Unit 20

UNIT 20 WORD LIST accumulate To accumulate something is to collect a lot of it over time. The mail accumulated in their mailbox while they were on vacation. aerial When something is aerial, it relates to being in the air or flying. The aerial photographer took pictures from the air balloon. apparatus An apparatus is a device used for a particular purpose. The campers had an apparatus that showed them their exact location. avalanche An avalanche is a large amount of snow, ice, and rock falling off a mountain. The avalanche destroyed the mountain village. consistency Consistency is the state of always behaving in the same way. Her consistency in archery meant that our team had a chance to win. discharge To discharge someone is to allow them to leave from a place, usually a hospital. I was discharged from the hospital after three days. episode An episode is something that happens as part of a series of events. We watched the final exciting episode of the TV series. intact When something is intact, it is complete and not damaged. Despite being over 30 years old, my father's model ship is still intact. mortal When a person is mortal, they cannot live forever. All people are mortal. omen An omen is a sign of what will happen in the future. He thought that seeing a black cat in the street was an omen of bad luck.

积累某物就是随着时间的推移收集很多东西。 他们度假时邮箱里的邮件堆积了起来。 当某物是aerial时，它与在空中或飞行有关。 航拍摄影师从热气球上拍照。 apparatus是指用于特定目的的装置。 露营者有一种仪器，可以显示他们的确切位置。 雪崩是指大量的雪、冰和岩石从山上掉下来。 雪崩摧毁了那个山村。 一致性是指始终以相同的方式行为的状态。 她在射箭方面表现稳定，这意味着我们队有获胜的机会。 让某人出院是允许他们离开某地，通常是医院。 三天后我出院了。 插曲是作为一系列事件的一部分发生的事情。 我们看了那部电视连续剧的最后一集。 当某物完好无损时，它是完整的，没有损坏。 尽管已经过了30年，我父亲的模型船仍然完好无损。 mortal adj .致命的当一个人是必死的，他就不能永远活着。 人终有一死。预兆预兆是未来将要发生的事情的征兆。 他认为在街上看到黑猫是不祥之兆。

overcast When the sky is overcast. It is full of clouds and is not sunny. The sky was overcast in the morning, but by noon it was bright again. poignant When something is poignant, it causes a very strong feeling of sadness. The girls cried at the end of the poignant movie. ranger A ranger is a person who protects forests or parks. Peter wanted to be a ranger because he liked spending time outside. rubble Rubble is piles of broken stone and wood created after a building is destroyed. There was rubble all over the city after the earthquake. seclude To seclude someone means to keep them away from other people. She was secluded on an island for over a year. sideways If something moves sideways, then it moves to or from the side. Jim turned sideways in order to slow down and stop his snowboard. sob To sob is to cry loudly. I sobbed when my youngest daughter got married. sober When something or someone is sober, they are serious and calm. After the funeral, everybody felt very sober. speck A speck is a very small mark or amount. A speck of blood appeared where the mosquito had bit him. upbringing An upbringing is the way that someone is taught to behave by their parents. He had a strict upbringing and was never allowed to watch television.

当天空阴云密布时。 到处都是云，没有阳光。 早晨天空还是阴沉沉的，但到了中午又放晴了。 当某事很尖锐时，它会引起一种非常强烈的悲伤感。 女孩们在这部感人的电影结束时哭了。 ranger护林员护林员是保护森林或公园的人。 彼得想成为一名护林员，因为他喜欢在户外度过时光。 瓦砾是建筑物被毁后产生的碎石和木头堆成的。 地震后，全城都是瓦砾。 把某人隔离是指让他们远离其他人。 她在孤岛上隐居了一年多。 如果某物向侧面移动，那么它会向侧面或从侧面移动。 吉姆侧身转弯，以便放慢速度，让他的滑雪板停下来。 呜咽就是大声哭泣。 小女儿结婚时我哭了。 当某事或某人是清醒的，他们是严肃和冷静的。 葬礼结束后，每个人都觉得很清醒。 斑点是一个非常小的标记或数量。 他被蚊子咬过的地方出现了一点血。 教养是父母教导某人行为的方式。 他从小受到严格的教育，从不允许他看电视。

The Avalanche Randy was a forest ranger. Because of his job, he was often secluded in a cabin in the wilderness. One day, the radio reported. "A change in the atmosphere is causing a lot of clouds to form. A serious storm..." Suddenly, the radio went silent. The signal was lost. He went outside and looked at the overcast sky. Anybody else would have taken the dark sky as an omen of a very bad storm, but not Randy. His upbringing had taught him consistency. He had done this job for years, and nothing could stop him. Besides, he thought nothing could hurt him. Today, he had a very important task to do. The snow was starting to pile up high on the mountain. If too much accumulated, it could cause an avalanche. But Randy had an apparatus to get rid of the snow. It used dynamite to shake the snow and make the top layer of snow come down. As the snow started falling, he thought about returning to the office until the storm stopped, but he decided not to. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise behind him. It was an avalanche! He started to run, but within seconds, he was knocked sideways and buried by the snow and rubble from an old cabin that had been destroyed An aerial rescue team came quickly. Randy was just a speck amongst the great pile of snow, but the team found him thanks to his brightly colored jacket. They quickly took him to a hospital. After a few hours, Randy woke up in the hospital. He looked at the sober faces of the doctors and saw his wife sobbing. "What's wrong?" he asked. He didn't remember what had happened. "You were almost killed!" his wife said "You broke several ribs. But the rest of you is still reasonably intact. You are really lucky to be alive," the doctor said. After five days, Randy was discharged from the hospital. The episode had taught him a poignant lesson: he was a mortal, and nature was much more powerful than him.

兰迪是一名护林员。 由于工作的关系，他经常隐居在荒野中的小木屋里。 一天，广播报道。 “大气的变化导致了大量云的形成。 一场严重的风暴……”突然，收音机停了下来。 信号丢失了。他走到外面，望着阴沉沉的天空。 任何人都会把黑暗的天空看作是暴风雨来临的预兆，但兰迪不会。 他的成长经历教会了他持之以恒。 他干这行已经好几年了，没有什么能阻止他。 此外，他认为没有什么能伤害他。 今天，他有一个非常重要的任务要做。 雪开始在高山上堆积起来。 如果积聚太多，可能会导致雪崩。 但兰迪有一个清除积雪的设备。 它用炸药摇动雪，使最上面的一层雪落下来。 当雪开始下起来的时候，他想回到办公室，直到风暴停止，但他决定不回去。 突然，他听到身后有一声巨响。 那是雪崩！他开始跑，但没过几秒钟，他就被撞到一边，被一间被毁的旧木屋里的雪和碎石埋了起来。空中救援队很快赶到了。 兰迪只是一堆雪中的一个小点，但由于他颜色鲜艳的夹克，队员们找到了他。 他们很快把他送到了医院。 几个小时后，兰迪在医院醒来。 他看着医生们严肃的面孔，看到他的妻子在抽泣。 “怎么了？”他问。他不记得发生了什么事。 “你差点就死了！”他的妻子说，“你断了几根肋骨。 但你们其余的部分还是完好无损的。 你能活下来真是太幸运了，”医生说。 五天后，兰迪出院了。 这件事给了他一个深刻的教训：他是个凡人，大自然比他强大得多。