Weekly Focus - Useful Words

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Level - Easy
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	balcony		露台	Juliet stood on her balcony and saw Romeo, her love.
2	bowling	A game in which you must knock down wooden pins with a ball	保龄球	Bowling is one of my favourite games!
3	drums		鼓	The drums keep the beat in a song.
4	hiking	A long walk in the countryside	远足	Hiking is popular in Sai Kung in autumn.
5	souvenir	When you're on holiday, you buy this for friends and family back home	纪念品	Have you brought me a souvenir from your holiday?
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	Alps	A high mountain range in Europe	阿尔卑斯山脉	The Swiss Alps are a famous tourist spot.
2	anorak		带兜帽的夹克	You need an anorak when it's raining.
3	canyon		峡谷	The bridge across the canyon was very safe.
4	culture	Arts such as opera, theatre, dancing, paintings and museums	文化	Italy is famous for its culture so tourists come to see the art galleries and opera.
5	graffiti		乱画、粗糙雕刻	There is some graffiti on walls in Hong Kong.
6	inspire	To give you the energy and desire to do something	启示	When I saw the beautiful sunset, I was inspired to paint a picture.
7	opera	A story told in music and song	歌剧	"Aida" is a famous opera about love.
8	push yourself hard	To try as hard as you can	尽全力	You can do well if you push yourself hard.
9	snowboard	A board for sliding across the snow, like a skateboard	滑雪板	Tyler goes snowboarding in the mountains.
10	utensils	Spoons, forks and knives and other things used in the kitchen	餐具	The students bought wooden utensils as souvenirs for their mothers.
11	wakeboard	A board you stand on while holding a rope from a fast boat	滑水板	Tyler stood up on the wakeboard and jumped the waves.
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	croque-monsieur	A ham and cheese toasted sandwich	火腿芝士焗三文治	A croque-monsieur is a delicious snack on a cold day.
2	gondola		意大利的狭长小船	A gondola is also a long, thin boat in Venice, Italy.
3	our one shot at	Our only chance to do something	唯一机会	Going to the opera is our one shot at culture.
4	Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?	Where are you Romeo? This is a famous speech from the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.	「罗密欧与茱丽叶」名句： 罗密欧, 罗密欧, 你在哪里？ 罗密欧？	Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?
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