4000 基础英语词汇背诵 Unit 23
Unit 23 （20词+1故事）
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advance
v. 前进
To advance is to go forward.
往前行进。
→ He advanced up the ladder slowly.
他顺着梯子慢慢往上爬。
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athlete
n. 运动员
An athlete is a person who plays sports.
专门从事体育运动的人。
→ Some athletes can play many sports very well.
有些运动员可以做很多体育项目，而且做得很好。
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average
adj. 平均的，普通的
If something is average, it is at a normal level.
表示普通的水平。
→ I'm not rich or poor; I'm average.
我不穷不富，处于中等水平。
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behavior
n. 行为
Your behavior is the way you act.
行为的表现形式。
→ Their behavior was good this semester. They didn't cause trouble.
他们这学期的表现很好，没有惹事。
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behind
prep.在...后面
Behind means to be at the back of something.
表示在某物后面。
→ The little girl was hiding behind a tree.
小女孩藏在一棵树后面。
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course
n. 课程
A course is a class in school.
学校里的课程。
→ I took a P.E. course in school this year.
我今年选修体育。
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lower
v. 减弱，减少
To lower something is to make it go down.
表示使数量减少。
→ The chart shows how his production has lowered over the year.
数据表显示了他今年的产出较去年的下降。
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match
v. 匹配
To match is to be the same or similar.
表示使相同或相似。
→ The two shoes matched. They looked the same.
这两只鞋子很搭，看起来一模一样。
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member
n. 成员
A member is a person who is part of a group.
团队中的一部分。
→ Julie is the newest member of our team.
朱莉是新加入我们队的。
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mental
adj. 脑力的
If something is mental, it has to do with your mind.
需要动脑的。
→ I made a mental picture of the room.
我凭印象画出了房间的图。
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passenger
n. 乘客
A passenger is a person who rides in a car, train, or airplane.
乘坐汽车，火车或飞机的人。
→ One passenger was standing in the subway train.
地铁上有一名乘客站着。
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personality
n. 个性，品格
Your personality is what you are like and how you behave.
一个人的本性和行为方式。
→ John has a bad personality.
约翰人品不好。
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poem
n. 诗歌
A poem is a short kind of writing.
一种篇幅短小的文章。
→ William Shakespeare wrote many poems.
威廉莎士比亚写了很多诗歌。
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pole
n. 杆，极点
A pole is a long thin stick made of wood or metal that supports things.
一种材质为木头或金属的细长的棍子，作支撑用。
→ The flag was hanging from the flag pole.
旗子挂在旗杆上。
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remove
v. 移动
To remove something is to take it away.
表示移走某物。
→ I removed the nail from the board.
我把板子上的钉子拔掉了。
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safety
n. 安全
Safety means to be the condition of being safe and free from danger.
处于安全的状态，远离危险。
→ For his own safety, he was placed in a car seat.
为了安全，他被安排在了安全座椅上。
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shoot
v. 射击
To shoot is to fire something like a bullet at someone or something.
表示向某人或某物发射诸如子弹一类的东西。
→ The hunter raised his gun to shoot at the target.
猎人举枪射击猎物。
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sound
v. 发出声响
To sound means to make a noise.
制造噪音。
→ The alarm clock sounded and woke us all up.
闹钟把我们都吵醒了。
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swim
v. 游泳
To swim is to move through water.
在水里移动。
→ I love to swim in the ocean.
我喜欢在海里游泳。
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web
n. 网
A web is a home made by a spider.
蜘蛛吐丝做成的巢穴。
→ Mom cleaned the spider webs out of the garage.
妈妈把车库里的蜘蛛网都清理掉。
The Camp
Stacie wanted to stay at a nice hotel for vacation. But her parents sent her to a terrible camp instead. For breakfast, Stacie liked fresh juice and chocolate milk, but she got water at the camp. In the afternoon she wanted to write poems, but she had to swim. The camp was near an airport with loud planes. Spider webs hung over her bed. To her, the kids' average behavior was very bad. No girl matched her personality. She hated it.
史黛西本想找个好酒店好好享受假期，没想到她爸妈却给她报名了夏令营。史黛西早餐喜欢喝巧克力牛奶和鲜榨果汁，但在营里时早上只能喝水。到了下午，她想写几首诗，但却又不得不跟着去游泳。营地靠近一个大机场。她睡觉的地方悬挂着蜘蛛网。在她眼里，其他小孩得表现都很差，没有一个人能与她合得来。所以她讨厌这里。
One day, they had a class. Mental exercise sounded good to Stacie. But it was a courseon water safety. They learned how to be safe passengers on a boat. Stacie didn't ever plan to go on a boat.
一天，他们上了一堂课。史黛西喜欢动脑筋，但这节课讲的是水上安全。他们学着如何在船上保持安全。史黛西却根本没打算上船。
The next day, they played a game. There were a red team and a blue team. Stacie was on the blue team. Each team had to try to remove the other team's flag from a pole. They also had to use water guns. 'I'm not much of an athlete,'she said. But she still had to play.
第二天，他们分成红队和蓝队两组玩了一个游戏。史黛西被分在了蓝队。两队只要努力把对方旗杆上的旗子摘掉就算赢。玩这个游戏要用到水枪。“我不擅长运动，”她说。但她还是得一起参与游戏。
Stacie took a water gun and looked for somewhere to hide. A boy said, 'Stacie, youadvance to the middle. I will go right. Those two will go left.'
史黛西拿了一把水枪，找了一个地方躲了起来。一个男孩说：“史黛西，你从中部突进，我从右侧迂回，剩下两人从左侧包抄。”
Stacie still didn't want to play. She walked into the forest and saw a red team player coming. Stacie hid behind a tree and then jumped out and shot the other player. 'This is fun!' Stacie thought.
史黛西还是不想参与。她走进林子，发现对面来了一个红队队员。她躲在一棵树后面，等对方走近突然跳出来开枪射击。她心想：“这还挺有趣的！”
Several minutes after advancing further, Stacie saw the red flag. A red team memberwas watching over it. She shot him with her water gun. Then she lowered the flag and ran back to her team.'I got it!' she yelled. The blue team won! Stacie was the hero.
向前推进几分钟后，史黛西看见了对方的旗子。对方派了一个人守护旗子。她用水枪打了对方队员，然后拿下旗子跑回自己队伍中。“我拿到旗子了！”她喊道。蓝队赢得了比赛！史黛西成了蓝队的英雄。
For the rest of the week, Stacie had fun. She even made new friends.
接下来的几天，史黛西过得很开心，还结交了新朋友。
单词
advance v.前进
athlete n.运动员
average adj.平均的，普通的
behavior n.行为
behind prep.在...后面
course n.课程
lower v.减弱，减少
match v.匹配
member n.成员
mental adj.脑力的
passenger n.乘客
personality n.个性，品格
poem n.诗歌
pole n.杆，极点
remove v.移动
safety n.安全
shoot v.射击
sound v.发出声响
swim v.游泳
web n.网