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之日常生活 22 Wiring Money to Another Country

22 Wiring Money to Another Country GLOSSARY emergency an unexpected situation that requires immediate action or animmediate response because it is dangerous or will have other seriousconsequences or results * If you have a medical emergency, call 9-1

ESL之旅行 19 Traveling by Bus

19Traveling by Bus GLOSSARY in advance with anticipation; ahead of time; before something else happens* The dentist is always very busy, so we need to make our appointments at least four weeks in advance. terminal station; a large building where buse

ESL之旅行 18 Picking up a Rental Car

18Picking up a Rental Car GLOSSARY reservation an arrangement to have or do something at a future date and time; an arrangement so that something is held for ones own use at a future date or time* Have you made a reservation at a hotel for next Tuesd

ESL之旅行 16 Describing Distances and Giving Directions

16Describing Distances and Giving Directions GLOSSARY up the street on the same street one is currently on, but uphill or further along* The library is up the street from the Thai restaurant. corner the place where two streets meet each other* Our ho

2008年ESL之日常生活 22 Planning a Protest

22Planning a Protest GLOSSARY protest something that a person or a group of people do to show that they think something is wrong or unfair * The students want to have a protest against the war. hold on an expression used to mean wait a minute, or to

2008年ESL之旅行 02 Writing a Postcard

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之购物 03 Finding a Bargain

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

2013年ESL之餐饮娱乐 08 Buying Electronic Books

Buying Electronic Books Kindo: Whats that? Nookie: Its my new e-book reader. Im just downloading some new books onto it. Kindo: I havent bought one yet. Im old school. I still prefer a printed book. Nookie: But if you havent tried it yet, how do you

2013年ESL之餐饮娱乐 10 Getting an Advantage in Sports

Getting an Advantage in Sports Tammy: What are you doing this year to give your team an advantage? Phillip: I have a few tricks up my sleeve. Were going to have a winning season. Tammy: Are you going to start Wang? Phillip: No, Im redshirting Wang. I

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 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

ESL之餐饮娱乐 06 A Soccer Match

06A Soccer Match GLOSSARY penalty a punishment against a team or a player who breaks a rule during agame* The team received a penalty when one of its players started fighting withmembers of the other team. goalkeeper goalie; the soccer player who tri

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 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 09 Going into the Military

09Going into the Military GLOSSARY attention a word shouted to get someone to look at or listen to oneself,especially in the military* The general entered the room and one of the soldiers shouted, Attention! Everyone immediately stood up and looked a

2008年ESL之娱乐 01 Reading Comic Books

01Reading Comic Books GLOSSARY graphic novel a long and complex story where the words of the story are printed within a series of drawings that show what is happening, usually written for adults* Some people who dont enjoy reading regular books like