Unit 12

UNIT 12 WORD LIST aggressive If someone is aggressive, then they constantly want to fight or argue. Nobody liked to play games with him because he was always too aggressive. amnesty Amnesty is a pardon given to prisoners of war. She was denied amnesty for her involvement in the war. arena An arena is a building where people can watch sports and concerts. The new arena was all set to hold the championship match. auditorium An auditorium is a large building used for public events. People have gathered at the school auditorium to watch the play. captive A captive is a prisoner. The guards told the captive that there was no way he could escape the prison. combat Combat is fighting between two people or groups. The two warriors were locked in combat. commonplace If something is commonplace, then it is ordinary. There is nothing commonplace about the way Morris dresses. compound A compound is an enclosed area such as a prison or factory. The workers waited outside the compound for the gates of the factory to open. corps A corps is a division of a military force. The army had a corps of archers who trained apart from the regular soldiers. distract To distract someone means to stop them from concentrating on something. The phone call distracted him so much that he forgot all about his homework.

如果某人有攻击性，那么他们总是想打架或争论。 没有人喜欢和他玩游戏，因为他总是太咄咄逼人。 大赦是对战俘的赦免。 她没有因参与战争而获得大赦。 arena竞技场是人们可以观看体育比赛和音乐会的建筑。 新竞技场已经为举行冠军赛做好了准备。 礼堂是用于公共活动的大型建筑。 人们聚集在学校礼堂观看演出。 俘虏是囚犯。 看守告诉那个俘虏，他不可能逃出监狱。 combat战斗战斗是两个人或两组人之间的战斗。 这两个战士在搏斗。 如果某物是司空见惯的，那么它就是普通的。 莫里斯的穿衣风格一点也不平庸。 compound指封闭的区域，如监狱或工厂。 工人们在院子外面等着工厂的大门打开。 军团是军队的一个师。 这支军队有一支弓箭手兵团，他们与正规士兵分开训练。 使某人分心的意思是阻止他们专注于某事。 电话使他心烦意乱，把家庭作业全忘了。

dumb If someone is dumb, they are unable to speak. She did not share the secret. She remained as silent as if she were dumb. foe A foe is an enemy or opponent. It was hard to believe that anyone could be his foe. hack To hack something means to cut it into uneven pieces. My uncle used the ax to hack the tree into many logs. meditate To meditate means to focus or think deeply in silence. She liked to meditate for several hours each day. nick To nick something or someone means to cut them slightly with a sharp object. While cutting the carrots, the cook nicked his finger with the edge of his knife. provoke To provoke someone means to annoy them on purpose to cause violence. The older boy provoked Paul by calling him mean names. realm A realm is any area of activity or interest. He was not very active in the realm of business. reign A reign is the period of time in which a ruler rules. The emperor's reign lasted for only two years. rust Rust is a red and brown coating on iron objects caused by water and air. The old metal gate would not swing because the hinges were covered in rust. sacred If something is sacred, then it is worshipped and respected. One religion in india will not harm cows because it believes that they are sacred.

dumb哑的如果某人哑了，他们不会说话。 她没有分享这个秘密。 她保持沉默，就像哑巴一样。 foe是敌人或对手。 很难相信有人会成为他的敌人。 hack是指把某物切成不均匀的碎片。 我叔叔用斧头把树砍成许多圆木。 冥想意味着在沉默中集中注意力或深入思考。 她喜欢每天冥想几个小时。 nick意思是用锋利的物体稍微割伤某物或某人。 切胡萝卜时，厨师用刀尖划破了手指。 激怒某人是指故意惹恼他们以引起暴力。 那个大男孩用恶言辱骂保罗，激怒了他。 领域是活动或兴趣的任何领域。 他在商业领域不太活跃。 reign指统治者统治的时期。 这位皇帝的统治只持续了两年。 锈是由水和空气在铁质物体上形成的红色和棕色镀层。 那扇旧的金属门不能转动，因为铰链上结满了锈。 sacred adj .神圣的如果某物是神圣的，那么它就受到崇拜和尊重。 印度有一种宗教不会伤害牛，因为它认为牛是神圣的。

The Soldier's Decision A soldier was captured while fighting in an enemy king's land. It was well known that this king would make captives fight one another. This was commonplace during his reign. For these fights, the king had built several large arenas. He often awarded the winners by setting them free or even having them join his elite army corps. The soldier, however, decided he had seen too much violence. He now felt that all life was sacred. The night before his first match, he made a risky decision. He decided that he would not engage in combat. He knew he might never be set free, but it was a decision that he was willing to accept. In the morning, he was led from the prisoners' compound to one of the king's arenas. A gate coated in rust stood between him and the floor of the auditorium. He was worried, but he knew what he had to do. When the gate opened, he calmly walked to the center of the arena and sat. He started to meditate. His foe, Darius, who was skilled in the realm of sword fighting and was typically not very aggressive, would not fight the quiet soldier until he attacked Darius first. Darius tried to provoke him by hacking at the air close to his head with his sword. But the soldier was not distracted. He sat quietly as if he were dumb, and looked calmly up at the sky. Even when Darius nicked him on the cheek with the edge of his sword, the soldier did not move. At last, he threw down his sword and shield and gave up. "I can't fight someone who refuses to fight me!" Darius shouted to the king. The king was very impressed with the soldier. Never in any battle had he seen someone so brave. As a result, he gave the peaceful soldier amnesty. The soldier's actions proved to the king and everyone in the arena that peace was more powerful than fighting.

士兵的决定一名士兵在敌国作战时被俘。 众所周知，这位国王会让俘虏们互相厮杀。 这在他统治时期是司空见惯的事。 为了这些比赛，国王建造了几个大型竞技场。 他经常奖励获奖者，让他们自由，甚至让他们加入他的精锐部队。 然而，这名士兵认为他看到的暴力太多了。 他现在觉得一切生命都是神圣的。 在首场比赛的前夜，他做了一个冒险的决定。 他决定不参加战斗。 他知道他可能永远不会被释放，但这是一个他愿意接受的决定。 早上，他被从囚犯的大院里带到了国王的一个竞技场。 他和礼堂的地板之间隔着一扇锈迹斑斑的门。 他很担心，但他知道他必须做什么。 当门打开时，他平静地走到竞技场中央坐下。 他开始冥想。他的敌人大流士精通剑术，通常不太好斗，除非他先攻击大流士，否则他不会和这个安静的士兵战斗。 大流士试图激怒他，用他的剑在他头顶附近的空中乱砍。 但是士兵并没有分心。 他静静地坐着，好像他是个哑巴，平静地仰望着天空。 即使大流士用剑刃在他的脸颊上划了一下，这个士兵也没有动。 最后，他放下剑和盾，放弃了。 “我不能跟拒绝跟我打的人打！”大流士向国王喊道。 国王对这个士兵印象非常深刻。 他从未在任何战斗中见过如此勇敢的人。 结果，他赦免了那位爱好和平的士兵。 士兵的行为向国王和竞技场里的每一个人证明，和平比战斗更有力量。