2008年ESL之日常生活 05 Using the Restroom

05Using the Restroom GLOSSARY restroom a public bathroom; a large room with one or more toilets and sinks* Do you know where the mens restroom is? mess disordered; unclean; not organized or neat* Your room is a mess! Please clean it up before your gr

2008年ESL之日常生活 06 Being Scared

06Being Scared GLOSSARY haunted with ghosts and/or spirits in a location, such as inside a building* All the children on this street think that the old green house is haunted. coward someone who lacks courage and doesnt do something because he orshe

2008年ESL之日常生活 08 Using the Telephone

08Using the Telephone GLOSSARY power outage a failure in the electricity system, leaving users withoutelectricity for a period of time* The windstorm caused a power outage last night. phone number the series of seven or ten numbers that must be diale

2008年ESL之日常生活 10 A Graduation Ceremony

10A Graduation Ceremony GLOSSARY Pomp and Circumstance a song played at graduation ceremonies; thegraduation song* Pomp and Circumstance played while the graduates entered the gym andtook their seats. graduates students who are receiving a degree; st

2008年ESL之日常生活 07 Describing Facial Expressions

07Describing Facial Expressions GLOSSARY taken aback surprised and shocked, often in a negative way* We were all taken aback when the manager announced that the store was going to close. to give (someone) a dirty look to make a facial expression that

2008年ESL之日常生活 11 Talking About Time

11Talking About Time GLOSSARY a quarter to 15 minutes before the hour* My classes start at four oclock, but I must leave at a quarter to four because ittakes fifteen minutes to walk to the school. noon, on the dot exactly noon; precisely 12:00 p.m. *

2008年ESL之日常生活 12 Describing Talent and Ability

12Describing Talent and Ability GLOSSARY a natural a person who has natural ability; one who is born with a certain skill * Adam has learned to play the piano very quickly. He is a natural at learning toplay musical instruments. no one comes close to

2008年ESL之日常生活 13 Trash and Recycling

13Trash and Recycling GLOSSARY garbage can a large container used to collect and store ones garbage (trash),or the things that one wants to throw away* Please put the dirty paper napkins into the garbage can and then wash thedishes. to recycle to sav

2008年ESL之日常生活 14 Describing Hatred and Anger

14Describing Hatred and Anger GLOSSARY calm down to become calmer; to become more peaceful; to become less angry or worried* Please calm down! It doesnt do any good to be so upset. to go berserk to lose control of ones emotions and/or actions; to go

2008年ESL之日常生活 15 Giving Warnings and Cautions

15Giving Warnings and Cautions GLOSSARY to move out to leave the place where one has been living and begin living in anew place, especially when one leaves ones parents home* Many Americans move out on their own when they are 18 years old. cramped cr

2008年ESL之餐饮 03 Describing the Taste of Food

03Describing the Taste of Food GLOSSARY that is a phrase used to introduce new information, or to provide additionalinformation about something* Melissa always thought that it would be fun to live alone, that is, until she had tostart paying her own

2008年ESL之娱乐 04 Describing a Bad Experience

04Describing a Bad Experience GLOSSARY to rope (one/someone) into to lure or to convince someone into doing something* The car salesman roped me into buying the old used car after he told me that the car had previously been owned by a famous actor. l

2008年ESL之餐饮 05 Ordering Food for Delivery

05Ordering Food for Delivery GLOSSARY delivery order when a restaurant takes a food order by phone and then, oftenby car, brings the food to a persons home or office* I was hungry but didnt want to leave my house, so I called the pizza restaurantand

2008年ESL之商务英语 17 An Untrustworthy Co-worker

17An Untrustworthy Co-worker GLOSSARY to imagine to think about how something could or might be, but isnt; topretend* Many little girls spend their time imagining that they are princesses. the cold shoulder unfriendliness; coldness; not being very ni

2008年ESL之商务英语 16 Investing Your Money

16Investing Your Money GLOSSARY seminar informational session; class for a small group of people; class on aspecific subject* Hercilia went to the university last night to attend a seminar on Chinas growingeconomy. to invest to buy something with one

2008年ESL之商务英语 18 Dealing in the Black Market

18Dealing in the Black Market GLOSSARY line of work type of work; field or area of work; kind of job; industry* Sajid cant decide which line of work he wants to get into, but it will probably becomputer programming or banking. import/export the proce

2008年ESL之人际交往 10 Mending a Broken Heart

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

2008年ESL之就医 09 A Routine Medical Procedure

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

2008年ESL之日常生活 18 Talking About Intelligence

18Talking About Intelligence GLOSSARY to be stuck with to be forced to do or have something that one doesnt want or like * Last week I went to a restaurant with my cousin, but sheleft early and I got stuck with the bill! lab partner the person with w

26 Renting an Apartment

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v