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Weekly Focus - Useful Words

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Level - Easy
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 allowance n pocket money your parents give you every week or month 津貼、零用錢 My parents have just raised my allowance. They said now I'm 14, I can get $500 per week. Listen
2 button n
(a badge)
徽章 Do you want a button with Mickey Mouse on it? I got lots of them at Disneyland. Listen
3 cash n 現金 Do you have any cash? I forgot to bring my purse. Listen
4 freedom n being able to do whatever you want 自由 I always have to come home before 10p.m. I want more freedom. Listen
5 garbage n rubbish 垃圾 Will you help me take this garbage out? The bins will be emptied soon. Listen

 

Level - Medium
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1

apologise v

say sorry
noun = apology
道歉 I was running late. Merv waited an hour for me at the MTR station. I apologised to him but he was still angry. Listen
2 busboy n
works in a hotel
在餐廳或酒店任職的男侍 Can you call a busboy? We need help taking our luggage downstairs. Listen
3 dump v throw away, when a boyfriend or girlfriend finishes the relationship 拋棄 My boyfriend dumped me for another girl. I'm so upset about it. Listen
4 fired v lost your job 被解雇 You're late for work every day and you always leave early. You're fired! Listen
5 frosting n 糖衣 Do you like the frosting on the cake? I wrote "Happy Birthday" on it for you. Listen
6 hang on id

wait a little while

稍等 Hang on while I get my coat... OK, I'm ready; let's go! Listen
7 have a crush on someone phr like or even love someone, you probably haven't told them yet 迷戀某人 I've a crush on a boy in my class. He's called Chris and he's the captain of the school basketball team! Listen
8 I'm off id I'm going 我會去 I'm off to Sai Kung for a hike this weekend. Do you want to come? Listen
9 independence n being able to look after yourself 獨立 My sister lives at her university. She likes the feeling of independence. Listen
10 over her id forgotten her 忘記了她 My brother finished with his girlfriend last week. He's totally over her already. Listen
11 quit v leave 離開、不幹 My friend hates his job so much, he wants to quit as soon as he can. Listen

 

Level - Hard
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 bug someone
id
bother someone 令某人煩惱 Can you stop whistling? It's really bugging me. Listen
2 a lot to handle phr a lot to manage 十分忙碌 I've got three part time jobs and I'm going to university soon. It's a lot to handle. Listen
3 put two and two together
phr
work out what's happening 根據所得的資訊推測出真相 My sister knows I have a boyfriend. She saw me with him last week and put two and two together. Listen
4 rat race n working life, used to describe feeling stuck in working life 激烈的競爭(尤其指為保住職位) I've got a job and I'm buying a flat. Now I'm really part of the rat race! Listen

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Guide:    
adj - adjective
adv - adverb
id - idiom
n - noun
phr - phrase
phr v - phrasal verb
prep - preposition
pron - pronoun
v - verb
   

 

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