1.lift vt. 升高,舉起
The good news lifted my spirits.
這好消息使我精神大振。
2.shuffle v. 拖曳,慢吞吞地走
The prisoners shuffled along the corridor and into their cells.
囚犯們沿著走廊拖著腳步進入牢房。
3.break v. 打破,弄破,弄壞
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
那狗咬了我一口,但是沒有把皮咬破。
4.hip n. 臀部
He stood there with his hands on his hips.
他兩手叉腰站在那里。
5.pain n. 痛苦,疼痛
He has a pain in the knee.
他膝蓋酸痛。
6.equal adj. 相等的,平等的
Women demand equal pay for equal work.
婦女要求同工同酬。
7.democratic adj. 民主的,大眾的,平等的
If we want to live a peaceful and democratic life, we cannot help object to war.
如果我們要過和平與民主的生活,一定要反對戰爭。
8.sort of adv. 有幾分地,在某種程度上
It's sort of embarrassing.
這有點叫人難為情。
9.fellow n. 朋友,家伙
He is a friendly jovial fellow.
他是個和藹而快樂的人。
10.hurry v. 匆忙,趕緊,催促 n. 匆忙,倉促,急忙
He was in a hurry to leave.
他急切地要離開。
11.rate n. 比率,等級,價格,速度
They drove at a steady rate.
他們以平穩的速度開車。
12.divorce n. 離婚,分離 vt. 與 ... 離婚,使分離
He divorced his wife.
他和他妻子離了婚。
13.perhaps adv. 也許,可能
Perhaps this book will prove to be of some use to you in your studies.
也許這本書會對你的研究有用處。
14.Smarty-pants n. 自以為是,自作聰明的家伙
15.independent adj. 獨立的,自主的,有主見的
You should learn to be independent of your parents.
你應該學習不要依賴父母。
16.pickle jar n. 泡菜壇
17.pickle n. 腌汁,泡菜