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Weekly Focus - Useful Words & Phrases

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1	award n		獎狀	I got an award at school for getting 100% in all my exams.
2	sarong n		馬來西亞人或印尼人用以裹住身體的長條布或綢緞	You don't need to take many clothes on holiday to Bali. You can buy a couple of sarongs and T-shirts when you get there.
3	scuba diving v		戴水肺 (水下呼吸器) 潛水	I'm going to learn scuba diving when I go to Thailand. I really want to swim underwater with all the fish.
4	souvenir n	something you buy to remind you of a place	紀念品	I bought a toy kangaroo as a souvenir of my Australian holiday. They're so cute!
5	stall n		攤位、鋪子	My friend has a stall in Stanley Market selling jewellery from Thailand.
6	straw n		禾稈、稻草	It was so hot last weekend that I had to buy a straw hat before I went hiking.
7	wreck n		嚴重損毀的船	Have you seen 'Titanic'? It's about a big ship that sank about a hundred years ago and is now just a wreck.
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1	certified adj	to have a certificate proving you have trained	證明	My sister went to the Philippines and became a certified diving instructor.
2	depressed adj	very unhappy	沮喪	I'm so depressed! I've got five essays to write this weekend.
3	dying for phr	very much want	渴望	I'm dying for a coffee. Can we stop work for a while?
4	It's neat, but spooky! phr	interesting but a little scary	有趣但嚇人	This wreck has been on the seabed for years. It's neat, but spooky.
5	nominee n	someone chosen for an award	被提名的候選人	I love watching the Oscars. It's so exciting to see which of the nominees wins the prize.
6	...or what? phr	used to emphasise what you are saying; not a real question	這是用作強調你所說的話,並不是一個真正的問題	Did you see me dive off that rock? Am I cool, or what?
7	protect the environment phr	look after the world around us	保護環境	I always try to recycle newspapers, plastic bottles and cans. I think everyone should protect the environment.
8	shopping spree n	do a lot of shopping	大買特買	Do you want to come to Festival Walk? I need new clothes and shoes so my sister and I are going on a shopping spree this afternoon.
9	such a drag phr	something you don't want to do	令人討厭的事	I want to go out with my friends this afternoon, but I have a lot of homework to do. It's such a drag!
10	take it for granted phr	get used to something and forget how good it is	理所當然	Camping in a tent on Lantau made me realise how comfortable my home is. I always take it for granted.
11	used their imagination phr	think creatively	運用想像力	Art was so much fun last week. We had to create a new planet and everyone used their imagination.
12	what's up with..? phr	is something wrong with..?	你出了什麼事？	What's up with you today? You don't look happy.
13	wishful thinking phr	dreaming about something that is unlikely to happen	不根據事實而僅基於願望的想法	My mother would be so happy if I got into Oxford University, but I'm afraid it's wishful thinking.
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Words and Phrases Practice

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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