Weekly Focus - Useful Words

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	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	cell phone n		手提電話	Can I borrow your cell phone? I forgot mine, and I need to phone my mother.
2	commercial n	advertisement	廣告	When the commercials come on TV, I go and make a cup of tea.
3	goody bag n	a bag with gifts in it, given to guests by the host of a party	禮物包	That was a great party. We even got goody bags with lots of chocolate.
4	guilty adj	feeling bad about something you have done	內疚	I feel guilty about lying to my mother.
5	harness n		繫帶	I would never climb a rock without a harness. It saves you from falling.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	afraid of heights phr	fear of being high up	畏高	I don't want to go on your balcony. I'm afraid of heights.
2	be reasonable phr	be realistic	現實一點	I'm sorry! I can't do your homework for you. Be reasonable!
3	camera shy adj	unhappy about having a photograph taken	怕上鏡頭	My friend was absent on the day of the school photo. She's so camera shy!
4	chaperone n	someone who looks after a young woman when she's out	監護人	My mother won't let me go camping without a chaperone, so my aunt is coming with us.
5	chug v	drink in one gulp	一口氣喝下	I was so thirsty, I chugged a whole can of coke!
6	deception n	lie verb = deceive	欺騙	My mother found out about our deception. My best friend and I said we were studying, but we went to a party instead.
7	depressing adj	something that makes you feel sad	令人沮喪	It is depressing to think about all the revision I have to do for my exams.
8	have second thoughts phr	starting to think you're doing the wrong thing	重新考慮、覺得做錯了某些事	I was going to go out without telling my mother tonight, but then I had second thoughts and went home.
9	I'm kidding id	I'm joking	我在說笑	I won the Mark Six! No, I'm kidding! I just wanted to get your attention.
10	impressive adj	very good	十分好	Your painting is impressive. I can see why you won first prize.
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	fall apart id	have doubts	懷疑、不大相信	You're the star of the show! You can't fall apart now.
2	it's a guy thing id	something only boys understand	男孩子才會明白的東西	I can't explain why I like watching football so much. It's a guy thing.
3	off the hook id	not blamed	脫離困境、不用受指責	The teacher found out it was my friend who copied from me. I'm off the hook.
4	on me id	I will pay	我請客	These drinks are on me. I've just been paid for my part time job.
5	sneaked to a party phr	went out secretly	悄悄地溜走去參加派對	My sister often sneaks to parties at the weekend. My mother thinks she's studying with her friend.
6	this is going nowhere phr	this is unsuccessful	不會成功	You never listen to what I say. This relationship is going nowhere.
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