5月9日舊單詞
詞匯1
- lag (n./v.): 滯后，落后；延遲，緩慢
- emotion (n.): 情感，感情
- feedback (n.): 反饋，反應(yīng)；反饋信息
- comparative (adj.): 比較的，相對(duì)的
- liability (n.): 責(zé)任，義務(wù)；債務(wù)，負(fù)債
- percent (n.): 百分之……；百分比
- hundred (n.): 百；一百
- salient (adj.): 顯著的，突出的；（軍事）凸出的
- impulse (n.): 沖動(dòng)，沖擊；脈沖；刺激
- relationship (n.): 關(guān)系，關(guān)聯(lián)；聯(lián)系，聯(lián)系方式
- observation (n.): 觀察，觀測(cè)；觀察結(jié)果，觀測(cè)數(shù)據(jù)
- endorse (v.): 支持，贊同；背書，簽署
- butter (n.): 黃油，奶油
- coast (n.): 海岸，海濱；滑坡
- queen (n.): 女王；皇后；女皇
- pickup (n.): 拾起，接收；（汽車）小貨車
- library (n.): 圖書館，藏書閣；文庫(kù)
- operational (adj.): 運(yùn)作的，操作的；業(yè)務(wù)的，實(shí)施的
- discourse (n.): 交際，交流；演講，論文
- manipulate (v.): 操作，操縱；（熟練地）使用
- strenuous (adj.): 艱苦的，費(fèi)力的；奮發(fā)的，激烈的
- evident (adj.): 明顯的，顯然的；清楚的，明白的
- marginal (adj.): 邊緣的，邊際的；微小的，不重要的
- generation (n.): 一代，代數(shù)；生產(chǎn)，產(chǎn)生
- delicate (adj.): 精致的，嬌嫩的；靈敏的，敏感的
- premise (n.): 前提，假定；房屋及其土地
故事1
in?a small town, there was a girl named Emily, whose emotions were very rich. She always locked herself in the library to read books to forget her fragile feelings. But she found a salient difference: she was much slower than others in reading, and there was always a lag.
在一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)中，有一位名叫艾米麗的女孩，她的情感非常豐富。她總是把自己關(guān)在圖書館里看書，以忘記自己脆弱的情感。但她發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)顯著的不同之處：她閱讀的速度比別人慢很多，總是有一些滯后
Emily felt very anxious about her situation, so she decided to seek feedback from her teacher. Her teacher told her that everyone has their own pace of learning and reading, and it is not a comparative competition. Instead, Emily should focus on improving her own abilities and skills, rather than comparing herself with others.
艾米麗對(duì)自己的處境感到非常焦慮，于是她決定向老師尋求反饋。老師告訴她，每個(gè)人都有自己的學(xué)習(xí)和閱讀速度，這并不是一個(gè)比較性的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。相反，艾米麗應(yīng)該專注于提高自己的能力和技巧，而不是與別人比較
With her teacher's endorsement, Emily began to practice reading with more patience and discipline. She also learned to manipulate her own reading strategies and methods to suit her own needs. After a strenuous period of practice, Emily's reading speed gradually increased, and the marginal gap between her and others disappeared.
在老師的認(rèn)可下，艾米麗開(kāi)始更有耐心和紀(jì)律地練習(xí)閱讀。她還學(xué)會(huì)了操縱自己的閱讀策略和方法以適應(yīng)自己的需求。經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦的練習(xí)，艾米麗的閱讀速度逐漸提高，她和別人之間的邊際差距也消失了。
Emily's success not only gave her a sense of achievement, but also helped her establish a positive relationship with herself. She realized that her liability was not in her reading speed, but in her own lack of confidence and patience. With this premise, Emily continued to work hard and improve herself, and finally reached a hundred percent potential.
艾米麗的成功不僅給她帶來(lái)了成就感，還幫助她與自己建立了積極的關(guān)系。她意識(shí)到她的責(zé)任不在于閱讀速度，而在于自己的缺乏信心和耐心。在這個(gè)前提下，艾米麗繼續(xù)努力改進(jìn)自己，最終達(dá)到了百分之百的潛力。
One day, Emily decided to take a break and went to the coast to relax. She enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the sound of waves. Suddenly, she saw a pickup truck stuck on the beach. She observed that the driver was a woman who seemed to be in distress. Emily immediately went to help and used a delicate approach to guide the woman out of danger.
有一天，艾米麗決定休息一下，去海岸放松。她欣賞美麗的風(fēng)景和海浪的聲音。突然，她看到一輛卡車陷在沙灘上。她觀察到司機(jī)是一名看起來(lái)很焦慮的女性。艾米麗立即上前幫助，并用一種細(xì)致的方法引導(dǎo)這名女性擺脫危險(xiǎn)。
After the incident, the woman thanked Emily and introduced herself as the queen of the neighboring town. She was impressed by Emily's kindness and skills, and offered her a job as an operational assistant in her company. Emily accepted the offer and began a new generation of her life, full of new opportunities and challenges.
