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.
2	button n	(a badge)	徽章	Do you want a button with Mickey Mouse on it? I got lots of them at Disneyland.
3	cash n		現金	Do you have any cash? I forgot to bring my purse.
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.
5	garbage n	rubbish	垃圾	Will you help me take this garbage out? The bins will be emptied soon.
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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.
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.
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.
4	fired v	lost your job	被解雇	You're late for work every day and you always leave early. You're fired!
5	frosting n		糖衣	Do you like the frosting on the cake? I wrote "Happy Birthday" on it for you.
6	hang on id	wait a little while	稍等	Hang on while I get my coat... OK, I'm ready; let's go!
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!
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?
9	independence n	being able to look after yourself	獨立	My sister lives at her university. She likes the feeling of independence.
10	over her id	forgotten her	忘記了她	My brother finished with his girlfriend last week. He's totally over her already.
11	quit v	leave	離開、不幹	My friend hates his job so much, he wants to quit as soon as he can.
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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.
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.
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.
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!
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