New Words：

announcement [ə'naunsmənt] n. 通告；宣告；公告；通知

Sample Sentences：

I have an important announcement to make.
When her husband died, she put an announcement in the newspaper.
We were eager to hear the announcement of the winner of the race.

New Words：

announce [ə'nauns] v. 宣布；宣称；（尤指通过广播）通知；声称

Sample Sentences：

Footsteps announced his return.
The news was announced by Radio Beijing.
She announced that she'd given up smoking.
The vote was completed. The chairman announced the result.
Everyone was silent as he announced the winner of the competition.

New Words：

scroll [skrəul]
n.卷轴
v.滚动；滚屏；卷动

Sample Sentences：

Dad held up a newspaper like a scroll.
Scroll down to the bottom of the document.
Ron unrolled the scroll and began to read.
Most Chinese pictures are painted on silk scrolls.

New Words：

chariot ['tʃæriət] n. （古代用于战斗或比赛的）双轮敞篷马车

Sample Sentences：

There is a picture of a fighter standing on a chariot on the wall.
The king told the chariot driver, 'Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I've been wounded.'

New Words：

empire [ˈempaɪr] n. 帝国；大企业；企业集团
emperor ['empərər] n. 皇帝；帝王

Sample Sentences：

The ancient Romans extended their empire into Asia.
The British Empire once covered large parts of the world.

Napoleon called himself Emperor of the French.
The daughter of an emperor does not worry about finding a husband.