自考4000英语核心词 book2 Unit 12

　　Unit 12?（20词+1故事）

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　　abuse

　　v.虐待

　　To abuse someone or something means to hurt them on purpose.

　　故意伤害某人或某物。

　　→ The mean man?abused?his dog when it barked too loudly.

　　这个恶毒的人因为狗叫声太大而虐待它。

　　222

　　afford

　　v.买得起

　　To afford something means you have enough money to pay for it.

　　表示用足够的钱用于支付。

　　→ I've been saving my money, so I can?afford?to buy a new bike.

　　我一直在存钱，所以能买得起一辆新的自行车。

　　223

　　bake

　　v.烤

　　To bake means to cook food with heat.

　　表示用火烹调。

　　→ My sister is a good cook. She?bakes?delicious cakes.

　　我妹妹是个好厨师，她做的蛋糕很好吃。

　　224

　　bean

　　n.豆

　　A bean is a plant seed that is good to eat.

　　一种能食用的植物种子。

　　→ There are many different kinds of?beans?to eat.

　　有很多种可食用的豆类。

　　225

　　candle

　　n.蜡烛

　　A candle is a stick of wax that is lit on fire for light or heat.

　　一种长形的蜡状物，用火点燃能发光或发热。

　　→ When the lights went out, we lit some?candles.

　　灯灭后，我们点了几根蜡烛。

　　226

　　convert

　　v.转换，转变

　　To convert something means to change it into something else.

　　表示变成其他事情。

　　→ The man?converted?his messy field into a garden of flowers.

　　他把杂草丛生的荒田变为了一片花园。

　　227

　　debt

　　n.债务

　　A debt is an amount of money that a person owes.

　　表示欠的钱。

　　→ I have not paid my gas bill. I owe a?debt?to the gas company.

　　我还没交燃气费，还欠着燃气公司一笔债。

　　228

　　decrease

　　v.减少

　　To decrease something is to make it less than it was before.

　　使变得比之前少。

　　→ Hiring more police officers has?decreased?crime in the city.

　　招聘更多的警察降低了城市的犯罪率。

　　229

　　fault

　　n.过失

　　A fault is a mistake.

　　错误。

　　→ It is my?fault?that the cat ran away. I left the door open.

　　猫跑了怪我，是我把门开着的。

　　230

　　fund

　　n.资金

　　A fund is an amount of money that people have.

　　人们拥有的钱。

　　→ We all put money into our club's?fund.

　　我们都把钱投入俱乐部基金里。

　　231

　　generous

　　adj.大方的

　　When someone is generous, they like to give things to people.

　　表示愿意赠送物品给他人的。

　　→ The?generous?man donated several new computers to our school.

　　这个慷慨的人给学校捐赠了不少新电脑。

　　232

　　ingredient

　　n.成分

　　An ingredient is something that is part of a food dish.

　　一份菜肴的一部分。

　　→ The main?ingredients?in cake are eggs, sugar and flour.

　　蛋糕的主要成分是鸡蛋，糖和面粉。

　　233

　　insist

　　v.坚持，强调

　　To insist means to be firm in telling people what to do.

　　坚定地告诉别人去做。

　　→ I?insist?that you try some of these cookies.

　　我强烈推荐你尝尝这些饼干。

　　234

　　mess

　　n.混乱

　　A mess is a condition that is not clean or neat.

　　不干净或不整洁的环境。

　　→ Heather's room was a complete?mess.

　　希瑟的房间乱成一团。

　　235

　　metal

　　n.金属

　　Metal is a strong material people use to build things.

　　人们用于建造东西的坚实材料。

　　→ Steel is a common?metal?that is used to build buildings.

　　钢筋是建筑常用的金属材料。

　　236

　　monitor

　　v.监视

　　To monitor people or things is to watch them closely.

　　表示密切关注。

　　→ The teacher?monitors?the students when they take tests.

　　学生们考试由老师监考。

　　237

　　oppose

　　v.反对

　　To oppose something means to dislike it or act against it.

　　表示不喜欢或反对。

　　→ I want to be a police officer because I?oppose?crime.

　　我想当一名警察，因为我反对犯罪。

　　238

　　passive

　　adj.消极的

　　If a person is passive, they do not take action to solve problems.

　　表示无所作为解决问题的。

　　→ Marcie is so?passive?that she never solves her own problems.

　　玛西很消极，从不解决自己遇到的问题。

　　239

　　quantity

　　n.数量

　　A quantity is a certain amount of something.

　　表示某物的量。

　　→ I have a small?quantity?of milk in my glass.

　　我杯里还有一点点牛奶。

　　240

　　sue

　　v.控告

　　To sue someone is to take them to court for something wrong they did.

　　表示因某人做的错事而将其告上法庭。

　　→ I?sued?the company after I slipped on a banana peel in their hallway.

　　我在一家公司的走廊被香蕉皮滑倒了，我因此控告了那家公司。

　　The Mean Chef

　　小气的大厨

　　Once there was a chef, who was mean to his cooks. He was mean to the people who came in to eat. He charged too much for meals. Many people were not able to?affordthe cheapest?bean?dish. When his?metal?oven broke, he did not have it fixed. So everything?baked?in it burned. The only light was from?candles, and the whole place was a?mess. Sometimes, he didn't pay his waiters. Since they had no?funds, they had many?debts.

　　曾经有一个对手下很吝啬的厨师长，他对前来就餐的客人都很小气。他把价格标的很高，很少有人能吃得起一份最便宜的豆类菜品。就连金属烤箱坏了，他也没有去修，以致于烘焙的所有食品都烧着了。店里唯一的照明是几根蜡烛，整个后厨乱成一团。他有时不给服务员发工资，以致于他们欠下了很多债务。

　　The chef behaved this way all the time. He?monitored?the cooks and yelled if they did not do things his way.

　　这个厨师一直以来都是这样。如果手下的厨师不按他的方式去做他就会大喊大叫。

　　One day, the cooks decided that they were tired of the?abuse?and that they would not be?passive?anymore. Everyone?opposed?the chef. At first, they thought about?suing?him. Instead, they tied up the chef with rope. Now, they controlled the restaurant! Theydecreased?the price of food. They used the best?ingredients?and made large?quantitiesof food. They turned on the lights. The restaurant was?converted?into a happy place. For the first time, many people came to eat.

　　某天，手底下的厨师终于决定不再忍受这种虐待，不再沉默。所有人都开始反抗。起初，大家都想着起诉他，但最后却用绳子把他绑了起来。然后大家控制了餐厅！他们开始降价，并使用最好的原材料做菜，而且菜量也增加很多。大家把灯打开，餐厅瞬间变成一片乐土。有史以来的第一次，人们纷纷前来就餐。

　　The chef realized that the restaurant's problems were his?fault. The chef learned an important lesson. The new,?generous?chef?insisted?on giving the customers a free meal.

　　厨师长意识到餐厅具有的问题都是自己的过错导致，他吸取了一次重要的教训。厨师长改头换面，慷慨的请客人们免费吃了一顿饭。

　　Reading Comprehension

　　Answer the questions.

　　1. What is this story about?

　　a. How a mean chef was converted into a generous man

　　b. Why metal ovens bake food until it bums

　　c. Why waiters’ funds are not enough to pay their debts

　　d. How simple beans brought a large quantity of customers

　　2. Why could people not afford to eat at the restaurant?

　　a. The chef insisted they take free food.

　　b. The chef made prices too high.

　　c. The chef monitored the cooks.

　　d. The chef got tied up.