一，单词释义

1. shirt /ʃɜːt/ n. 衬衫；衬衣
2. commonly /ˈkɒmənli/ adv. 通常地；一般地；普遍地
3. pick /pɪk/ v. 挑选；采摘；捡起；选择；n. 选择；鹤嘴锄；精华
4. comply /kəmˈplaɪ/ v. 遵从；服从；顺从
5. protein /ˈprəʊtiːn/ n. 蛋白质
6. principal /ˈprɪnsəpl/ adj. 最重要的；主要的；n. 校长；负责人；主要演员；本金
7. fabricate /ˈfæbrɪkeɪt/ v. 制造；编造；捏造；组装
8. circumference /səˈkʌmfərəns/ n. 圆周；周长；圆周长
9. gentle /ˈdʒentl/ adj. 温柔的；温和的；轻柔的；平缓的；v. 使温和；使驯服
10. capacity /kəˈpæsəti/ n. 能力；才能；容量；容积；生产能力
11. swear /sweə(r)/ v. 发誓；起誓；咒骂；诅咒；n. 咒骂；骂人的话
12. challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n. 挑战；艰巨任务；质疑；盘问；v. 向… 挑战；质疑；考验
13. twenty /ˈtwenti/ num. 二十；二十个；二十岁
14. separate /ˈseprəteɪt , ˈseprɪt/ v. （使）分开；分离；分割；区分；adj. 单独的；分开的；独立的；不同的
15. publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 出版；发行；出版物；发表；公布
16. nylon /ˈnaɪlɒn/ n. 尼龙；锦纶；尼龙制品；女长筒尼龙丝袜
17. pine /paɪn/ n. 松树；松木；v. 苦苦思念；憔悴；渴望
18. drought /draʊt/ n. 旱灾；干旱；长期缺乏；匮乏
19. wool /wʊl/ n. 羊毛；毛线；毛织品；毛料衣物
20. zeal /ziːl/ n. 热情；热忱；热心
21. sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ adj. 神圣的；神的；宗教的；受尊重的；不可侵犯的
22. ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/ n. 抱负；雄心；野心；追求的目标
23. unnecessary /ʌnˈnesəsəri/ adj. 不必要的；多余的
24. commonplace /ˈkɒmənpleɪs/ adj. 平凡的；普通的；常见的；n. 常见的事；平常的事；老生常谈
25. practical /ˈpræktɪkl/ adj. 实际的；实践的；实用的；实际操作的；切实可行的
26. assume /əˈsjuːm/ v. 假定；假设；认为；承担；呈现
27. equation /ɪˈkweɪʒn/ n. 等式；方程式；计算式；相等；平衡；综合体
28. aunt /ɑːnt , ɑːŋt/ n. 姑母；姨母；伯母；婶母；舅母；阿姨；大妈；大娘
29. honeymoon /ˈhʌnimuːn/ n. 蜜月；蜜月期；v. 度蜜月
30. silicon /ˈsɪlɪkən/ n. 硅
31. merge /mɜːdʒ/ v. （使）合并；（使）结合；融合；逐渐消失
32. terrify /ˈterɪfaɪ/ v. 使恐惧；使十分害怕；吓坏
33. ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adj. 有野心的；有雄心的；有抱负的；费力的；耗资的；耗时的
34. avert /əˈvɜːt/ v. 防止；避免；转移（目光、注意力等）
35. wretched /ˈretʃɪd/ adj. 不幸的；悲惨的；可怜的；恶劣的；令人难受的
36. spark /spɑːk/ n. 火花；火星；电火花；一丝（感情）；v. 引发；触发；冒火花；飞火星
37. mostly /ˈməʊstli/ adv. 主要地；一般地；通常；多半；大部分
38. piano /piˈænəʊ/ n. 钢琴；adv. 轻柔地；安静地；弱
39. beforehand /bɪˈfɔːhænd/ adv. 预先；事先
40. jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ adj. 妒忌的；吃醋的；羡慕的；珍惜的；守护的
41. dairy /ˈdeəri/ n. 乳品店；乳品公司；制酪场；牛奶场；牛奶及乳品；adj. 奶的；奶制的；乳品的；乳品业的
42. certify /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/ v. 证明；证实；发证书（或执照）给
43. identity /aɪˈdentəti/ n. 身份；本体；同一性；一致；特征
44. edge /edʒ/ n. 边缘；边线；刀刃；优势；影响力；v. （使）徐徐移动；渐渐移动；加边于；略为增加（或减少）

二，文章（逐句翻译）

Our principal assigned a task: craft a story using 44 words, including piano, drought, and twenty others.

