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Weekly
Focus - Useful Words
| Level
- Easy |
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Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
| 1 |
Buddhist
|
 |
佛教 |
I
visited a Buddhist temple in Thailand. |
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| 2 |
grasshopper
|
 |
草蜢 |
Some
people in Thailand like eating grasshoppers! |
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3 |
packing
bags |
 |
收拾行理 |
I'm
going to Thailand tomorrow so I must pack my bags.
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| 4 |
temple
|
 |
寺廟 |
I
visited a Buddhist temple in Thailand. |
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5 |
village
|
Small
town |
村落 |
Tai
O is a beautiful village on Lantau Island. |
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| Level
- Medium |
| |
Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
|
1 |
canoe
|
 |
木伐 |
It
was my first time on a canoe but I didn't fall off. |
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2 |
cover
up
|
Wear
more clothes |
掩蓋 |
It
was sunny so I covered up. |
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3 |
massage
|
 |
按摩 |
I
felt really relaxed after my foot massage.
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| 4 |
modest
|
Don't
show off |
謙虛 |
Grace
is the top student in our class but she's modest about
it. |
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| 5 |
spirit
|
Like
a ghost |
靈魂 |
I
don't believe in spirits or ghosts. |
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6 |
worship
|
Praise
God |
崇拜,
拜祭 |
My
friend is a Christian. She worships on Sunday. I'm
a Buddhist. I worship on special days. |
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| Level
- Hard |
| |
Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
|
1 |
the
jitters |
Feel
scared |
恐慌,
緊張不安 |
I
had the jitters before my English oral exam. |
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| 2 |
malaria
tablets |
 |
防瘧疾藥片 |
You
should take malaria tablets if you go to a tropical
country. |
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| 3
|
trek
|
A
long walk, hike |
艱苦跋涉,
徒步旅行 |
We
trekked from Guangzhou to Guilin last autumn. |
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Useful
Words & Phrases (.doc)
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