Weekly Focus - Useful Words

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	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	brownies n		有果仁的朱古力蛋糕	I'm making brownies for our school picnic.
2	loser n	someone uncool and unsuccessful	庸才、失败者	His new clothes are really unfashionable. We must tell him, or everyone will think he's a loser.
3	paperboy n	a boy who delivers newspapers to houses	报童	Where's the paperboy? He's always late and I want to take the newspaper to school.
4	shoelaces n		鞋带	I can't wear my trainers because my shoelaces are broken.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	baseball cards n		棒球明星咭	It's fun collecting baseball cards, but I like my NBA basketball card collection more.
2	complete stranger n	someone you don't know	陌生人	I don't like asking complete strangers for directions. I feel embarrassed.
3	eavesdrop v	listen to other people's conversations when they don't know.	偷听	I was eavesdropping on some teachers. They said there's an English test next week!
4	full moon n		满月	I love looking at the full moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival .
5	going steady phr	dating seriously	稳定地拍拖	We've only been going steady for two months! It's too early to think about marriage.
6	heartbroken adj	very, very unhappy	极其伤心	My boyfriend met another girl. I was heartbroken until I met Chris. He's much nicer.
7	jealous adj	afraid of someone taking your place in someone's affections	妒忌	Stop looking at that girl. You're making me jealous!
8	paired off phr v	boy and girl together	成双成对	Everyone's paired off except me. I don't have a partner.
9	panic v	worry a lot	恐慌、惊惶	Don't panic! It's only a practice fire drill.
10	rollerblading n		单线滚轴溜冰	Do you want to go rollerblading after school? It's much more fun than running.
11	Valentine's Day n	February 14th, when people send cards to people they secretly love	情人节	I got 12 red roses for Valentine's Day, but I don't know who they're from!
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	fun to be with phr	someone you like spending time with	你会想跟他在一起	My best friend always makes me laugh. She's fun to be with.
2	she has a point id	she is right	她说得对	My mother says only boring people are bored. She has a point!
3	It's none of your business id	this is not about you so don't say anything	与你无关	I don't care if you don't like my boyfriend. It's none of your business!
4	you're giving me a hard time id	you are making things difficult for me	你令我感到为难	I said I'm sorry I couldn't go out with you last night. Why are you giving me a hard time?
5	you hang up first phr	you put the phone down first	你先挂断电话	I hate putting the phone down. You hang up first!
6	you'll get over it id	you'll feel better soon	你会克服的	It's hard when you leave school and you miss your friends, but you'll get over it.
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