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Level - Easy
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	copy	Do what someone else does	抄襲	My classmate is in trouble. She copied my work in the English test.
2	fan	Someone who likes someone else a lot	迷 (崇拜者或擁護者)	I am a big fan of Twins. I've seen them in concert eight times.
3	shy		害羞	The new boy in our class is really shy. He doesn't talk to anyone.
4	smart	Clever	聰明	My brother's so smart, he gets A grades in every subject.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	depressed	Really unhappy	沮喪	I'm depressed! I've tons of homework to do this weekend.
2	eighth grader	Someone in the eighth grade at a US school, like Form 2 in Hong Kong	讀第八班 (中二學生)	Now I'm an eighth grader, I feel much more confident about school.
3	insult	Say something bad about someone	侮辱	What an insult! The teacher thought I copied my classmate's work, but she copied me.
4	patch	Like a Boy Scout or Girl Guide's badge	徽章	Matt has to help sick people to get his first aid patch.
5	quitter	Someone who gives up easily	做事半途而廢的人	I failed my exams, but I'm going to retake them. I'm not a quitter!
6	role model	Someone to look up to and admire	模範、榜樣	My English teacher is my role model. When I grow up, I hope I'll be as kind as her.
7	self-conscious	Shy and awkward, thinking about yourself	不自然、忸怩	I'm too self-conscious to be in the school play.
8	so together	In control of life and sure of what to do	充分準備及掌握	You're so together! You've finished all your holiday homework and it's only the second day.
9	tense	Not relaxed	緊張	I was very tense before I did the exam, but I am calmer now it's over.
10	trip up		絆倒	Mind the step! You could trip up if you're not careful.
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	creeped out	Feel that something is strange	感到不寒而慄	I'm creeped out by horror films. I always think they could come true.
2	exactly like me	The same as me	與我一模一樣	Do you know who my sister is? She looks exactly like me, but she's shorter.
3	leave me alone	Stay away from me	不要打擾我	You upset me earlier this morning. I think you'd better leave me alone!
4	let someone down easy	Tell someone something unpleasant in a nice way	給某人留點面子	How can I tell him I don't want to go to the cinema with him? I'll let him down easy and say I'm sick.
5	Wilderness Cadets	Like Boy Scouts	外展訓練青年團	Matt goes to Wilderness Cadets. He really likes it, but he has to earn a patch or he will have to leave.
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