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Weekly Focus - Useful Words & Phrases


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We can see ...
  We can see... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 beard n 胡须 My brother came home from university last weekend. He looked very different because he'd grown a beard. Listen
2 campfire n 营火 When we went camping in England, we sat around the campfire at night to keep warm. Listen
3 cement n 水泥 I helped my father build a barbecue with bricks in the garden. He wouldn't let me use the cement, though.
Listen
4 grouper n 一种暖海鱼 You have to be careful when eating grouper. The big ones often have a poison in them that makes you sick! Listen
5 hutia n 一种啮齿动物 Is that a guinea pig or a rat? Oh, I can see it now; it's a hutia. Listen
6 limestone cliff n 石灰悬崖 The limestone cliffs were very strange shapes, and there were a lot of caves in them, too. Listen
7 lobster n 龙虾 I had a seafood dinner with my family on Saturday. The lobster was delicious! Listen
8 mangroves n 红树林 There are a lot of mangroves in Tai O on Lantau. They are important to all the creatures that live in and around them. Listen
9 sign n 路标 Which way is it to the ferry pier? Have you seen a sign yet? Listen
10 skeleton n 骨骼 I saw a lot of dinosaur skeletons when I went to the Natural History Museum in London. Listen

 

People said...
  People said... Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 afraid of heights ph frightened of being in high places 畏高
We went up to the top of the Macau Tower. I really enjoyed it, but my mother didn't because she's afraid
of heights
.
Listen
2 conquer her fears phr stop being afraid of something 克服恐惧 My sister used to be afraid of the sea, but she conquered her fears and learnt to swim. Listen
3 creeped me out id frightened me 令我感到毛骨悚然 Last night, I went camping with a few friends. They started telling ghost stories and it really creeped me out. Listen
4 current n the force of the sea's movement
水流 Be careful when you swim in the sea. There are some strong currents which can sweep you away! Listen
5 get along well phr v make friends easily 和睦相处 My best friend gets along well with everyone. I try to be like her. Listen
6 good for her phr she did well
她做得很好 My sister was tired and her foot hurt, but she kept going and finished the marathon. Good
for her
!
Listen
7 humongous adj very big 非常巨大 I saw a whale when I was on holiday in South Africa. I couldn't believe how big it was; it was humongous!

Listen

8 it was a no-brainer id a very easy decision to make 一个很容易作的决定 My mother said I could stay at home and finish my homework or go to the cinema with her and Dad. It was a no-brainer!
Listen
9 really weird id very strange 十分奇怪 Did you see that shadow moving along the corridor? It's really weird because there's no one there. Listen
10 volunteer n, v someone who offers to do something for no money 义工 After I finished school, I couldn't find a job, so I became a volunteer and helped the elderly. I feel happy that I am helping others. 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
   

 

 

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