香港教育城
教城查找器   |   个人服务   |   忘记密码   |   加入教城
市民代号:  密码:
  |  
Home
About this Project
Copyright Issues
Weekly Specials
TV 1: Road Scholars
TV 2: Smallville (season 1)
TV 3: Lizzie McGuire
TV 4: Sail Away
For Students
For Teachers
For Parents
Activities
Games
Youth Speak
Ask Graham
Chatroom
Forums
Students' Forum
Teachers' Forum
Parents' Forum
Contact Us
Dictionary
Sign up as our member
 

Weekly Focus - Useful Words & Phrases


You can see the part of speech for each item now. Click here for a guide.

Test yourself in the Words and Phrases Practice

We can see ...
  We can see... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 blue hole n 蓝洞,关岛最主要的潜水处 The blue hole was so deep we couldn't dive to the bottom of it. Listen
2 coconut n 椰子 I love Thai food, especially coconut curries! Listen
3 hug n, v 拥抱 I haven't seen you for months! Give me a hug.
Listen
4 luggage n 行李 Why have you got so much luggage? You're only going camping for a week. Listen
5 outboard motor n 船外发动机 There is no outboard motor on this boat. You'll have to row. Listen
6 sleeping bag n 睡袋 Can I borrow a sleeping bag? I'm going camping on Saturday and I haven't got one. Listen

 

People said...
  People said... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 afraid of heights phr frightened of being in high places 畏高 I could never dive off a cliff! I'm afraid of heights. Listen
2 bond n feeling of closeness 联系 There is a bond between me and my sister. We are never apart for long. Listen
3 flushing toilets n 坐厕 The only thing I didn't like about the campsite was the toilets. They weren't flushing toilets, just holes in the ground. Listen
4 hang in there phr don't give up 坚持不懈 I know you're missing your family on this trip, but you'll see them soon. Hang in there! Listen
5 hot shower n 热水淋浴 I'm so sticky and dirty after our hike. I want to
go home and have a
hot shower
.
Listen
6 I'm gonna miss you guys. phr I will feel sad when we say goodbye
我会挂念你们 We've been friends since P1. I'm gonna miss you guys! Listen
7 I'm proud of you phr I am happy that you have done something good 我为你感到骄傲 You did so well in your exams. I'm proud of you.

Listen

8 kinda creepy
phr
a little scary 有点儿毛骨悚然 I enjoyed exploring the cave with bats, but it was kinda creepy, too.
Listen
9 off track adj not on the right course 离开了正确路线 We had to follow the map very carefully. We didn't want to get off track. Listen
10 once in a lifetime phr something so wonderful it won't happen again 一生只得一次的 I have been offered a place at Harvard University. I'm going to take it because my father says it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Listen
11 packing v 收拾行李 I love holidays abroad, but I hate packing. I always take too many clothes. Listen
12 seems a blur phr it's hard to remember clearly 你出了什么事? I was talking to my friend about primary school yesterday. I enjoyed it, but it all seems a blur now. Listen
13 wait and see phr you will find out soon 等著瞧 What am I cooking for dinner? Wait and see. Listen

Useful Words & Phrases (.doc)

Words and Phrases Practice

Guide:    
adj - adjective
adv - adverb
id - idiom
n - noun
phr - phrase
phr v - phrasal verb
prep - preposition
pron - pronoun
v - verb
   

 

 

** Materials developed and written by English Schools Foundation
 
<< Back

HomeAbout this Project
TV 1: Road ScholarsTV 2: Smallville (season 1)TV 3: Lizzie McGuireTV 4: Sail Away
For StudentsFor TeachersFor ParentsActivitiesGamesYouth Speak
Ask GrahamChatroomStudents' ForumTeachers' ForumParents' Forum
Contact UsGuestbookDictionarySign up as our member

A project of
the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)
sponsored by Language Fund

Home