arena
n. a level area for sports, public entertainment, etc. （供競(jìng)技、表演等用的）場(chǎng)地

remarkably
ad. unusually; noticeably 非凡地，異常地；值得注意地，引人注目地

parking meter
a device next to a parking space into which one has to put money for parking for a certain time 汽車停放計(jì)時(shí)器，汽車停放收費(fèi)計(jì)

extend
vt. make (sth.) longer or larger 使延長(zhǎng)，使延期；擴(kuò)展，擴(kuò)大

extension
n. 1. the act of extending or being extended 延伸；擴(kuò)展
2. a part which is added to make sth. longer, wider, or larger 增加的部分

location
n. a place or position 地點(diǎn)；位置

*violate
vt. break or be contrary to (a rule, principle, treaty, etc.) 違反，違背；違犯

*tentative
a. 猶豫的，遲疑不決的

diner
n. a person eating dinner 就餐者

behave
v. 1. act; bear oneself 行為；舉止
2. (of things) act in a particular way （事物）作出反應(yīng)；起作用
3. (of machines, etc.) work or function （機(jī)器等）運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)

hopeful
a. 1. (of things) causing hope; likely to be favourable or successful; promising （事物）有希望的，給人希望的；有前途的
2. having hope 抱有希望的；充滿希望的

Phrases and Expressions

hang over
remain, esp. as sth. unpleasant or threatening 籠罩；威脅

damn it
（俚）該死

raise/lower one's voice
speak more loudly/quietly 提高/壓低嗓門

at the top of one's voice/lungs
as loudly as possible 用盡量大的聲音，放聲（大叫）

on a regular /absolute basis
regularly /absolutely 定期地；絕對(duì)地

on a... basis
in a...way …地；在…基礎(chǔ)上

as a matter of fact
actually, in fact 實(shí)際上

live by
live according to (sth. such as a principle) 遵循（…的原則）

for sth.'s / sb.'s sake / for the sake of sth. / sb.
for the purpose of sth. / for the benefit of sb. 為了，為了…的利益

on hand
available; present (not absent) 現(xiàn)有，在手頭；在場(chǎng)

make good (on one's debt[s])
pay what one owes 償付，支付（債務(wù)）

no sooner... than
1. 同…一樣不
2. 一…就…

walk out on sth. / sb.
1. stop doing sth. one has agreed to do or that one is responsible for 不管，不顧；不履行；不支付
2. leave suddenly, esp. in a time of trouble; desert 拋棄，離開

in itself
considering only the thing specified; in its true nature 本身；實(shí)質(zhì)上

more often than not
quite frequently 往往，多半

all is well
the situation is very satisfactory 一切順利

Proper Names

Bob Greene
鮑勃·格林

Sylvia
西爾維亞（女子名）