Unit 21

UNIT 21 WORD LIST bliss Bliss is a state of complete happiness. Every time he sees his girlfriend, he feels a sense of bliss. butler A butler is the most important male servant in a wealthy house. Whenever he needed something, he rang a bell, and the butler appeared. cramp A cramp is a strong pain caused by a muscle after a lot of physical use. After the marathon, Jenny got a terrible cramp in her calf muscle. decorate When you decorate a room, you make it more attractive by adding beautiful things to it. Have you decorated the room for Christmas yet? dilapidated When a building is dilapidated, it is old and in bad condition. Paint peeled off of the old dilapidated apartment building. evoke To evoke a memory or emotion means to make it occur. The picture revoked memories of when she was a young girl. farewell A farewell is an instance of saying goodbye or a way to say it. She got on the plane after we said our farewells. faucet A faucet is a device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas. Turn off the faucet when you are done brushing your teeth. filth Filth is dirt or dirty things that disgust you. There was tons of filth and trash on the shore of the river flaw A flaw is a mistake in something that causes it to be less effective or correct. We discovered a major flaw in the metal chain.

幸福是一种完全幸福的状态。 每次见到女朋友，他都有一种幸福的感觉。 butler管家管家是豪门中最重要的男仆。 每当他需要什么东西时，他就按铃，管家就出现了。 抽筋是在大量的体力使用后由肌肉引起的强烈疼痛。 跑完马拉松后，珍妮的小腿肌肉严重抽筋。 当你装饰一个房间时，你通过添加漂亮的东西使它更有吸引力。 你为圣诞节装饰房间了吗？ 当一栋建筑破旧不堪时，它是旧的，状况很差。 那栋破旧的公寓楼的油漆脱落了。 唤起记忆或情感意味着使它发生。 这幅画勾起了她年轻时的回忆。 goodbye是说再见的一个例子或一种说再见的方式。 我们告别后，她上了飞机。 水龙头是一种控制液体或气体流动的装置。 刷完牙后把水龙头关掉。 污秽是指让你厌恶的污垢或肮脏的东西。 缺陷是指某事物上的错误，导致它不太有效或不太正确。 我们在金属链上发现了一个大缺陷。

grin To grin means to smile broadly. That joke makes me grin every time I hear it. housekeeping Housekeeping is the maintenance of a house or an establishment like a hotel. Housekeeping is not much fun, but it has to be done. mound A mound of something is a large pile of it. There was a mound of clothes on the teenager's messy floor. numb When a body part is numb, it does not have any feeling. After holding my hand under the icy water, my fingers were numb. reckless When people are reckless, they act in an unsafe way. The reckless driver posed a threat to everyone else on the road. slate Slate is a dark grey rock that can easily be split into layers. The roof of the church is made of slate. stool A stool is a seat with legs but no support for a person's arms and back. I don't find stools very comfortable to sit on. testament A testament to something shows that it exists or is true. The beautiful performance was a testament to the singer's natural talents. timber Timber is wood that is used for building houses and making furniture. Trees in this area are grown specifically to be used for timber. valve A valve is a device attached to a pipe and controls the flow of liquid or air. The mechanic removed the dirt to clear the engine valve.

咧嘴笑意味着开怀大笑。 那个笑话每次听都让我笑。 家政服务是对房子或像酒店这样的设施的维护。 做家务并不好玩，但必须要做。 mound of something是指一大堆东西。 少年家凌乱的地板上堆着一堆衣服。 当身体的某个部位麻木时，它没有任何感觉。 把手放在冰冷的水中后，我的手指都麻木了。 当人们鲁莽时，他们会以不安全的方式行事。 那个鲁莽的司机对路上的其他人构成了威胁。 板岩是一种深灰色的岩石，很容易分裂成几层。 教堂的屋顶是用石板砌成的。 凳子是一种有腿的座位，但不能支撑人的手臂和背部。 我觉得坐在凳子上不太舒服。 对某事的证明表明它存在或是真实的。 美妙的表演证明了这位歌手的天赋。 木材是用来建造房屋和制作家具的木材。 这个地区的树木是专门用来做木材的。 阀门是连接在管道上的装置，用来控制液体或空气的流动。 机械师清除污垢以清除发动机气门。

The Butler Greta was an elderly lady who lived alone in a huge, dilapidated mansion. The mansion was in terrible condition. It was covered with filth, and most of the furniture was broken. Plus, the kitchen sink leaked water all over the floor. Greta was too old to do housekeeping and repairs herself, so she hired a butler named Gordon. Gordon was a young, muscular man. His muscles were a testament to his strong work ethic. He believed that if he worked hard, great things would happen for him. On his first day, he worked for hours cleaning and making repairs. He swept up mounds of dirt. He tightened the valve underneath the kitchen faucet to stop the leak. He even bought timber to build new stools for the kitchen. He worked so hard that his fingers went numb, and he got cramps in his shoulders. Gordon worked hard every day. Even when tasks were boring, he was never reckless. He made sure there were no flaws in his work. Gordon was worried, however, that Greta wasn't pleased. She never expressed thanks or said that he did a good job. The lack of appreciation evoked unhappy feelings in Gordon. He even thought about quitting. But he decided the right thing to do was to keep working hard. One day, while Gordon was sweeping, Greta said, "Gordon! I have a surprise for you!" He went to Greta's room and saw a beautiful slate statue. It looked just like him! It was decorated with a banner that read: "Welcome home." Greta said, "You've made this ugly old mansion. Look new again. I'm so thankful for your hard work that I want you to have it. I'll move into a smaller house." He grinned and gave Greta a big hug. He said, "What bliss! My hard work really paid off!" The two said their farewells, and Gordon spent the afternoon admiring his beautiful new home.

葛丽塔是一位上了年纪的女士，她独自住在一幢巨大而破旧的大厦里。 这幢大厦的状况很糟糕。 屋子里满是污秽，大部分家具都坏了。 另外，厨房的水槽漏了一地的水。 格丽塔太老了，不能自己做家务和修理，所以她雇了一个叫戈登的管家。 戈登是一个肌肉发达的年轻人。 他的肌肉证明了他强烈的职业道德。 他相信只要他努力工作，就会有好事发生。 第一天，他花了几个小时打扫和修理。 他扫了一堆一堆的土。 他把厨房水龙头下面的阀门拧紧，以防漏水。 他甚至买了木材为厨房做新凳子。 他工作太辛苦了，手指都麻木了，肩膀也抽筋了。 戈登每天都努力工作。 即使任务很无聊，他也从不鲁莽行事。 他确保他的工作没有任何瑕疵。 然而，戈登担心格丽塔不高兴。 她从来没有表示过感谢，也没有说过他做得很好。 缺乏赏识引起了戈登的不快。 他甚至想过辞职。 但他决定，正确的做法是继续努力工作。 一天，当戈登在扫地的时候，格里塔说：“戈登！我要给你一个惊喜！”他来到格丽塔的房间，看到了一座漂亮的石板雕像。 它看起来就像他！上面挂着一条横幅，上面写着：“欢迎回家。” 葛丽塔说：“你造了这座丑陋的老房子。 再次焕然一新。我非常感谢你的辛勤工作，所以我想把它送给你。 我会搬到一个小一点的房子里。” 他咧嘴一笑，给了格丽塔一个大大的拥抱。 他说：“多么幸福啊！我的努力终于得到了回报！”两个人道别了，戈登整个下午都在欣赏他美丽的新家。