📖 Helping the Remote Village 援助偏远村庄

第 34 篇 · 共 40 篇 ｜ 高考词汇以 绿色 高亮，下方附释义
S1
A year ago, the famous astronaut received an invitation by airmail from a remote village.
一年前，那位著名的宇航员收到一封来自偏远村庄的航空信邀请。
astronaut 宇航员 invitation 邀请 airmail 航空邮件 remote 偏远的、遥远的
S2
Intending to sniff some fresh air, he and his interpreter paid a fortnight visit there.
为了呼吸点新鲜空气，他和翻译到那里进行了为期两周的访问。
intend 打算、想要 sniff 吸、嗅、呼吸 interpreter 口译员、翻译 fortnight 两星期、十四天
S3
It was a privilege for them to be there, but they were shocked by what they saw.
能到那里去是一种荣幸，但眼前的一切让他们大为震惊。
privilege 荣幸、特权 shocked 震惊的
S4
The tracks were muddy.
小路泥泞不堪。
track 小路、小径 muddy 泥泞的
S5
The river was drying up.
河流正在干涸。
dry up 干涸、枯竭
S6
Most villagers only possessed one broom, a few tins and several jars and their rectangular grass huts with round angles were surrounded by weeds.
大多数村民只拥有一把扫帚、几个铁皮罐子和几只坛子，他们那些圆角的长方形草屋四周长满了杂草。
possess 拥有、具有 rectangular 长方形的 hut 小屋、草屋 weed 杂草、野草
S7
Besides, their school had no roof and platform, and the students had no concept of clicking a computer at all.
此外，他们的学校没有屋顶和讲台，学生们对“点击电脑”这件事完全没有概念。
besides 此外、而且 roof 屋顶 platform 讲台、平台 concept 概念、观念
S8
They were badly in need.
他们生活非常困难、急需物资。
be in need 贫困、需要帮助
S9
Soon, the astronaut made a generous voluntary donation to the village.
很快，宇航员向这个村庄进行了一次慷慨的自愿捐赠。
generous 慷慨的、大方的 voluntary 自愿的、志愿的 donation 捐赠、捐款
S10
There were textbooks for students, sewing machines for tailors and tractors for farmers.
捐赠物中有给学生的课本、给裁缝的缝纫机，还有给农民的拖拉机。
textbook 教科书、课本 sewing machine 缝纫机 tailor 裁缝 tractor 拖拉机
S11
His distribution catalogue also included operating a clinic and a trunk library, as well as giving weekly lessons to teach relevant farming knowledge like how to dry out seeds or raise oxen.
他的（捐赠）清单还包括开办一间诊所和一座箱式图书馆，并且每周开课传授相关的农作知识，比如如何晾干种子或养牛。
distribution 分发、分配 catalogue 目录、清单 clinic 诊所、门诊部 oxen 牛（ox 的复数，多指公牛）
S12
He himself not only helped do some paperwork but also purchased grills for boys to toast potatoes and combs for girls who were dying to get one.
他本人不仅帮忙做一些文书工作，还给男孩们买了用来烤土豆的烤架，给渴望得到梳子的女孩们买了梳子。
paperwork 文书工作、书面工作 purchase 购买 grill 烤架、烤炉 toast 烤、烘
S13
The other day, he heard from the villagers again inviting him to participate in the donation anniversary.
前几天，他又收到村民们的来信，邀请他参加捐赠周年纪念活动。
hear from 收到…的来信 participate in 参加 anniversary 周年纪念（日）
S14
For political and security reasons, he couldn't adjust his outgoing arrangement-otherwise he would go.
出于政治和安全上的原因，他无法调整出行安排——否则他一定会去的。
security 安全 adjust 调整、调节 arrangement 安排 otherwise 否则、要不然
S15
But his deeds were remembered forever.
但他的善举将永远被人铭记。
deed 行为、（此处）善举