我们的校长布置了一项任务：用44个单词创作一个故事，包括“钢琴”、“干旱”和另外20个词。

My group, fueled by ambition, aimed to comply—no word left behind.

我们的团队满怀抱负，决心遵守要求——不遗漏任何一个单词。

We set the scene: a town hit by drought, where pine trees wilted and wool-clad farmers struggled.

我们设定了场景：一个遭受干旱的小镇，松树枯萎，身着羊毛衣物的农民举步维艰。

Lila, wearing a shirt stitched with nylon, lived with her aunt, a dairy owner.

莉拉穿着一件用尼龙缝制的衬衫，和她经营乳制品生意的姑妈住在一起。

They had twenty days to prepare for a fair, where Lila would play piano to spark hope.

他们有二十天时间为一场集市做准备，莉拉将在集市上弹奏钢琴，点燃希望。

Her friend, Kael, a zealous inventor, vowed to fabricate a water-saving device from silicon, measuring its circumference for precision.

她的朋友凯尔是一位充满热忱的发明家，他发誓要用硅制造一个节水装置，并测量其周长以确保精确。

Tensions rose when Kael’s design failed. Lila felt wretched, fearing their effort was unnecessary.

当凯尔的设计失败时，紧张气氛加剧。莉拉感到沮丧，担心他们的努力是不必要的。

“Let’s assume the best,” Kael said, merging their skills: she’d write a song about drought’s edge, he’d fix the device with spare nylon.

“让我们往最好的方面设想，”凯尔说，将他们的技能融合在一起：她写一首关于“干旱之边缘”的歌，他用备用的尼龙修理装置。

They even certify each word’s use, joking about jealous rivals (none existed—just teamwork).

他们甚至验证每个单词的使用，开玩笑说有嫉妒的竞争对手（其实不存在——只有团队合作）。

On the day, Lila’s gentle melody echoed the sacred rhythm of rain, while Kael’s machine, using protein-powered gears, showed practical solutions.

当天，莉拉柔和的旋律呼应着雨水的神圣节奏，而凯尔的机器使用蛋白质驱动的齿轮，展示了实用的解决方案。

The crowd loved it—our publication, a poster, proved commonplace ideas could thrive with capacity.

人群喜爱它——我们的出版物（一张海报）证明，平凡的想法也能凭借能力蓬勃发展。

Even the honeymoon-themed corner (a joke nod to honeymoon) fit!

甚至连以“蜜月”为主题的角落（对“蜜月”一词的玩笑式呼应）也很契合！

We learned: ambitious goals need beforehand planning, but mostly, kindness matters.

我们学到：雄心勃勃的目标需要预先规划，但主要是，善意很重要。

No word was terrifying once we averted stress with laughs.

一旦我们用笑声避免压力，没有哪个单词是可怕的。

Our identity? A team that turned a list into a tale, separate words into a story—all in 250 words, swear!

我们的身份是什么？一个将列表变成故事、把独立的单词连成篇章的团队——全部在250词内，发誓！

三，文章（无翻译）

The Classroom Challenge

Our principal assigned a task: craft a story using 44 words, including piano, drought, and twenty others. My group, fueled by ambition, aimed to comply—no word left behind.

We set the scene: a town hit by drought, where pine trees wilted and wool-clad farmers struggled. Lila, wearing a shirt stitched with nylon, lived with her aunt, a dairy owner. They had twenty days to prepare for a fair, where Lila would play piano to spark hope. Her friend, Kael, a zealous inventor, vowed to fabricate a water-saving device from silicon, measuring its circumference for precision.

Tensions rose when Kael’s design failed. Lila felt wretched, fearing their effort was unnecessary. “Let’s assume the best,” Kael said, merging their skills: she’d write a song about drought’s edge, he’d fix the device with spare nylon. They even certify each word’s use, joking about jealous rivals (none existed—just teamwork).

On the day, Lila’s gentle melody echoed the sacred rhythm of rain, while Kael’s machine, using protein-powered gears, showed practical solutions. The crowd loved it—our publication, a poster, proved commonplace ideas could thrive with capacity. Even the honeymoon-themed corner (a joke nod to honeymoon) fit!

We learned: ambitious goals need beforehand planning, but mostly, kindness matters. No word was terrifying once we averted stress with laughs. Our identity? A team that turned a list into a tale, separate words into a story—all in 250 words, swear!