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

Level - Easy
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 fishing trip 钓鱼之旅 I go on a fishing trip with my father once a year. Listen
2 I missed you. I wanted to see you. 我很挂念你 I haven't seen you for two months. I really miss you. Listen
3 in pain 感到疼痛 I was in pain for weeks after I broke my leg. Listen
4 memory something you remember 记忆 I have no memory of living in our old flat. I was only three years old! Listen
5 ticket 入场券 I've got two tickets to a Karen Mok concert. Do you want to come? Listen
6 touch 触摸 Don't touch me! Your hands are dirty. Listen

 

Level - Medium
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 ashes 灰烬 When Tyler touches people, they turn to ashes. Listen
2 avoiding someone not wanting to see someone 逃避 I'm avoiding my English teacher. I haven't finished my homework. Listen
3 funeral 葬礼 Thousands of people went to Anita Mui's funeral. Most of them cried. Listen
4 investigate research something 调查;研究 Chloe loves investigating strange happenings in Smallville. Listen
5 let go stop holding something or someone 放开;释放 Let go of my arm or I'll hit you! Listen
6 miracle something amazing happened 奇迹 She was in a plane crash but is still alive. It's a miracle! Listen
7 recover get better 痊愈 Most healthy people have recovered from SARS.

Listen

8 spend time with be with someone 陪伴某人 After the exams, I want to spend more time with my family. Listen
9 walk you home take you to your home. Men traditionally walk women home. 送你回家 Clark always walks Lana home. I think he wants to hold her hand. Listen

 

Level - Hard
  Word / Phrase Meaning Translation Example sentence Audio
1 history repeating itself the same thing happens again 历史重演 First SARS, now bird flu. It feels like history repeating itself. Listen
2 run into someone meet someone accidentally 偶然相遇 I ran into Kelvin in Mong Kok. I haven't seen him for years. Listen
3 spontaneous combustion suddenly going on fire 自燃 I don't believe in spontaneous combustion. I don't think people can just go on fire for no reason. Listen
4 treat me like a kid Think I'm a child 把我当作小孩 Don't treat me like a kid, Dad. I'm 16 years old. Listen
5 up-front with be honest with 坦率;无保留 Clark isn't up-front with Lana. He never tells her that he loves her. Listen

Useful Words & Phrases (.doc)

 

 

** 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