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Unit 6 Nature in words
1．At all hours of the day，white-aproned bakers occupy themselves in(忙于……) working in
the Hot Bread Kitchen，throwing flour across butcher block tables...
2．But Hot Bread Kitchen is more than(不仅仅……) a bakery.
3．In 2008，Rodriguez launched the bakery in the small Brooklyn apartment she shared with
roommates，hiring two immigrant(n.移民，外侨；immigrate v．迁徙) women as her first
bakers.
4．But for every person who questioned(熟词生义：v.怀疑，质疑) it，there were five people
who(who引导定语从句，修饰people) were interested in supporting us.
5．These women’s diverse homelands are reflected in(反映，映出) many of the bakery’s
products，like heritage tortillas and the wildly popular m’smen，a buttery bread.
reflect vt.& vi.反射光、热、声等；反思；回想；仔细考
虑
reflect on/upon认真思考
6．But now it seems that a researcher has figured out(弄清楚；搞明白) how auroras really make
sounds.
7．That explains how the sounds correspond with(与……相对应/一致) the aurora’s visible
movements—they begin to happen in the inversion layer only about 75 meters above the observer.
8．But the restaurants often find special ways to respond in times of(在……的时候) crisis，too.
9．And the Wilmington，North Carolina Chick-fil-A，owned by Donovan and Nikki Carless，
was quick to serve locals on Sunday after Hurricane Florence left(熟词生义 vt.让某人或某物处
于某种状态) thousands of people homeless.
10．With this in mind，the restaurant owners asked their employees who would be willing to(乐
意做……) serve food on Sunday.
11．In times like these，it’s always inspiring to see businesses put their bottom dollar
aside(把……放在一边) and instead look to see how they can give back.
12．This unique culture，composed of(由……组成) knowledge，skills and practices concerning
management of tea plantations，picking of tea leaves，and the processing，drinking and sharing
of tea，is the 43th entry from China on the list，whose total tops(熟词生义：v.排名领先) all
other countries.13．The tea that has appealed to(吸引) the world for thousands of years finally received top-level
global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.
14．In China，it is reported that(据报道……) over 40 vocational colleges and 80 universities
have set up majors(n.专业) in tea science or tea culture，with over 3,000 graduates specializing
in tea production and art every year(with复合结构作状语)．
