1. dike 堤防

2. climate 氣候

3. mild 和煦的

4. hardly ever 很少=very seldom

例:It haT-dlv even snows on the mountains around San FT-ancisco，maybe only once in a decade.

舊金山周圍的山頭很少下雪，也許十年才下一次。

5. sooner or later 早晚

例:Sooner or later dad will notice the hr-oken window_and when he does he's going to be very angry!

老爸遲早會注意到這塊破掉的窗戶，而當他注意到時會非常生氣的!

6. You're right there.這一點你說的沒錯。你說對廠

類似說法如:

You've got a point.你說對了。

I can agree with that.關于這點.我可以同意

I'11 go along with 這點我贊成/同意

I can accept that.這點我可以接受。

7. pier 碼頭

8. reclaim land from the sea 填海拓地

reclaim 填筑