事后，這名女性感謝艾米麗，并介紹自己是鄰鎮(zhèn)的女王。她被艾米麗的善良和技能所打動(dòng)，并提供給她一份在公司中的運(yùn)營(yíng)助理工作。艾米麗接受了這個(gè)工作，并開(kāi)始了一個(gè)充滿新機(jī)遇和挑戰(zhàn)的新時(shí)代。
詞匯2
envelope - n. 信封
brow - n. 眉毛
calcium - n. 鈣
volume - n. 音量，體積
compress - v. 壓縮
bubble - n. 氣泡
comprise - v. 包含，組成
conceive - v. 想象，構(gòu)思
spread - v. 傳播
context - n. 上下文，背景
stability - n. 穩(wěn)定性
annual - adj. 每年的
forge - v. 鍛造
convene - v. 召集
mentor - n. 導(dǎo)師
polite - adj. 禮貌的
guard - n. 衛(wèi)兵，v. 保衛(wèi)
material - n. 材料，adj. 物質(zhì)的
distinct - adj. 獨(dú)特的，不同的
monopoly - n. 壟斷
dentist - n. 牙醫(yī)
chef - n. 廚師
jury - n. 陪審團(tuán)
obsolete - adj. 過(guò)時(shí)的
wheat - n. 小麥
affect - v. 影響
neighbor - n. 鄰居
故事2
Once upon a time, there was a chef named Alex who owned a small restaurant in a neighborhood on the outskirts of town. Despite the annual festivals that drew crowds to the city center, Alex's restaurant struggled to maintain stability and attract customers.
有一次，有一個(gè)名叫亞歷克斯的 廚師 在城鎮(zhèn)邊緣的一個(gè) 社區(qū) 擁有一家小餐館。盡管每年的節(jié)日吸引了人潮到市中心，但亞歷克斯的餐館難以保持 穩(wěn)定性 和吸引顧客。
One day, a mentor named Mary visited Alex's restaurant and noticed that the volume of customers was low. She offered to convene a meeting with other local business owners to comprise a plan to promote the neighborhood's offerings. Mary suggested they create an envelope of coupons to distribute to nearby residents, encouraging them to try out the various shops and restaurants in the area.
一天，一位名叫瑪麗的 導(dǎo)師 參觀了亞歷克斯的餐館，并注意到顧客數(shù)量很少。她提出與其他當(dāng)?shù)厣碳?召集 一次會(huì)議，以 組成 一個(gè)計(jì)劃來(lái)促進(jìn)社區(qū)的各種提供。瑪麗建議他們創(chuàng)建一個(gè) 信封 來(lái)分發(fā)優(yōu)惠券給附近的居民，鼓勵(lì)他們嘗試社區(qū)中的各種商店和餐館。
Excited to take part in the community project, Alex conceived a new dish made with wheat that was grown by a local farmer. He added a pinch of calcium to the recipe to improve the dish's texture and spread the word on social media about his restaurant's participation in the promotion.
激動(dòng)于參與社區(qū)項(xiàng)目，亞歷克斯 構(gòu)思 了一道用當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)民種植的 小麥 制作的新菜肴。他添加了一點(diǎn) 鈣 到食譜中，以改善菜肴的質(zhì)地，并在社交媒體上 傳播 他的餐廳參加促銷的消息。
The plan worked, and the neighborhood began to thrive with the increased volume of customers. People came from far and wide to try the unique offerings and enjoy the friendly and polite atmosphere. The success of the promotion broke the monopoly of the city center's businesses and made the neighborhood a distinct destination.
計(jì)劃奏效，社區(qū)開(kāi)始繁榮起來(lái)，顧客數(shù)量增加。人們從遠(yuǎn)處前來(lái)嘗試獨(dú)特的菜品，享受友好和 禮貌 的氛圍。促銷的成功打破了市中心企業(yè)的 壟斷，使社區(qū)成為一個(gè)獨(dú)特的目的地。
In time, even the dentist who had an office in the neighborhood was benefiting from the increased traffic. The jury was no longer out on whether or not the community project was successful. The once obsolete neighborhood had found new life and had become a prosperous destination.
隨著時(shí)間的推移，即使在社區(qū)有一家牙醫(yī)的辦公室，也從增加的交通中受益。 陪審團(tuán) 不再對(duì)社區(qū)項(xiàng)目的成功有所保留。曾經(jīng) 過(guò)時(shí) 的社區(qū)已經(jīng)煥發(fā)新的生機(jī)，成為一個(gè)繁榮的目的地。
