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之旅行交通购物 06 Washing the Car

06 Washing the Car GLOSSARY to hold up to use ones arms and hands so that something is in the air, nottouching a surface, usually so that other people can see it * Sara held up her child in the air so that her husband could take a good photo. fundrai

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 07 Buying Men’s Shirts

07 Buying Mens Shirts GLOSSARY fitting room a small room with a door where one can try on clothing in a storebefore deciding whether to buy it * In this store, you can take only eight pieces of clothing into a fitting room at atime. dress shirt a nic

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 08 Using Frequent Flyer Miles

08 Using Frequent Flyer Miles GLOSSARY long weekend a period of three days (Friday-Sunday, or Saturday-Monday)where one has one extra day off from work, getting three free days in a row,usually because one uses a vacation day or because there is a ho

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 10 Storing Luggage on an Airplane

10 Storing Luggage on an Airplane GLOSSARY roller bag a suitcase that is on wheels with a long handle, so that it can bepulled instead of carried * This suitcase is too heavy to carry! It would be much easier to travel with aroller bag. aisle a long,

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 09 Describing Winds and Storms

09 Describing Winds and Storms GLOSSARY its just (ones) luck a phrase used when one is complaining about having badluck, used to introduce an example of how one has bad luck * Its just our luck that housing prices fell by almost 20% right after we bo

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 12 Describing Speech and Language Ability

12 Describing Speech and Language Ability GLOSSARY its Greek to me a phrase used to show that one doesnt understand anythingthat one is hearing or reading, usually because it is too difficult or technical * I tried to understand this chapter in the s

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 13 Having Trouble Making a Decision

13 Having Trouble Making a Decision GLOSSARY consumer review a short paragraph written by someone who has bought andused a product, sharing his or her experience and recommending that otherpeople do or dont buy it * Dido likes to read the consumer re

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 14 Exterior Parts of a Car

14 Exterior Parts of a Car GLOSSARY pain in the neck a person who is very annoying, making things more difficultor frustrating * Your little brother is such a pain in the neck! Cant you get him to leave usalone? hood the large, flat piece of metal at

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 15 Describing Speed and Pace

15 Describing Speed and Pace GLOSSARY slowpoke a person who is very slow; a person who does not move quickly * Stop being such a slowpoke! The sooner you finish cleaning your room, thesooner we can go do something fun. to hurry up to do something mor

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 16 Finding the Perfect Gift

16 Finding the Perfect Gift GLOSSARY gift present; something that is given to another person, especially on a birthdayor holiday * Meghan receives birthday gifts from her parents, grandparents, and all of heraunts and uncles. present gift; something

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 11 Going on a Cruise

11 Going on a Cruise GLOSSARY cruise a vacation where one sleeps, eats, and is entertained on a very largeship * They went on a six-day cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. embarkation the process of getting on a ship * Embarkation will happen between