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Weekly Focus - Useful Words

Level - Easy
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 corn
玉米 We grow corn on this farm. Listen
2 necklace

项链 Lana's necklace is very special to her. Listen
3 normal

Not special 正常、平常 Today was a normal day. Nothing interesting happened. Listen

 

Level - Medium
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 coma

Like a long sleep because of an accident or illness 昏迷 He lay in hospital in a coma for months. Listen
2 destiny

What is planned to happen 命运 Clark Kent's destiny is to become Superman. Listen
3 electrical storm

雷暴 The electrical storm lit up the sky. Listen
4 How do I look? Do I look okay? (usually said when dressing up for an important event) 我这样衣著好吗? I bought a new dress for the party. How do I look? Listen
5 keep secrets Don't tell other people something 保守秘密 Can you keep a secret ? Listen
6 manners Polite behaviour. E.g. saying please, thank you 礼貌、礼仪 When eating, you should have good table manners . Listen
7 meteor shower 流星雨 There was a meteor shower last night. Listen
8 protect me from

Stops me getting hurt 保护我免受 ( 某东西 / 某人 ) 的伤害 My hat protects me from the sun. Listen
9 saved my life

Stopped me dying 救我一命 The nurse saved my life after the car crash. Listen
10 scarecrow

稻草人 Scarecrows stop birds eating corn in fields. Listen
11 telescope

望远镜 I saw the meteor shower through my telescope . Listen

 

Level - Hard
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 I'd give anything to… I really want to do that. 我好想 / 我愿意放弃一切去(做某样事情)。 I'd give anything to play football like David Beckham. Listen
2 It's nothing personal. I'm doing something you don't like, but it is not because I don't like you. 我是对事
不对人。
You can't join the football team. It's nothing personal. We have too many good players.
Listen
3 payback time

Revenge 报仇 The football team were bad to me. It's payback time! Listen
4 statistical fact

Something we know is true 数据显示… It's a statistical fact that woman live longer than men. Listen
5 the least I can do

Giving something for being thankful 这是我所能为你做的。 You helped me a lot. Let me buy you lunch. It's the least I can do . Listen

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