shallow mountain
adj.淺的；薄的
This shallow ford made it possible for us to cross the river.
我們有可能從這片淺灘過河。
That dish is too shallow to serve soup in.
那只盤子太淺了，不能盛湯。

blankly
茫然地；沒有表情地
To my surprise, my father looked at me blankly.
令我感到驚奇的是,父親茫然地看著我。
She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.
她面無表情地瞪著面前的磚墻。

freeways
高速公路
Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.
擁擠的交通堵塞了高速公路
Freeways are wide roads built above city streets.
城市快速路就是建筑在城市街道上面的寬闊馬路。

palm trees
棕擱樹
A line of palm trees fringe the swimming pool.
游泳池邊緣圍了一圈棕櫚樹。
Growing along the river are tall palm trees.
沿著這條河生長的是高大的棕樹。

homecoming
歸國；回家；返校節
Coach Sun Haiping said Liu is looking forward to his homecoming.
教練孫海平說劉翔期待回國。
The most pressing doubt surrounds the terms of her homecoming.
最迫切的懷疑集中在她回國的這件事上。

unalarming
不警報的
Within days of showing initially unalarming symptoms, the patients were gone, despite intensive treatment with antibiotics.
另外六人也都病得很嚴重，但還是活了下來。

We'll pass right by it.
我們正好會經過它。

just in case
以防萬一