion是指将某人排除在群体之外的行为。 人们聚集在一起抗议我们国家排斥移民。 flock的意思是聚集在一个地方。 春天的时候，成群的鸟会飞到河边。 当动物吃草时，它们以植物为食。 绵羊和山羊喜欢在村外的草地上吃草。 如果某人很聪明，他们非常聪明。 这个聪明的学生以全班第一名的成绩从高中毕业。 jungle丛林丛林是位于温暖多雨的热带地区的一种森林，那里的树木和植物长得很近。 许多种类的动物，包括鸟类、爬行动物，甚至大象都生活在丛林里。

Dian & Digit According to animal classification, gorillas are among human beings, closest living relatives. Like us, they are intelligent, social creatures. Yet movies such as King Kong aroused people's darkest fears about these misunderstood animals. Dian Fossey changed all this by gathering empirical information that proved that they were gentle beings. Fossey first became interested in gorillas on a trip she took to an African jungle. She did not want to study gorillas while they were in the custody of zoos but hoped instead to explore how they lived in nature. To do this, she tolerated the exclusion of her friends and family and set off to live in a mountain forest, knowing that the gorillas frequently flocked to the hills of the Congo and Rwanda to graze on native plants. And then she waited. Fossey soon discovered the gorillas. She tried to watch them as they would congregate, but they dispersed when they saw her. However over time, these fascinating creatures became accustomed to her presence. They soon began to treat Fossey simply like another member of the family. Fossey's favorite was a baby named Digit, whom she nursed in 1967 when he injured his hand. For a time, Digit clung to her as if she were his mother. He grew up to be a strong alpha male, the king of his gorilla troop. Fossey believed that Digit was able to comprehend her love for him. When he was killed by hunters in 1977, her heart was broken. Fossey knew that gorillas were dying very quickly and might eventually become extinct. So she used her articulate voice to tell Digits story to the world. Soon, every country was buzzing about his terrible end. Fossey created the Digit Fund in his memory. Gorilla hunters never lived in compliance with the laws. Fossey herself was killed in 1985 and was buried next to Digit. Scientists and park rangers still clash with hunters, but thanks to the efforts of Fossey, gorillas still live free in the wild. Her short life embodied great courage, curiosity, and integrity.

根据动物分类，大猩猩是人类的近亲。 和我们一样，它们是聪明的、群居的生物。 然而，像《金刚》这样的电影激起了人们对这些被误解的动物最黑暗的恐惧。 黛安·福西通过收集经验信息来证明它们是温和的生物，改变了这一切。 福西第一次对大猩猩产生兴趣是在她去非洲丛林的一次旅行中。 她不想在动物园里研究大猩猩，而是希望探索它们如何在大自然中生活。 为了做到这一点，她容忍了朋友和家人的排斥，并开始住在山区森林里，因为她知道大猩猩经常成群结队地来到刚果和卢旺达的山上，以当地的植物为食。 然后她等待着。福西很快就发现了大猩猩。 她试图在他们聚集的时候观察他们，但他们一看到她就散开了。 然而，随着时间的推移，这些迷人的生物习惯了她的存在。 他们很快就把福西当作家里的另一名成员来对待。 福西最喜欢的是一个名叫帝基特的婴儿，1967年帝基特的手受伤后，她照顾了他。 有一段时间，帝基特紧紧抱住她，就好像她是他的母亲一样。 他长大后是一个强壮的雄性领袖，是他的大猩猩群的国王。 福西相信帝基特能够理解她对他的爱。 1977年他被猎人杀死时，她的心都碎了。 福西知道大猩猩正在迅速灭绝，最终可能会灭绝。 所以她用她清晰的声音向世界讲述了digit的故事。 很快，每个国家都在议论他可怕的结局。 福西为了纪念他创立了数字基金。 大猩猩猎人从不遵守法律。 福西本人于1985年被杀，葬在迪基特旁边。 科学家和公园管理员仍然与猎人发生冲突，但由于福西的努力，大猩猩仍然在野外自由生活。 她短暂的一生体现了极大的勇气、好奇心和正直。