Unit 7

UNIT 7 WORD LIST account An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one's money there. After I paid for the new car, my bank account was nearly empty. architect An architect is a person who designs buildings. The plans for building the new home were drawn by a famous architect. conceal To conceal something means to hide it. You should conceal your money so no one can take it from you. crime If someone commits a crime, he or she does something bad that can be punished by law. Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime. deed A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something. When she bought the car, she was given a deed to show the car was hers. gratitude Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful. The kids showed Aunt Tess much gratitude for visiting them. habitat A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants. Frogs are often found in a wet habitat, such as near a lake, river, or pond. intervene To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups. The students argued until the teacher intervened. landmark A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location. The tall tree was used as a landmark for people to find the road to the inn. legal If something is legal, it is related to the law or allowed by the law. It was not legal for him to drive until he was 18 years old.

银行账户是把钱存在那里的一种安排。 我付了新车的钱后，我的银行账户几乎是空的。 architect n .建筑师建筑师是设计建筑物的人。 建造新房子的计划是由一位著名的建筑师绘制的。 隐藏某事的意思是隐藏它。 你应该把钱藏起来，这样别人就拿不走了。 如果某人犯了罪，他或她做了可以受到法律惩罚的坏事。 警察很快赶到了犯罪现场。 契据是证明某人拥有某物的证书。 当她买了这辆车时，她得到了一份契约，证明这辆车是她的。 感恩是一种感恩的感觉。 苔丝姨妈来看望他们，孩子们对她非常感激。 栖息地是动物或植物的自然家园。 青蛙通常生活在潮湿的栖息地，如湖泊、河流或池塘附近。 干预的意思是帮助阻止两个人或两组人之间的问题。 学生们争论不休，直到老师介入。 landmark地标地标是一种帮助人们找到或记住一个位置的物体。 这棵高大的树被用作人们找到通往客栈的路的路标。 legal如果某件事是合法的，它与法律有关或被法律允许。 直到他18岁才允许他开车。

memorable If something is memorable, then it is remembered for a special reason. The party was memorable, people were still talking about it years later. oblige To oblige someone means to require them to do something. If I wanted to have playtime, I was obliged to clean my room once a week. offense An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment. He was put in jail for two days for the offense. proclaim To proclaim something means to say it in public. The army general proclaimed that the war was won. rally A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something. The school had a rally in the gym to support the basketball team. resolve To resolve something means to find a solution. She resolved the problem with her children by giving them both a toy. resource Resources are a person's or country's money and materials that they can use. The poor man didn't have the resources to feed himself. sentence A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn't follow the law. The sentence for stealing a car is much worse than for stealing candy. volunteer To volunteer means to offer to do something for free. Many people volunteered to help the adults learn to read. witness A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen. The woman was the only witness of the horrible crime.

如果某件事是难忘的，那么它是因为一个特殊的原因而被记住的。 那次聚会令人难忘，多年以后人们还在谈论它。 强迫某人意味着要求他们做某事。 如果我想有玩耍的时间，我就必须每周打扫一次房间。 offense是指违反法律需要受到惩罚的行为。 他因犯罪被关进监狱两天。 宣告某事是指在公共场合说某事。 将军宣布战争胜利了。 rally是指为了支持某事而举行的大型公众集会。 学校在体育馆举行了支持篮球队的集会。 解决某事的意思是找到解决办法。 她给孩子们一个玩具，解决了他们之间的问题。 资源是一个人或一个国家可以使用的金钱和物质。 这个穷人没有养活自己的资源。 句子是对不守法的人的惩罚。 偷车的刑罚比偷糖果的刑罚要重得多。 志愿服务的意思是提供免费的服务。 许多人自愿帮助成年人学习阅读。 目击证人目击或听到犯罪或事故发生的人。 这名妇女是这一可怕罪行的唯一目击者。

An Architect's Plan An architect wanted to build a new office building. He selected some land that seemed perfect. He planned to cut down the trees to make room for the building, But there was a problem... a big problem. The land was actually the habitat of several types of birds. Some nature lovers were very upset with the architect. First, they held a rally and told others about the issue. Then, they decided to take legal action because the architect didn't respect the animals' rights. To resolve the problem, they asked a judge to intervene. The judge could not call any witnesses for the nature lovers, so he first asked the architect to tell his side of the story. "Why are you going to destroy the birds' habitat?" the judge asked. The architect replied, "I have the deed to the land. I want to make a great building there. As you may know, all my buildings become memorable landmarks!" Then one of the nature lovers spoke. "We believe that there's no reason to destroy all the trees. We just want to protect the birds!" The judge then made his decision, "I proclaim that the office building should be built." he said! It is not a crime to remove those trees. I cannot give you a sentence for any offenses, but I feel obliged to make one request. I will only allow you to use half of the land. The other half will remain free so the birds have a place to live. The nature lovers could not conceal their gratitude. All of the people cheered. The architect said, "I have an idea. I will volunteer my time and efforts to design a new type of building. It will provide bushes on the roof where birds can live. There are enough resources in my company's bank account to create the best building ever made!" The architect did exactly as he had promised. He built this new type of building, which was loved by everyone.

一位建筑师的计划一位建筑师想建一座新的办公楼。 他选了一块看起来很完美的地。 他打算把树砍倒，腾出地方建大楼，但有一个问题…… 这是个大问题。这片土地实际上是几种鸟类的栖息地。 一些自然爱好者对建筑师非常不满。 首先，他们举行了一次集会，并告诉其他人这个问题。 然后，他们决定采取法律行动，因为建筑师不尊重动物的权利。 为了解决这个问题，他们请求法官介入。 法官无法为自然爱好者召集任何证人，所以他首先要求建筑师讲述他的故事。 “你为什么要破坏鸟类的栖息地？”法官问道。 建筑师回答说：“我有那块地的契约。 我想在那里建一座伟大的建筑。 你可能知道，我所有的建筑都成了令人难忘的地标！”这时，一个热爱大自然的人说话了。 “我们认为没有理由摧毁所有的树木。 我们只是想保护鸟类！”然后法官做出了他的决定：“我宣布应该建造办公楼。” 他说!移走这些树不是犯罪。 我不能因为你犯了什么罪而给你判刑，但我觉得有义务提出一个请求。 我只允许你使用一半的土地。 另一半将保持自由，这样鸟儿就有地方住了。 热爱大自然的人无法掩饰他们的感激之情。 所有的人都欢呼起来。 建筑师说：“我有一个主意。 我将自愿奉献我的时间和精力来设计一种新型的建筑。 它将在屋顶上提供鸟类栖息的灌木丛。 我公司的银行账户里有足够的资源来建造有史以来最好的大楼！”建筑师完全按照他的诺言做了。 他建造了这种新型的建筑，受到了大家的喜爱。