Unit 10

UNIT 10 WORD LIST accessory An accessory is a thing that is added to another thing to make it look better. The store sold colorful accessories like bags, sunglasses, and makeup. acquisition An acquisition is something that a person buys or gets in some way. Marty was happy with his new acquisition: a very fast bicycle. cardboard Cardboard is a material made out of stiff paper. It is often used to make boxes. We packed our things into cardboard boxes and moved to our new home. dilemma A dilemma is a difficult situation in which a choice has to be made. Choosing either the tastier or healthier drink proved to be quite a dilemma. elaborate When something is elaborate, it contains a lot of details. She gave the teacher an elaborate explanation of her project. exact Exact means correct in every detail. I know the exact location of the restaurant you mentioned before. facilitate To facilitate something is to make it easier. To facilitate the meeting, Melissa used a simple computer program. fleet A fleet is a group of ships. The fleet of ships spent a few days at the dock. grid A grid is a pattern of squares with numbers and letters to find places on a map. We located our town using the grid. import To import means to bring in a product from another country. Foods that have been imported are usually more expensive.

附件是指为了使另一件东西看起来更好而加在另一件东西上的东西。 这家商店出售各种各样的配饰，比如包包、太阳镜和化妆品。 acquisition是指一个人以某种方式购买或获得的东西。 马蒂对他的新收获很满意：一辆非常快的自行车。 硬纸板是由硬纸制成的材料。 它经常被用来做盒子。 我们把东西装进纸板箱，搬到了新家。 dilemma是指必须做出选择的困境。 事实证明，选择更美味的饮料还是更健康的饮料是一个相当两难的选择。 当某事是精心制作的，它包含了很多细节。 她向老师详细解释了她的计划。 精确的意思是每个细节都正确。 我知道你之前提到的那家餐馆的确切位置。 使某事变得更容易。 为了方便会议，梅丽莎使用了一个简单的电脑程序。 fleet舰队舰队是一组船只。 船队在码头停留了几天。 网格是一种带有数字和字母的正方形图案，用来在地图上找到位置。 我们用网格定位了我们的城镇。 import意指从另一个国家引进产品。 进口的食品通常更贵。

infer To infer something is to decide it is true based on other information one has. By the position of the sun in the sky, she inferred that it was noon. inflate To inflate something means to fill it up with air. I helped him inflate the balloons. innate When something is innate, it is something that one is born with and was not learned. He had the innate desire to please his teachers. marble Marble is a type of rock that feets cold and is smooth when cut. The large house had floors made of marble. mast A mast is a long pole on a ship that holds the sail. The mast held both sails of the ship upright. nausea Nausea is the feeling of being sick to your stomach. The doctor said the medicine would help get rid of her nausea. naval When something is naval, it relates to a country's navy or military ships. The country sent all of its naval forces to protect them. pouch A pouch is a small, flexible bag that is usually made of soft material. I keep my money in a small pouch. saturated If something is saturated, it is completely wet. Leigh's hair became saturated in the rainstorm. update An update is an act of making something more modern or current. My phone is downloading a software update.

推断某事是指根据一个人所掌握的其他信息来判断它是真的。 根据太阳在天空中的位置，她推断现在是中午。 使某物膨胀的意思是用空气填满它。 我帮他给气球充气。 当某物是先天的，它是与生俱来的，不是后天习得的。 他天生就有取悦老师的欲望。 大理石是一种岩石，摸起来很冷，切割后很光滑。 那座大房子的地板是大理石的。 桅杆是船上用来支帆的长杆。 桅杆把船的两面帆撑直。 恶心恶心是胃不舒服的感觉。 医生说这种药能帮助她消除恶心。 当某物是naval时，它与一个国家的海军或军舰有关。 这个国家派出了所有的海军力量来保护他们。 pouch是一种小而有弹性的袋子，通常由柔软的材料制成。 我把钱放在一个小袋子里。 如果某物是饱和的，它是完全湿的。 利的头发在暴雨中浸透了。 update是指使某物更现代或更流行的行为。 我的手机正在下载软件更新。

The Big Ship Ernest looked at his fleet of ships. Usually, he used them for his firm, which imported marble statues from other countries. But today he was going fishing, and the ship he chose was his favorite. It had an elaborate painting on the side that showed a naval battle. It also had some new updates to its computer system. His favorite ship's latest acquisition was a device with a small grid to show the ship's exact location. This new accessory kept Ernest from getting lost. At daybreak, Ernest happily sailed until he was far from land. Then he saw a small boat in the distance. There was an old man standing next to its mast. He was waving his arms in the air. There was also a boy with his head hanging over the boat's edge. Ernest inferred that the boy was suffering from nausea. Their clothes were saturated with seawater. Ernest assumed that they were in trouble. Most people never realized, but Ernest had an innate desire to help people. He began sailing toward them, eager to facilitate their rescue and thus solve their dilemma. As he got closer to the boat, he was shocked by its simplicity. The boat's wood looked no stronger than cardboard, and the equipment was old. Still, there were several large fish in a pouch in the boat. Ernest threw a large package onto the boat. He yelled "Here! You can inflate this boat to get you back to land." "Get out of here!" screamed the old man. Ernest was confused. "Don't you need help?" he asked. "Your ship doesn't seem adequate enough to sail so far away from land." "You've just scared away a huge fish," the boy said. "We waved to let you know you were too close to us!" Ernest turned around and headed home. He learned that it's better not to help unless asked to. Otherwise, you might not help anyone at all.

大船欧内斯特看着他的船队。 他的公司从其他国家进口大理石雕像。 但是今天他要去钓鱼，他选的船是他最喜欢的。 它的侧面有一幅精美的画，描绘了一场海战。 它还对其计算机系统进行了一些新的更新。 他最喜欢的船的最新装备是一个带有小网格的设备，可以显示船的确切位置。 这个新配件让欧内斯特不会迷路。 黎明时分，欧内斯特愉快地航行，直到远离陆地。 然后他看到远处有一条小船。 船桅旁站着一位老人。 他在空中挥舞着双臂。 还有一个男孩，他的头悬在船边。 欧内斯特推断这个男孩正在遭受恶心之苦。 他们的衣服被海水浸透了。 欧内斯特认为他们有麻烦了。 大多数人都没有意识到，但欧内斯特有一种帮助别人的天生愿望。 他开始向他们驶来，渴望帮助他们获救，从而解决他们的困境。 当他走近那艘船时，他被它的简朴所震惊。 船的木头看起来不比纸板结实，设备也很旧。 尽管如此，船上的一个袋子里还是有几条大鱼。 欧内斯特把一个大包裹扔到船上。 他喊道：“来！你可以给这艘船充气，把你送回陆地。” “滚出去！”老人尖叫道。 欧内斯特很困惑。“你不需要帮助吗？”他问。 “你的船似乎不能开到离陆地这么远的地方。” “你刚刚吓走了一条大鱼，”男孩说。 “我们挥手是想让你知道你离我们太近了！”欧内斯特转身回家。 他懂得了，除非别人请求，否则最好不要帮忙。 否则，你可能根本帮不到任何人。