📖 Lesson 06 · A Brave Maid 勇敢的女仆
第 6 篇 · 共 40 篇 ｜ 高考词汇以 绿色 高亮，下方附释义
S1
A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall amazed everyone.
接待大厅入口处摆放的一只明代木制花瓶，让所有人都惊叹不已。
vase 花瓶
dynasty 朝代、王朝
entrance 入口、门口
amaze 使大为惊奇、使惊叹
S2
The artists designed it in a rare style and selected valuable jewels to decorate it.
艺术家们以罕见的风格设计了它，并挑选珍贵的珠宝来装饰它。
rare 罕见的、稀有的
style 风格、样式
jewel 珠宝、宝石
decorate 装饰
S3
People thought highly of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.
人们非常欣赏它那蜂蜜色的别致色彩以及上面精美的绘画。
think highly of 高度评价、非常赞赏
fancy 别致的、花哨的
S4
The vase used to belong to a former castle.
这只花瓶曾经属于一座昔日的城堡。
belong to 属于
former 以前的、从前的
castle 城堡
S5
But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle.
但当这个国家处于战争状态时，敌军炸毁了城堡。
at war 处于战争状态
troop 军队、部队
explode 爆炸、炸毁
S6
Debates on how the vase survived went on and on.
关于花瓶是如何幸存下来的争论一直持续不断。
debate 争论、辩论
survive 幸存、挺过
S7
In order to remove people's doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation.
为了消除人们的疑虑，一支不少于 20 人的队伍进行了一项非正式的调查。
doubt 怀疑、疑虑
no less than 不少于、多达
carry out 进行、开展、执行
investigation 调查
S8
The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well.
他们找到的证据表明，一位女仆把花瓶拆开，让一名水手把它沉到了当地的一口井里。
maid 女仆、侍女
sailor 水手、海员
sink 使下沉、沉没
well 井
S9
She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures.
即使在那些搜寻财宝的敌人残酷的拷问之下，她也从未泄露这个秘密。
give away 泄露、出卖
trial 审讯、考验
in search of 寻找、搜寻
treasure 财宝、珍宝
S10
It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return.
给这位勇敢的女仆一大笔钱作为回报，是值得的。
worth 值得的
fortune 一大笔钱、财富
in return 作为回报