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Weekly
Focus - Useful Words
| Level
- Easy |
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Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
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1 |
hot |
Very
attractive and good looking, popular, fashionable |
具吸引力、受欢迎 |
Lizzie
thinks Ethan is hot. |
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| 2 |
math |
What Americans call mathematics. It is usually called Maths in Hong Kong. |
数学 |
Math
is my worst subject as I think numbers are boring. |
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| 3
|
Relax!
|
Relax! |
放松 |
Relax!
We have two weeks to do our revision before the exam. |
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| 4
|
tutor |
A teacher who usually teaches 1-4 students after school |
私人教师 |
My
English tutor comes to my house on Saturday afternoon. |
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| 5
|
zero |
0, no points or marks, none |
零 |
I
got zero in my Maths test. I didn't understand any
of the questions. |
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| Level
- Hard |
| |
Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
| 1 |
apologise |
Say sorry |
道歉 |
The
boy apologised after bumping into me. |
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2 |
auction
|
Sell
something, starting at a low price. |
拍卖 |
I
bought a beautiful painting very cheaply at the art auction. |
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| 3 |
brand new |
Very
new |
崭新 |
My
brother was very pleased with the brand new bike he
got for his birthday. |
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| 4 |
home entertainment system |
 |
家庭娱乐组合 |
I
got a new home entertainment system yesterday, so we
are going to watch a DVD tonight. |
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| 5 |
know-it-all |
Someone
who thinks he or she knows everything |
自以为无所不知的人 |
He
is very clever, but he is such a know-it-all he doesn't
have many friends. |
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| 6 |
surround sound |
Sound coming from all around |
环回立体声 |
The
cinema has surround sound, so the horror film was really
scary! |
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| 7 |
TV remote |
 |
电视遥控器 |
Where
is the TV remote? I want to change programmes. |
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Useful
Words & Phrases (.doc)
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