2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 01 Buying Car Insurance

01 Buying Car Insurance GLOSSARY quote quotation; an estimate of how much something will cost; a prediction ofthe cost of something * Theyre trying to get quotes to install an electric water heater in their home. to assume to believe that something i

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Going to a Home Improvement Store

02 Going to a Home Improvement Store GLOSSARY to fix up to improve something; to make something better; to repair something;to correct what is broken or needs to be updated * Were going to fix up the office with some new paint and furniture. home imp

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 03 Buying Car Insurance

03 Buying Car Insurance GLOSSARY quote quotation; an estimate of how much something will cost; a prediction ofthe cost of something * Theyre trying to get quotes to install an electric water heater in their home. to assume to believe that something i

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 04 Hailing and Taking a Taxi

04 Hailing and Taking a Taxi GLOSSARY taxi / cab a car, usually painted yellow, that is driven by another person andthat one uses to go somewhere, most often in a large city * How much will it cost to take a taxi to the airport? from start to finish

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Using a Guidebook

05 Using a Guidebook GLOSSARY to buy out to buy everything in a store so that nothing is left * If she had more money, she would have bought out the store. She really lovesthat clothing designer! guidebook a book that is written for tourists and cont

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往06 Having a Good or Bad Bedside Manner

06 Having a Good or Bad Bedside Manner GLOSSARY cut out intended for something; designed or created to do something; a goodmatch for something * If you like asking people questions and you enjoy writing, then youre probablycut out to be a newspaper r

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往02 Making an Emergency Medical Call

02 Making an Emergency Medical Call GLOSSARY emergency an unexpected situation that is dangerous or very serious and makes one act immediately * Is anyone here a doctor? Its an emergency! My wife is giving birth! to state to say something; to give in

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往03 Ending a Bad Date

03 Ending a Bad Date GLOSSARY from hell horrible; as bad as something can possibly be; extremely unpleasant * Ive had a day from hell: I ran out of gas in my car,I spilled my coffee on my pants, I lost my keys, and my wallet was stolen. creep an unpl

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往04 Apologizing for a Bad Date

04 Apologizing for a Bad Date GLOSSARY to blow (something) to fail; to not be able to do something; to do something very poorly * She blew the interview and now theres no way shell get the job offer. to walk out on (someone) to leave another person,

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往05 Having Doubts About Getting Married

05Having Doubts About Getting Married GLOSSARY wedding party the group of people who are officially part of a weddingceremony and stand next to the people who are getting married during theceremony* All the women in the wedding party wore long purple

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往07 Having Trouble Sleeping

07 Having Trouble Sleeping GLOSSARY newlyweds people who married each other recently, usually within the past year * Do you think newlyweds fight more or less often than people who have been married for many years? to go with the territory to be expe

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往08 Being Clumsy

08 Being Clumsy GLOSSARY to have two left feet to be a bad dancer, not knowing how to move ones feet * He likes to watch people dance, but he never joins them because he has two left feet. clumsy moving awkwardly; not being able to control the moveme

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往09 Having Limited Mobility

09 Having Limited Mobility GLOSSARY crutch one of two long sticks where one puts one end under ones armpit(between ones arm and body) and the other end reaches the ground, used to support ones weight and help one walk when one cannot put very much we

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往10 Having a Temper Tantrum

10 Having a Temper Tantrum GLOSSARY ear-splitting very loud, high-pitched, and hurting ones ears * Their teenage son calls it music, but they just hear ear-splitting noise. temper tantrum a short period of time when a child loses control of his or he

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往11 Marrying a Gold Digger

11 Marrying a Gold Digger GLOSSARY boy toy a young, attractive man whom one dates for fun or for ashort period of time, without being very serious about the relationship * Melina really likes to date. She must have had at least 10 boy toys in the pas

2009年ESL之就医和人际交往01 Problems with Drugs

01 Problems with Drugs GLOSSARY drug medicine; a chemical substance that is swallowed to make a sick or injured person feel better or to make one healthier * Are you taking any drugs to lower your blood pressure? medical device a piece of electronics

2009年ESL之娱乐 12 Listening to Music

12 Listening to Music GLOSSARY extensive large, thorough, and complete, with many different kinds of something * Henry has extensive knowledge of home building because heworked for an architect for three years. collection a group of many of the same

2009年ESL之餐饮 01 Preparing Food for Cooking

01 Preparing Food for Cooking GLOSSARY to iron to flatten out a piece of fabric so that it is not wrinkled (does not have lines) by moving a hot, flat piece of metal over the top of it * My shirt would look much better if I ironed it. tablecloth a la

2009年ESL之娱乐 06 Going to the Playground

03 Going to the Playground GLOSSARY nanny a woman whose job is to take care of another persons children, usually full-time while the parent is working and often livingin the familys home * Toshiyo and Mariah both work as engineers, so they have a nan

2009年ESL之娱乐 07 Watching Political Commentary Shows

04 Watching Political Commentary Shows GLOSSARY political commentary offering ones opinion about political issues, the people who work in the government, and their decisions * During the fall of 2008, all the political commentary shows were talking a