Unit 18

UNIT 18 WORD LIST attic An attic is a room just below a house's roof. There were two windows in their attic. chunk A chunk is a thick, solid piece of something. When they broke open the rock, they saw it was filled with chunks of gold. civic If something is civic, then it is related to a town or city, in particular to its government. Most of the important civic buildings are located downtown. descent A descent is a movement downwards. During the space shuttle's descent, the Earth appeared larger and larger. din A din is loud, unpleasant, and extended noise. The din of the rusty machinery made the factory a horrible place to work. dissatisfy To dissatisfy someone means to fail to please them. He was dissatisfied with his meal. fuss A fuss is excited or annoyed behavior that is not useful in any way. The child made an awful fuss because she didn't want to go to bed. glamorous A glamorous occasion is one full of beauty and excitement. There is nothing glamorous about where we live. It is very ordinary. gourmet If food is gourmet, then it is nicer and more expensive than regular food. In order to get a gourmet meal, you have to eat at an expensive restaurant. hence The word hence shows that something is a result of something else. Mary forgot the key. Hence, we couldn't open the door.

阁楼阁楼是房子屋顶下面的一个房间。 他们的阁楼上有两扇窗户。 chunk是指某物的一块厚实的固体。 当他们打开岩石时，他们看到里面装满了大块的金子。 如果某物是civic的，那么它与城镇或城市有关，特别是与它的政府有关。 大多数重要的市政建筑都位于市中心。 descent是向下的运动。 在航天飞机下降的过程中，地球显得越来越大。 din是指大声的、令人不愉快的、长时间的噪音。 生锈的机器发出的嘈杂声使工厂成为一个可怕的工作场所。 使某人不满意意味着不能取悦他们。 他对这顿饭不满意。 fuss是指在任何方面都没有用处的兴奋或恼火的行为。 那孩子闹得很凶，因为她不想睡觉。 一个迷人的场合是一个充满美丽和兴奋的场合。 我们住的地方没有什么迷人之处。 它很普通。gourmet美食家如果食物是gourmet，那么它比普通食物更好也更贵。 为了得到一顿美食，你必须在一家昂贵的餐馆吃饭。 单词therefore表示某物是另一物的结果。 玛丽忘记带钥匙了。因此，我们打不开门。

intrinsic If something is intrinsic, then it is related to the basic nature of that thing. Paper money has no intrinsic value. It is useful simply because society says it kettle A kettle is a large metal pot used for boiling liquids or cooking food. The soup was being cooked in a large kettle. ministry A ministry is a government department. The Ministry of Trade is responsible for taxing imports and exports. ordeal An ordeal is a bad experience. Driving in the snowstorm was an ordeal she'd never forget. outspoken If someone is outspoken, then they are not afraid to say what they think. She was an outspoken critic about the new banking laws. overwork To overwork someone means to make them tired with too much work. After working for three weeks with only one day of rest, Judy was overworked. particular If something is particular, then it is a single, important part of a group of things. The dress shop didn't have the particular dress she was looking for. snore To snore means to make a loud noise each time a sleeping person breathes. It was impossible to get to sleep because my husband snored. soundly If something is done soundly, then it is done in the best or most complete way. The nearest opponent was ten meters behind. She won the race soundly. superintendent A superintendent is a person who runs a certain department or building. The superintendent decided to close the schools because of the weather.

如果某物是intrinsic，那么它与该事物的基本性质有关。 纸币没有内在价值。 水壶水壶是一个大的金属锅，用来煮液体或烹饪食物。 汤正在一个大水壶里煮。 ministry是一个政府部门。 贸易部负责对进出口货物征税。 磨难是一种糟糕的经历。 在暴风雪中开车是她永远不会忘记的考验。 如果某人直言不讳，那么他们不害怕说出自己的想法。 她直言不讳地批评新银行法。 过度工作某人的意思是让他们做太多的工作而感到疲劳。 朱迪工作了三个星期，只休息了一天，工作过度了。 如果某物是特别的，那么它是一组事物中单一的、重要的一部分。 那家服装店没有她要找的那种裙子。 打鼾是指在睡觉的人呼吸时发出很大的噪音。 因为我丈夫打鼾，我根本无法入睡。 sound sound如果某事做得很好，那么它是以最好或最完整的方式完成的。 最近的对手在后面十米。 她稳稳地赢得了比赛。督学是管理某一部门或大楼的人。 由于天气原因，督学决定关闭学校。

The Butler's Bad Day The Superintendent of Civic Projects was a busy man. He worked every day of the week and had glamorous parties at his house every night. However, if there was someone busier than him, it was his butler. He worked all day organizing the superintendent's parties and then cleaned up after them late at night. Hence, while the superintendent slept soundly snoring loudly in his bed, the butler was still awake. Sadly, although the butler was always overworked, his profession's intrinsic nature demanded he never be outspoken. Therefore, his employer never knew the butler hadn't slept for several days. On any day, the butler might make a mistake. One day, the superintendent said, This particular party is important. People from the ministry are coming. Everything must be perfect." The butler began preparing at once. First, he went to the attic to get more chairs and tables. But on his descent, he realized he needed to make the food. A gourmet dinner was necessary for such a party. He boiled water in a kettle for soup and chopped some beef into chunks. Just as he was starting the soup, he remembered that he had to sweep the veranda. As he was sweeping it, he realized that he had to clean the sauna. By this time, the first guests had arrived. The veranda was still dirty. There were not enough chairs for the guests to sit on, and the soup was tasteless. Some guests were dissatisfied. They started to make a fuss and the party was filled with a din of complaints. The superintendent's party was a disaster. He wondered why his butler had made so many mistakes. At last, the butler admitted to being exhausted. His boss felt pity for the butler. He had no idea the butler was so tired. He said, "You should have told me earlier, and then we could have avoided this whole ordeal."

管家的倒霉日子市政工程主管是个大忙人。 他每天都在工作，每天晚上都在家里举行盛大的聚会。 然而，如果有人比他更忙，那一定是他的管家。 他整天忙于组织校长的晚会，然后在晚会结束后打扫卫生，直到深夜。 因此，当监狱长在床上呼呼大睡的时候，管家还醒着。 可悲的是，尽管管家总是超负荷工作，但他职业的本质要求他从不直言不讳。 因此，他的雇主不知道管家已经好几天没睡觉了。 在任何一天，管家都可能犯错误。 有一天，校长说：“这个聚会很重要。 部里的人来了。 一切都必须完美。” 管家立刻开始准备。 首先，他去阁楼拿了更多的椅子和桌子。 但在降落过程中，他意识到他需要做食物。 这样的聚会必须有一顿美味的晚餐。 他在水壶里烧开水煮汤，并把一些牛肉切成块。 就在他开始喝汤的时候，他想起他必须打扫阳台。 当他打扫的时候，他意识到他必须打扫桑拿房。 这时，第一批客人已经到了。 阳台还是很脏。 没有足够的椅子供客人坐，汤也没有味道。 一些客人不满意。 他们开始大吵大闹，聚会上充满了抱怨的嘈杂声。 校长的聚会真是一场灾难。 他不明白为什么他的管家犯了那么多错误。 最后，管家承认自己已经筋疲力尽了。 他的老板很同情管家。 他不知道管家这么累。 他说：“你应该早点告诉我，这样我们就可以避免这整个折磨。”