高频通用词 第 170 级 · 阅读短文

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My sister gave me a book about energy last week as a real bargain.上周姐姐把一本讲能量的短书便宜卖给了我，真是一桩「划算的买卖」。 My first conception of energy was often wrong.我对能量的最初「理解」常常是错的。 Then I read that energy means the ability to do work.后来我读到，能量就是做功的本领。 That line helped me clarify a hard word.那一行字帮我「澄清」了一个难词。

Now the concept felt clear, and the book was a true carrier of new ideas.这时「概念」在我脑子里变清楚了，这本书也是新想法的真正「载体」。 A picture of an idea is only conceptual.一个想法的图景只是「概念上的」。 For example, a horse that pulls a cart does work.比如，一匹拉车的马就在做功。 So I began to read the book with real care.于是我用心地读这本书。

The heat moves along the metal in small steps until the rod is warm.热沿着金属一小步一小步地移动，直到整根棒子都变暖。 Scientists call this process conduction.科学家把这个过程叫做「传导」。 My old conception of heat was simply hot air.我以前对热的「理解」只是热空气。

So I went to consult my teacher after school.于是放学后我去「请教」老师。 She works as a consultant for a lab.她在一个实验室当「顾问」。 Our talk was short but helpful.我们的谈话很短，却很有帮助。 She asked me to conduct an experiment.她让我「进行」一个实验。 I wrote down what the spoon did.我记下了勺子当时的表现。