English in the Air (2003 / 04)

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Weekly Focus - Useful Words & Phrases

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	We can see...	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	brace n		牙齿矫正器、支撑物	I have to wear a brace to make my teeth straight.
2	coral n		珊瑚	There were colourful fish swimming near the coral.
3	expedition n	a journey, adventure	探险	Ten students will go on a sailing expedition for five weeks.
4	flippers n	American English = fins	蛙鞋	You swim quicker with flippers.
5	jelly fish n		水母	We ate jelly fish in a Japanese restaurant. It was cold so I didn't like it!
6	mask n		面具	I wear goggles in swimming pools and masks in the sea.
7	rope n		绳	I used a rope to tie up the robbers.
8	sail n		帆	There are two sails on our boat.
9	shark n		鲨鱼	Most sharks are not dangerous.
10	tread water phr		(游泳时)踩水	Good swimmers can tread water for an hour.
11	water slide n		水滑梯	We played on the water slides for hours. It was great fun!
12	whale n		鲸鱼	Whales sometimes come close to Hong Kong.
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People said...
	People said...	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	having a blast id	having a good time	享受美好的时光	We were having a blast at the party but the restaurant shut. We had to go home.
2	I hope they don't snore! phr	I don't want them to make sounds while they sleep!	我希望他们不会打鼻鼾	I hope my roommate doesn't snore! I'm a light sleeper.
3	I was so psyched! phr	I was really excited!	我很兴奋	I've just met Jacky Chan! He shook my hand. I was so psyched!
4	It was totally awesome! phr	It was very good!	很好,了不起	We won the basketball game 45 to 44. It was totally awesome!
5	learn first-hand phr	learn by doing	从实践中体会到	I had to teach my class a new English word. I learnt first-hand that teaching is a hard job.
6	let her down id	disappoint someone, often when they help you	令她失望	I was going to help my classmate with his homework but I slept in. I really let him down.
7	miss my family phr	feel homesick	思念家人	I'm going to study in New Zealand for a year. I'll miss my family a lot.
8	she'll go berserk phr	she'll get really angry, mad	暴跳如雷	I broke my mother's notebook computer. She'll go berserk!
9	that was a rush phr	that was exciting	十分刺激	The water slides were super fast. That was a rush!
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