4000 基础英语词汇背诵 Unit 29
Unit 29 （20词+1故事）
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advertise
v. 做广告
To advertise is to tell people about something on TV, radio, etc.
通过电视，广播等告知人们。
→ They used a rabbit to help them advertise their product.
他们用一只兔子来打广告。
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assign
v. 指派
To assign something to someone is to tell them to do it.
把任务分发下去。
→ I assigned the worker an important task.
我指派了一项重要的任务给这位员工。
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audience
n. 观众
An audience is a group of people who watch something together.
一起观看赛事的一群人。
→ There was a large audience at the game.
这场比赛的观众很多。
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breakfast
n. 早餐
Breakfast is the first meal of the day.
早餐是一天当中的第一顿饭。
→ I eat breakfast at 8:00 every morning.
我每天早上八点吃早餐。
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competition
n. 竞争
A competition is a contest to see who is the best at something.
为争第一而举办的对抗。
→ He won the running competition over the weekend.
他在周末的跑步比赛上得了第一名。
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cool
adj. 凉爽的
If the weather is cool, it is a little bit cold.
天气有点寒冷的。
→ The weather is cool in the fall.
秋天的天气很凉爽。
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gain
v. 增加
If you gain something, you get more of it.
获取更多的。
→ I gained some weight over the summer.
我这个夏天长胖了。
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importance
n. 重要性
Importance means the quality or condition of being needed or valued.
表示拥有被需要的品质或价值。
→ VIPs are people of great importance.
VIP表示那些重要的人。
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knowledge
n. 知识
Knowledge is information that you have about something.
对某事的了解。
→ A music teacher should have good knowledge of music.
一名音乐老师应该懂音乐。
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major
adj. 主要的
If something is major, it is big or important.
大的或者重要的。
→ I have a major problem. My boss wants me to redo my project!
我的一个主要问题是老板想让我重写计划书。
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mean
adj. 卑鄙的
Mean describes someone who is unkind or cruel.
表示不善良的或者残忍的。
→ My co-worker is a very mean person. He gets angry very quickly.
我的同事是一个不好相处的人，他很容易发脾气。
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prefer
v. 偏爱
If you prefer something, you want it more than something else.
相比于其它而更喜欢。
→ I prefer to take the path that will lead me to a bright future.
我宁愿选择一条能给我光明前途的道路。
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president
n. 总统
A president is the leader of a country.
一个国家的领导人。
→ The president of our country made an important announcement.
我们的总统发表了重要讲话。
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progress
n. 进展
Progress is the act of getting closer to doing or finishing something.
某事完成的进度或完成情况。
→ Our company made financial progress this year.
我们公司今年盈利增加了。
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respect
n. 尊重
Respect is a good opinion of someone because they are good.
因为某人的好而产生的好的看法。
→ I have great respect for firemen.
我对消防员充满敬意。
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rich
adj. 富有的
If you are rich, you have a lot of money.
表示很有钱的。
→ He's rich. He can buy anything he wants.
他很有钱，可以买任何想要的东西。
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skill
n. 技能
A skill is the knowledge and ability that allows you to do something well.
能做好某事的知识和能力。
→ A snowboarder must have the right skills to do well.
一名滑雪者必须掌握正确的滑雪知识。
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somehow
adv. 以某种方法
Somehow means in a way or by some means which is not known.
表示以一种方式或以某种不为人知的方式。
→ He somehow had to find a way to reach the life preserver.
他无论如何都要想办法拿到救生工具。
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strength
n. 力量
Strength is the physical power that you have.
所拥有的身体能量。
→ Exercising will increase your strength and give you more power.
锻炼可以提升力量，让人更强壮。
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vote
v. 投票
To vote is to officially choose between two or more things.
在两者或更多事物之间做出正式选择。
→ I voted for Billy to be our class president.
竞选班长时，我把票投给了比利。
How the World Got Light
The president of Darkland was a pig-a very bad pig. He was a pig of major importance. He was rich, and he had a lot of strength. But he was mean to all the animals in Darkland. He kept all of the world's light in a bag. He preferred to keep the world cooland dark. He wanted to stop the progress of the city. The animals couldn't work in the dark. He didn't have any respect for them. 'Light is too good for them,' he said. 'Only I should have light.'
