2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 11 Customizing a Personal Webpage

11 Customizing a Personal Webpage GLOSSARY layout the position of text, photos, and graphics on a piece of paper or screen;the way a page has been designed * When Clarke was hired as the new graphic designer for the magazine, heimmediately changed th

2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 12 Ordering Soups and Salads

12 Ordering Soups and Salads GLOSSARY soup a hot food eaten with a large spoon that has a lot of liquid, usually withsmall pieces of meat, vegetables, and rice or other grains * Halbert likes to eat tomato soup and a sandwich for lunch. salad a type

2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 13 Liberal and Conservative News

13 Liberal and Conservative News GLOSSARY rag a poor-quality, unimportant newspaper * Hennah writes for the local rag, but she dreams of becoming a reporter for anational newspaper. news coverage the stories and events that are discussed in a newspap

2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 14 Using a Smartphone

14 Using a Smartphone GLOSSARY to unbox to take something out of its box for the first time; to open a newproduct* When you unbox the microwave, be sure to save the packaging so we canreuse it when we move. smartphone a cell phone that can access ema

2010年ESL之商务英语 22 Introducing a New Product

22 Introducing a New Product GLOSSARY to give (someone) the heads up to let someone know what will happenahead of time; to give someone information before most other people have it; tolet someone know something early* The CFO gave us the heads up tha

2010年ESL之日常生活 21 Being Famous and Anonymous

21 Being Famous and Anonymous GLOSSARY getup an unusual outfit; strange clothing that one does not normally wear * Did you see the getup that Dan wore to the costume party? to stay under the radar to be unnoticed; to not draw attention to oneself * T

2010年ESL之商务英语 20 Making Quick and Slow Decisions

20 Making Quick and Slow Decisions GLOSSARY vendor a company that sells products or services to another company; supplier * We could simplify our accounts payable if we reduced the number of vendorswe work with. For example, we could order all our of

2010年ESL之日常生活 19 Buying Bathroom Supplies

19 Buying Bathroom Supplies GLOSSARY supply something that is needed for a particular purpose or to do a particularactivity * Each fall, families buy school supplies like pencils, pens, and paper for theirchildren. towel a large, soft piece of fabric

2010年ESL之商务英语 23 Negotiating a Business Deal

23 Negotiating a Business Deal GLOSSARY negotiation the process of trying to reach an agreement with another personor organization where each side is willing to give up a little bit of something tomeet the other sides needs* They found a house theyd

2010年ESL之商务英语 24 Being Lazy and Energetic

24 Being Lazy and Energetic GLOSSARYto wake up to awaken; to stop sleeping* If I didnt use an alarm clock, I probably wouldnt wake up before noon. out of it unaware of what is happening around oneself, often because one isthinking about something els

2010年ESL之商务英语 25 Being Genuine and False

25 Being Genuine and False GLOSSARY to cozy up to (someone) to do and say things to try to have a closerelationship with another person, often because one wants something from thatperson; to be very friendly, warm, and open with a person* Hamed alway

2010年ESL之商务英语 26 Giving a Successful Presentation

26 Giving a Successful Presentation GLOSSARY packed house a very large audience that fills every seat in an auditorium orstadium; an event with very high attendance where every ticket has been sold orevery seat has been taken* Musicians enjoy playing

2010年ESL之日常生活 20 Picking a Fight

20 Picking a Fight GLOSSARYWhat are you looking at? a phrase used when one feels defensive and thinksanother person is looking at oneself strangely, being critical or judgmental * What are you looking at? Every time I look up, youre staring at me. Yo

2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 08 Watching Daytime Talk Shows

08 Watching Daytime Talk Shows GLOSSARY day off a day when one has permission to not work, although it would normallybe ones workday * Could you help me fix my car on your day off? daytime talk show a television show that has a host who speaks with m

2010年ESL之就医和人际交往 18 Moving Out of a Home

18 Moving Out of a Home GLOSSARY to move in to begin living in a new place; to move all of ones belongings into ahome so that one can begin living there * Dont forget to call the electricity and gas companies to set up your accountsbefore you move in

2010年ESL之就医和人际交往 19 Resembling One’s Parents

19 Resembling Ones Parents GLOSSARY photo album a book with special pages that hold photographs under plastic sothat they are protected and can be viewed easily * Did you make a photo album for your babys first year? incriminating making someone seem

2010年ESL之就医和人际交往 20 Sharing With Others

20 Sharing With Others GLOSSARY to share to let someone else use or have part of what one has * I accidentally left my lunch at home today. Would you please share your lunchwith me? to divvy up to divide items into two or more groups; to decide how s

2010年ESL之就医和人际交往 21 War-Related Disabilities

21 War-Related Disabilities GLOSSARY veteran a person who served in the military during a war; a person who hascompleted military service * Jakes great-grandfather is a World War II veteran. rewarding giving one a sense of fulfillment and satisfactio

2010年ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 Praising a Performance

07 Praising a Performance GLOSSARY bravo a word shouted by audience members to congratulate performers for avery good performance immediately after they have finished; a word used toshow ones approval of what another person has done. * Wow, you got 1