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Unit 4 MYSTERIES SOLVED? WORDS 1. * theory ?/ ?θ??r? / n [C] opinion or supposition, not necessarily based on reasoning 意见, 揣测（未必基於推理的）: He has a theory that wearing hats makes men go bald. 他有个看法是男人戴帽子就会秃顶. scientific ?/ ?sa??n?t?f?k / adj [attrib 作定语] of, used in or involved in science 科学的; 用於科学研究的; 关於科学的: a scientific discovery, instrument, textbook, researcher 科学发现﹑ 科学仪器﹑ 理科教科书﹑ 科学研究人员.stormy ?[st?:mi] adj. 暴风雨的, 激烈的, 粗暴的 The boat was tossed about in the stormy sea. ?小船在风急雨骤的大海中颠簸。 cause ?/ k??z/ [C] that which produces an effect; thing, event, person, etc that makes sth happen 原因; 导致某事物发生的事物﹑ 人等: What was the cause of the fire? 火灾是怎样引起的? Police are investigating the causes of the explosion. 警方正在调查爆炸的原因.cause v ~ sth for sb be the cause of sth ; make happen 造成（某事物）; 使发生: What caused the explosion? 爆炸是怎样引起的? Shes always causing trouble for people. 她总是给人添麻烦.escape ?/ ??ske?p/ v [I, Ipr] ~ from sth of gases, liquids, etc find a way out of a container, etc ; leak; seep out （指气体﹑ 液体等）漏出, 泄漏, 渗出: Theres gas escaping somewhere can you smell it? 有什麽地方漏煤气了--你闻到了吗? * Make a hole to let the water escape. 弄个洞让水排出. 6. * spark / spɑ?k/ n [C] tiny glowing particle thrown off from sth burning or produced when two hard substances eg stone, metal, flint are struck together 火花; 火星: The firework exploded in a shower of sparks. 烟火炸开放出一阵火花. Rubbing stones together produces sparks to start a fire. 用石头相擦可产生火花用来引火. 7. * burst / b??st/ v pt, pp burst [I, Tn] cause sth to break violently open or apart, esp because of pressure from inside; explode （使某物）爆炸; 胀破; 爆破: If you blow that balloon up any more it will burst. 那气球再吹就要破了 Water-pipes often burst in cold weather. 水管在寒冷的天气里经常冻裂. burst into sth send out or produce sth suddenly and violently 突然而猛烈地发出或产生出某事物: The aircraft crashed and burst into flames, ie suddenly began to burn. 飞机坠毁起火. burst into tears, song, angry speech, ie suddenly begin to cry, sing, speak angrily 突然哭﹑ 唱﹑ 吵起来 trees bursting into leaf/ bloom/ blos