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Level - Easy
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	bee hive		蜂巢	There are bee hives near our house. I often get stung by bees!
2	believe in	think something is worth doing	相信	Do you believe in God?
3	give a speech	talk to people formally	演说	I'm getting a prize at school but I must give a speech during assembly.
4	interview	ask someone questions	访问	George Bush gave an interview on TV about Iraq. I didn't believe him!
5	queen bee		蜂后	There is only one queen bee in a hive.
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Level - Medium
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	appreciate	be thankful (verb)	欣赏	I really appreciate you for helping me with my homework.
2	article	a piece of writing in a newspaper	文章	Reading newspaper articles helps your English a lot.
3	candidate	person who wants a job	候选人	There were four candidates for the President of Smallville High School.
4	coincidence	something unexpected but connected happens	巧合	I met my teacher on holiday in Beijing. What a coincidence!
5	election	vote to choose someone for a job	选举	The American Presidential election is in November this year.
6	endorse	support	支持	Chloe didn't endorse Clark for President. He felt hurt.
7	I'm impressed	Think something is good	我很感动	Peter studied for five hours last night. I was impressed with him.
8	persistent	keep trying to do something (noun = persistence)	坚持	The reporter was persistent. She kept asking Lex questions.
9	sting	Past tense = stung (Noun or verb)	螫针	I got three bee stings when I went hiking! I must see a doctor.
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Level - Hard
	Word / Phrase	Meaning	Translation	Example sentence	Audio
1	a change of heart	change your opinion about something	改变主意	Lex liked the reporter but he had a change of heart. He doesn't trust her now.
2	drop out	stop doing something, usually a competition	退出	Four students dropped out of the 1500m race. They didn't train for it.
3	Out of sight, out of mind!	you stop thinking about someone if you don't see them	己经完全被遗忘了	People have forgotten about the singer Charlie Yeung. Out of sight, out of mind!
4	run for president	try to be President	竞选总统(主席)	Pete convinced Clark to run for President of their school.
5	straight forward	tell the truth	正直、坦率	My mother is straight forward. She always tells me the truth.
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