Part One: August - Jack Will
coincidence
/ko???ns?d?ns/
the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way
巧合
What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.
真巧档址!我沒(méi)料到會(huì)在這里見到你盒粮。
grader
a student in a particular grade or level of education, typically in primary or secondary school
…年級(jí)學(xué)生
The school bus was filled with noisy kindergartners and first graders on their way to the zoo.
校車?yán)镒鴿M了喧鬧的幼兒園和一年級(jí)學(xué)生,他們正前往動(dòng)物園。
knock sb down
to hit sb and make them fall to the ground
She was knocked down by a bus.
她被一輛公共汽車撞倒在地忌愚。
dust
/d?st/
v. remove the dust from the surface of (something) using a cloth or brush
用布或刷子除去(某物)表面的塵土
請(qǐng)幫我清理桌子上的灰塵。
Please dust off the dirt on the table for me.
take off after (someone)
to chase someone
Several people took off after the thief and caught him before the police got there.
settle down / settle sb down
to become or make sb become calm, less excited, etc.
(使某人)安靜下來(lái),平靜下來(lái)
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.
那個(gè)班一上課總得過(guò)一會(huì)兒才能安靜下來(lái)转培。
sundial
/?s?nda??l/
an instrument that uses the position of the sun's shadow cast by a pointer to tell the time of day
日晷 guǐ
,日規(guī)
In my hometown, people like to place a sundial under the sun to calculate time.
在我家鄉(xiāng)浆竭,人們喜歡在太陽(yáng)下放置一個(gè)日規(guī)來(lái)計(jì)算時(shí)間浸须。
beat sb up
to hit or kick sb hard, many times
痛毆;毒打
He was beaten up by the robbers.
他被搶劫犯毆打了一頓邦泄。
squirt
/skw??rt/
to hit sb/sth with a stream of water, gas, etc.
(用…)向…噴射
The children were squirting each other with water from the hose.
孩子們用軟水管相互噴水删窒。
slime
/sla?m/
any unpleasant thick liquid substance
污濁的泥漿;(惡心的)黏液
The pond was full of mud and green slime.
池子里滿是淤泥和綠色的污水顺囊。
plastic surgery
/?pl?st?k ?s??rd??r?/
medical operations to repair injury to a person's skin, or to improve a person's appearance
整形手術(shù)
Many celebrities opt for plastic surgery to maintain their youthful looks.
許多明星都會(huì)選擇做整形手術(shù)肌索,以保持年輕美貌。
hysterically
/h?s?t?r?kli/
in an uncontrollably emotional manner, typically characterized by wild and uncontrolled laughter or crying
歇斯底里地包蓝,情緒失控地
She started crying hysterically after hearing the bad news.
她聽到壞消息后開始歇斯底里地哭泣驶社。
sue
prosecute
to make a claim against sb in court about sth that they have said or done to harm you
控告;提起訴訟
The company is suing a former employee.
該公司正在起訴一名前雇員测萎。