Weekly Focus - Useful Words

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Level - Easy
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	brain n		头脑	You need to use your brain to work out these sums.
2	evil adj	very bad, like the devil	邪恶	The ghosts in the film were evil and killed everyone.
3	ghost n		鬼	I'm scared of ghosts so I never watch horror films.
4	puppies n		小狗	I love puppies. They look so cute with their floppy ears and big eyes.
5	talented adj	very good at	有天资的	My sister is talented at music. She can play the piano, the violin and the cello.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	conservative adj	not fancy	保守、不赶时髦的	Please wear something conservative to my recital.
2	fung shui n	positioning objects around the house to improve your luck	风水	Can we get a fung shui expert in here? My luck hasn't been very good recently.
3	girl talk n	things girls talk about	女孩子谈的话题	Are you still talking about lipstick and make up? Let me know when you've finished your girl talk.
4	I broke a nail phr		指甲断了	I broke a nail when I was opening my schoolbag. It looks so short now.
5	nail polish n		指甲油	Do you like my new nail polish? Purple's my favourite colour!
6	professional n	someone who makes money by doing something	专业、职业的	My brother wants to be a professional footballer but my father wants him to study computing at university.
7	recital n	music concert	独奏会	My friend is playing the piano in a recital on Saturday.
8	undead n	not dead, not alive	行尸	That film was really spooky! I liked the bit when the undead climbed out of the graves.
9	way too scary phr	too frightening	太可怕	My mother won't let me watch "The Ring". She says it's way too scary for me.
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	figure it out phr	understand something	理解	Can you help me start this computer? I've read the manual but I can't figure it out.
2	on your mind phr	thinking about	正在思想	What's on your mind? You look worried.
3	pass someone by phr v	leave someone behind	忽视、不予理会	My friend thinks we are passing her by because she isn't going to university.
4	PC id	short for "politically correct"	于个人权位利益上不十分恰当	I can't believe women can't join the club without a man. It's not very PC!
5	you 're toast id	you're in trouble	惹上麻烦	If you don't get your homework done in time, you're toast!
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