In a remote village near Rome, there lived a quiet and academically gifted girl named Maria. She was passionate about Roman sculptures and spent her afternoons studying their spatial details. Maria dreamed of pursuing a career in academia, hoping to one day share her knowledge with wide audiences.
Maria's path seemed wonderful, but her family's financial status took a turn for the worse when her father's business went bankrupt. Feeling vulnerable and abandoned by their workplace, Maria's family faced a bottleneck in their once-thriving life.
Undeterred, Maria found solace in her passion for sculptures. One day, while exploring a recently discovered archaeological site, she came across a beautiful Roman sculpture of a virgin goddess, hidden within a crater. The find captured her wonder, but she knew that stealing it would be wrong.
As the news of her discovery spread, Maria's story reached an audiologist from a prestigious academic institution in the Atlantic region. Impressed by Maria's dedication, the audiologist offered her a scholarship to continue her studies in their prestigious university.
Maria seized the opportunity, leaving her small village to pursue her dreams in the academic sector. She became a bridge of hope for her family and her village, warning others of the aftermath of abandonment and adversity. Through determination and resilience, Maria carved a path for a better future, both for herself and those who would follow.
Word List
1464. quietly [ˈkwaɪətli] adv. 安静地；轻声地
1465. relationship [rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp] n. 关系；联系
1466. remote [rɪˈməʊt] adj. 遥远的；偏僻的
1467. Roman [ˈrəʊmən] adj./n. 罗马的；古罗马人的
1468. Rome [rəʊm] n. 罗马（意大利首都）
1469. sculpture [ˈskʌlptʃə(r)] n. 雕塑；雕刻品
1470. sector [ˈsektə(r)] n. 部门；领域
1471. spatial [ˈspeɪʃl] adj. 空间的；空间性的
1472. status [ˈsteɪtəs] n. 地位；身份
1473. steal [stiːl] v. 偷窃；偷走
1474. stretch [stretʃ] v./n. 拉伸；伸展
1475. stripper [ˈstrɪpə(r)] n. 脱衣舞女；剥皮器
1476. strip [strɪp] v./n. 脱光；条带
1477. virgin [ˈvɜːdʒɪn] n./adj. 处女；未开垦的
1478. vulnerable [ˈvʌlnərəbl] adj. 易受攻击的；脆弱的
1479. warn [wɔːn] v. 警告；告诫
1480. wonder [ˈwʌndə(r)] v./n. 想知道；奇迹
1481. wonderful [ˈwʌndəf(ə)l] adj. 精彩的；极好的
1482. workplace [ˈwɜːkpleɪs] n. 工作场所；职场
1483. abandon [əˈbændən] v. 放弃；抛弃
1484. abandoned [əˈbændənd] adj. 被遗弃的；被放弃的
1485. abandonment [əˈbændənmənt] n. 放弃；遗弃
1486. academia [ˌækəˈdiːmiə] n. 学术界；学院
1487. academic [ˌækəˈdemɪk] adj. 学术的；理论的
1488. academically [ˌækəˈdemɪkli] adv. 学术地；理论地
1489. aftermath [ˈɑːftəmæθ] n. 后果；余波
1490. afternoon [ˌɑːftəˈnuːn] n. 下午；午后
1491. aftertaste [ˈɑːftəteɪst] n. 回味；余味
1492. afterwards [ˈɑːftəwədz] adv. 后来；随后
1493. Atlantic [ətˈlæntɪk] adj./n. 大西洋的；大西洋
1494. audience [ˈɔːdiənsɪz] n. 观众；听众
1495. audio [ˈɔːdiəʊ] adj. 音频的；声音的
1496. audiologist [ˌɔːdiˈɒlədʒɪst] n. 听力学家
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- 115 -1497. auditory [ˈɔːdɪtəri] adj. 听觉的；听力的
1498. bank [bæŋk] n. 银行；堤岸
1499. bankrupt [ˈbæŋkrʌpt] adj. 破产的；无法偿还债务的
1500. bankruptcy [ˈbæŋkrʌptsi] n. 破产；倒闭
1501. besides [bɪˈsaɪdz] adv. 此外；而且
1502. bottle [ˈbɒtl] n./v. 瓶子；把...装瓶
1503. bottleneck [ˈbɒtlnek] n. 瓶颈；阻塞点
1504. bridge [brɪdʒ] n. 桥；桥梁
1505. career [kəˈrɪə(r)] n. 职业；生涯
1506. crater [ˈkreɪtə(r)] n. 火山口；弹坑
