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Weekly Focus - Useful Words & Phrases


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We can see ...
  We can see... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 barrier reef n 堡礁 I would love to go diving near a barrier reef. Listen
2 crowd n a lot of people together 人群 TVB was recording a drama outside our school. A large crowd gathered to watch. Listen
3 dry land n not the sea, on land 陸地 After sailing for two days, we were really happy to be on dry land.
 Listen
4 lighthouse n 燈塔 When it's foggy, lighthouses stop ships crashing into rocks Listen
5 limbo dancing n 連步舞 I tried limbo dancing but I kept falling over! Listen
6 pasta n Like noodles,
e.g. spaghetti, macaroni, 		意大利麵食 Most Chinese eat rice every day. Most Italians eat pasta every day. Listen
7 sea urchin n 海膽 The kids ate live eggs from a sea urchin. It looked disgusting! Listen

 

People said...
  People said... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 bohemian adj a group in the 19th century who didn't follow society's rules 生活方式不正規和 不合習俗的人
 My parents are quite bohemian. My father doesn't work. He looks after the children and paints pictures. Listen
2 couldn't care less id Have no feelings about something 對某事完全不感興趣 My friends all wear make up but I don't. I couldn't care less about looking beautiful. Listen
3 delicacy n Food that is usually rare and expensive
 珍饈 Lobster and abalone are Chinese delicacies. Listen
4 get the hang of id know how to do something 掌握做某事的方法 I kept falling down when I learnt to skate. I'm getting
the hang of it now.		 Listen
5 get into phr v Start liking something 對某事物產生愛好或興趣 I got into rap music last summer. I have lots of rap CDs now. Listen
6 I'm impressed. phr I think that that's great.
 我覺得非常不錯 That listening test was hard but you got an A. I'm impressed! Listen
7 in common with phr be like someone 共通之處 I have a lot in common with Kevin. We are both only children and both like football.

Listen

8 put up with phr v live with something unpleasant 容忍 Our school is building four more classrooms. We have to put up with the noise.
 Listen
9 stuffing their faces id eating a lot quickly 狼吞虎嚥 The kids were stuffing their faces with cake at the Christmas party. Listen
10 swallow v Take in food from your mouth to throat to stomach 吞嚥 You should chew your food more before swallowing. Listen
11 throw up phr v vomit, be sick 嘔吐 I wanted to throw up after stuffing my face with ice cream. Listen
12 We're out of ice cream. phr We have no more ice cream. It's sold out. 雪糕售罄 This hot weather is good for business. We're out of ice cream and ice lollies. Listen

Useful Words & Phrases (.doc)

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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