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Weekly Focus - Useful Words

Level - Easy
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 be the best at Very good at 擅长 I'm the best at bowling in my family. Listen
2 believe Think 相信 I got 100% in my Maths test. I can't believe it! Listen
3 bowling

保龄球游戏 I go bowling in Mei Foo. Listen
4 fear What you are scared of 惧怕 I have a fear of water. I hate swimming! Listen
5 guy Man or boy. "You guys" can mean a group of people. 男人;家伙 You guys are my best friends. Listen

 

Level - Medium
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 bully Someone who is bad to other people, usually in school. 恃强凌弱的人 The principal caught the bully asking for money. He's in trouble. Listen
2 cling film
Sheets of plastic, used to cover food 保鲜纸 I put cling film over the chicken. Listen
3 definitely Must be correct 肯定 Lizzie McGuire definitely likes shopping. Listen
4 guilty A feeling you did something wrong 内疚 He feels guilty because he cheated in the science test. Listen
5 gutterballs When bowling, the ball goes in the gutter at the side of the lane 保龄球落在球道旁的沟 I threw five gutterballs in one game. It was terrible! Listen
6 kinda fun Short for "kind of", quite good fun 颇有趣 I thought bowling was boring but it's kinda fun. Listen
7 miserable Very unhappy 不开心;愁眉苦脸 Ethan got 10% in his Maths test. He's miserable.

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8 pins   木柱; 球柱 I only knocked down two pins! Listen
9 strike Knock down 10 pins while bowling 全中 I got two strikes at bowling! Listen
10 swell up Get bigger, usually your body 膨胀 My feet swell up when I fly. Listen
11 wrap Put paper over something, opposite of unwrap 包裹 When will you wrap the Christmas presents?

Listen

 

Level - Hard
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 freaky Very scary, strange 怪诞;奇异 Have you seen the new horror film? It's freaky! Listen
2 most embarrassing moment When something very embarrassing happened 最尴尬的场面 I fell down on the school stag. It was the most embarrassing moment in my life. Listen
3 stink at Bad at doing something 不擅长 I stink at tennis. I never win! Listen
4 sub teacher Substitute teacher, when the normal teacher is away from school 代课老师 My Maths teacher is having a baby so we have a sub teacher for three months. Listen
5 You crack me up. You make me laugh. 你令我捧腹大笑 You're funny. You crack me up. Listen

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