| Level
- Medium |
| |
Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
| 1 |
be
hard on someone
|
Not
be kind to someone, usually someone younger |
对某人严厉 |
My
mother is always hard on me when I do badly in exams. |
 |
|
2 |
cheerleader
|
 |
啦啦队长 |
I
want to stop being a cheerleader. |
|
| 3 |
conversation
|
Two
or more people talk |
会话、交谈 |
I
had a long conversation with Lana about her life. |
|
|
4 |
fencing |
 |
剑击 |
I
can beat you at fencing, Dad. |
|
| 5 |
keep
your mouth shut! |
Don't
talk. |
闭嘴！ |
I
know you saw me cheating in the exam. Keep your mouth shut! |
|
|
6 |
rumour |
A
story that may be true. |
流言 |
Rumour
has it that you've joined the football team. |
|
| 7 |
sense
of humour |
To think that many things are funny |
幽默感 |
Our
PE teacher never laughs because he has no sense of humour. |
|
| 8 |
stubborn |
Don't like to change your ideas |
顽固的 |
My
father is stubborn. When he says "No", I can't change
his mind. |
|
| 9 |
sauna |
 |
蒸气浴 (桑拿浴) |
The
coach's sauna had meteor rocks! |
|
| 10 |
suspended |
A student misbehaved so cannot go to school for a short time |
停学 |
Seven
students were suspended for cheating in their Maths
test. |
|
| 11 |
talent |
To be good at something |
才能 |
You
have a talent in football, Clark. |
|
|
| Level
- Hard |
| |
Word
/ Phrase |
Meaning
|
Translation |
Example
sentence |
Audio |
| 1 |
a big deal |
Something important |
很重要的事情 |
It's
no big deal! |
|
|
2 |
legacy |
Something a person gets, usually from their parents |
遗产、继承物 |
Our
family business is your legacy. |
|
| 3 |
permission slip
|
A piece of paper for school that lets you play sport, go camping or leave school |
需要家长批准及签署的回条 |
I
need a permission slip from my parents to go on the
school camp. |
|
| 4
|
refresh my memory
|
Help me remember |
（给我提示）让我记起
（某人某事） |
I
can't remember your name. Please refresh my memory. |
|
| 5 |
vicious cycle
|
An action that will become worse and worse |
恶性循环 |
He
cheats in exams and gets a good mark. He must cheat again to
keep doing well. It's a vicious cycle. |
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