[Story] Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Aisa, there lived an artist who assumed the aspect of his work would speak for itself. [参考翻译] 从前，在一个遥远的名叫Aisa的地方，住着一位艺术家，他认为他的作品的外观本身就足以说明一切。 [Words] aisa [eɪsə] n 地名 artist [ˈɑːrtɪst] n 艺术家 aspect [ˈæspekt] n 方面，外观 assume [əˈsuːm] v 假设，认为
[Story] The armchair in the living room was part of a perfect arrangement for reading articles. [参考翻译] 客厅里的扶手椅是阅读文章的完美布局的一部分。 [Words] armchair [ɑːrmtʃɛə] n 扶手椅，躺椅 arrangement [əreɪnmənt] n 安排，布置 article [ɑːrtɪk(ə)l] n 文章，物品
[Story] I approached him to apologize, but he started to argue with me. [参考翻译] 我走近他道歉，但他却开始与我争辩。 [Words] apologies [əpɒlədʒɪz] n 道歉，歉意 approach [əprəʊtʃ] v 接近，走近 argue [ɑːgjuː] v 争吵，争论
[Story] In a private labor, the spirit of unity was supposed to repeat itself, but it didn’t. [参考翻译] 在一个私人劳动中，团结的精神本应重现，但却没有。 [Words] labor [’leɪbər] n 劳动 private [‘praɪvət] adj 私人的 repeat [rɪ’piːt] v 重复 spirit [‘spɪrɪt] n 精神 suppose [sə’poʊz] v 假设
[Story] In a heated argument, the function of the available construct was questioned, leading to its destruction. [参考翻译] 在一个激烈的争论中，可用构造的功能受到质疑，导致其毁灭。 [Words] argument [‘ɑːɡjʊmənt] n 争论 available [ə’veɪləbl] adj 可用的 construct [kən’strʌkt] v 建造 destruction [dɪ’strʌkʃən] n 毁灭 function [‘fʌŋkʃən] n 功能
[Story] In an attempt to recover a lost item, the confused judge praised the finder for spotting it. [参考翻译] 法官试图找回一件失物，却对发现者表示赞扬，尽管他有些困惑。 [Words] attempt [ə’tempt] n 尝试，努力 confuse [kən’fjuːz] v 使困惑，混淆 judge [dʒʌdʒ] n 法官，裁判员 praise [preɪz] v 赞扬，表扬 recover [rɪ’kʌvər] v 恢复，复原 spot [spɒt] n 地点，场所
[Story] In a world where everything was equal, a hardly contained secret threatened to disrupt the balance. [参考翻译] 在一个一切都是平等的世界里，一个几乎无法保守的秘密威胁着要打破这种平衡。 [Words] contain [kənˈteɪn] n 包含，容纳 v 包含，容纳 equal [ˈiːkw(ə)l] n 相等物，对手 v 等于，比得上 adj 相等的，均等的 hardly [ˈhɑːdli] adv 几乎不，简直不
[Story] In a world where advancements in technology promote desire, a group of people gather to discuss the similarities between their ambitions and the future they wish to create. [参考翻译] 在一个科技发展促进欲望的世界里，一群人聚集在一起讨论他们雄心壮志之间的相似之处以及他们渴望创造的未来。 [Words] advance [ədˈvɑːns] n 前进，进步；v 促进，增进 desire [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] n 渴望，愿望；v 渴望，希望得到 gather [ˈɡæðə(r)] v 聚集，集合 promote [prəˈməʊt] v 促进，提升 similarity [ˌsɪmɪˈlærəti] n 相似，类似