黑暗之地的国王是一只猪—一只很坏的猪。它地位很高，很富有也很强大。但它对所有领地内的动物都很残酷。它把光装在一个袋子里，因为它喜欢让世界变得冷漠和黑暗。它想要阻止城市的发展，人们没有光就无法工作。它对其它动物一点都不尊重。“光对它们来说太高尚了，”它说。“只有我才配拥有。”
But the animals needed light. So they decided to hold a competition. They wanted to find the smartest animal in Darkland. That animal had to steal light from the president. They advertised the competition everywhere. All the animals came.
但动物们需要光明，所以它们决定举行一个比赛，以此找出国土中最聪明的人。被选中的人要去偷国王的光明袋。它们竞赛到处张贴，所有的动物都来了。
The animals all showed off their skills. The audience watched and then voted for the animal with the most knowledge. The winner was a tall bird named Raven. Theyassigned him the job of getting light.
参赛的动物们都一一展示了自己的技能。观众们从中选出了最聪明的一个。最终胜出的是一只名叫雷文的大鸟。大家推举它去偷国王的光明袋。
The next morning, Raven ate breakfast and then left his home. 'How will I gain light from the president?' thought Raven. He needed to trick the president somehow. Then, Raven had an idea. Raven could make his voice sound like anything!
第二天一早，雷文吃过早饭就出门了。“我要怎么才能拿到光明袋呢？”雷文心想。它必须骗一骗国王。过了一会，它想出了一个主意。它能模仿所有声音。
Raven walked up to the president's door. He made the sound of a crying baby. He cried very loudly. Soon, the president opened the door.
它走到国王门前并开始学婴儿啼哭。它哭的声音很大，很快就把国王引了出来。
Be quiet! the president yelled. Right then, Raven quickly made his move. He flew by the pig and found the soft bag. He took it outside. The sun was inside the bag!
“安静点！”国王喊道！说时迟那时快，雷文以迅雷不及掩耳之势找到了光明袋。它把袋子拿到外面。袋子里装的是太阳！
Raven flew high and put the sun in the sky. The president was very mad. Raven tricked him! But the other animals were very happy. At last, they had light-all because of Raven's smart thinking.
雷文高高飞上天，把太阳放在了天上。国王很生气，因为雷文骗了它！但其它动物却乐坏了。终于，它们看见了光明-这都归功于雷文的灵机一动。
Answer the questions.
1. What is this story about?
a. How a big, tall bird gave light to the world
b. A rich president who helped the world stay cool
c. How a competition helped animals gain skills
d. The importance of gaining the president’s respect
2. Why did the pig hide the sun?
a. To let the people assign a job to Raven
b. To bring an audience to see his big house
c. To prevent the animals from voting
d. To stop progress
3. What is NOT true of the president?
a. He kept the sun in a soft bag.
b. He did not like the animals of Darkland.
c. He found a baby outside his house.
d. He became very angry at Raven.
4. How did Raven steal the sun?
a. He used his strength to fight the president for it.
b. He used his knowledge of the area to find it.
c. He made a sound like a baby to make the pig open the door.
d. He advertised a major competition and won it.
5. What was inside the soft bag?
单词
advertise v. 做广告
assign v. 指派
audience n. 观众
breakfast n. 早餐
competition n. 竞争
cool adj. 凉爽的
gain v. 增加
importance n. 重要性
knowledge n. 知识
major adj. 主要的
mean adj. 卑鄙的
prefer v. 偏爱
president n. 总统
progress n. 进展
respect n. 尊重
rich adj. 富有的
skill n. 技能
somehow adv. 以某种方法
strength n. 力量
vote v. 投票
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
1. If you ___________ something widely, everyone will know about it.
2. If you have a ___________ problem, you might need more help.
3. I want to be in the ___________ to show that I am the best.
4. His skiing ___________ are great! He can be a professional.
5. Next month, our country will ___________ for a new president.