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Weekly Focus - Useful Words

Level - Easy
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 beak 鳥嘴 The bird picked up the bread in its beak. Listen
2 bird's nest 鳥巢 We climbed a tree and saw a bird's nest with eggs in it. Listen
3 curly fries 捲曲的炸薯條 My favourite fast food is curly fries. Listen
4 dwarf


plural = dwarves
小矮人 My little sister is reading a book called 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'. Listen
5 fantasy

A dream 白日夢、幻想 He lives in a fantasy world; he thinks the computer games he plays are real. Listen

 

Level - Medium
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 addicted Unable to control how much you do something 沈溺於某種嗜好 I played computer games every day for hours. I was addicted to them. Listen
2 dark circles Dark areas under the eyes 黑眼圈 I couldn't sleep last night, so I have dark circles under my eyes. Listen
3 dress up as Wear clothes to be like something or someone 裝扮作某人或某種東西 I have to dress up as a monkey for my school play! Listen
4 get an F to get an F grade in a test 得到 F 的級數 We were surprised when Gordo got an F because he's a very clever student. Listen
5 miracle An unbelievable thing 奇跡 It was a miracle that I passed the exam because I revised the wrong book. Listen
6 obsessed with Can't stop thinking about 迷住、纏繞不放 He is obsessed with his exam results; it's all he ever talks about. Listen
7 on campus Within the school grounds and buildings 於校園內 Mobile phones are not allowed on campus.

Listen

8 role play game A game where you have to take on the role of a person or creature 角色扮演遊戲 My friend loves role play games. He often dresses up as a wizard to play.

Listen

9 shopping mall 購物中心 I love going to the shopping mall with my friends at the weekend.

Listen

10 study nature Look at natural things, such as birds, animals and flowers 學習和研究大自然 We have to study nature for a biology project at school.

Listen

 

Level - Hard
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 back to normal Behaving as you usually do 回復正常 My friend was very quiet and nervous during the exams period, but now she's back to normal. Listen
2 I wasn't thinking clearly A bit confused 我的頭腦不大清晰 I wasn't thinking clearly in class today. I was too tired. Listen
3 lose interest in Upset people and make them feel unhappy 失去興趣 I used to collect stamps, but now I have lost interest in it. Listen
4 making fun of Laughing at someone in an unkind way 嘲笑、取笑 Everyone was making fun of the boy who got zero in his Maths test. Listen

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