Jul.4

  • 廣受贊譽 be widely acclaimed
  • 贏得國際贊譽 win international acclaim
  • 漁船 a fishing vessel
  • 兇惡 / 兇殘的野獸 / 戰爭 a savage beast/war
  • 激烈抨擊反對者 savage an opponent
  • 朝他扔杯子 fling a cup at him
  • 阻礙發展和進步 block development and progress
  • 公寓大樓 a block of flats
  • 團購 block bookings (block: 一批)
  • 宜人的環境 a hospitable environment
  • 好客的人 a hospitable person
  • 培訓課 a training session
  • 現在開庭 Court is now in session.
  • Q&A a question and answer session
  • 不過話說回來，你說的有點道理 Nevertheless, there is an element of truth in what you say.
  • 照亮夜空 illuminate the night sky
  • 闡釋規則 illuminate a rule
  • 向後退 stepped backward
  • 倒數五下 count backward from 5
  • 落後的國家 a backward country
  • 與之一致 in accord with 或 be accorded with
  • 讓我很心煩 stress me out
  • 我覺得沒什麼好焦慮的 I wouldn’t really stress out about it.
  • 新生兒 a newborn infant
  • 主要成分是 be composed largely of
  • 作曲作詩 compose a song/poem
  • 用最人道的方法 in the most humane manner
  • 被裁員 be made redundant
  • 協助我做 assist me in
  • 氣得臉通紅 flush with fury
  • 衝（進）馬桶 flush (it down) the toilet
  • 學習英式口音 learn British accents
  • 典例 a prime example
  • 主要目標 a prime objective
  • 讓自己做好幽默起來的準備 make sure to prime yourself to be playful
  • 節食 go on a diet
  • 爭吵 quarrel

Jul.5

  • 失敗是司空見慣的事 Failure is the norm here
  • 相比符合常規，我們更容易注意到背離常規的事。 In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them.
  • 社會準則 social norms
  • 全靠運氣 by sheer luck
  • 你有看到她腿有多長了嘛 Have you seen the sheer length of her legs? 強調某物之大、之重

Jul.6

  • 一张脸赫然从黑暗中出现 face loomed suddenly out of the darkness
  • 隨着 DDL 的臨近 with the deadline looming
  • 令每個人憂心忡忡 loomed large in everyone’s mind.
  • interpret sth. as 解釋爲，理解爲
  • 這種氣體無色無味 The gas is colorless. It has no odor or taste.
  • 禿斑 a bald patch
  • 胡蘿蔔地 a carrot patch
  • 發佈修補程序 release a patch
  • involve sb. in 使 sb 參與，把 sb 牽扯進
  • 動員人民 mobilize people
  • 海洋生物 marine life
  • 粗糙質感 a rough texture
  • 奶油口感 a creamy texture
  • 超出範圍 beyond the scope of
  • 有我行動思考的機會、餘地 there would be any scope for me to
  • 時薪 at an hourly wage
  • 發動戰爭以反對 wage a war against
  • 給我們造成壓力 put a strain on us
  • 讓你們的關係很緊張 cause quite a strain in your relationship
  • 一種 a strain of
  • 拉傷肌肉 strain a muscle
  • 在壓力作用下斷開 broke under the strain
  • 文化遺產 cultural heritage
  • 開幕詞 opening remarks
  • 電鑽 an electric drill
  • 消防演習 a fire drill
  • 全球流行病 a global epidemic
  • 毒品氾濫 a drug epidemic
  • 演奏歌曲 perform a song
  • 執行任務 perform a task
  • 施魔法 perform magic
  • 表現得好 performed very well

Jul.7

  • 生活貧困 lived in poverty
  • 能源缺乏 energy poverty
  • 總收入 gross income
  • 抿嘴脣 press your lips
  • 地方報刊 the local press
  • 印刷機 the printing press
  • 督促他做 pressed him to do
  • 凝結成冰 condense into ice
  • 壓縮精簡（策略、文章、時間） condense … into …
  • 存現金 make a cash deposit / deposit money
  • 礦藏，沉積物 mineral deposits
  • 把車拖走 tow the car away
  • 沉湎於——不要悲觀失望 Do not abandon yourself to despair
  • 放縱——肆意妄爲 with reckless abandon
  • 獨立自主的個體 autonomous individuals
  • 衝入視線 charge into view
  • 碎成碎片 shatter into pieces

Jul.9

  • 固有的一部分 an intrinsic part
  • 和善的人 a benign person
  • 宜人的天氣 benign weather
  • 良性的腫瘤 a benign tumour
  • 在酷熱之中 with the intense heat
  • 激烈競爭 intense competition
  • 熱切的神情 an intense look
  • 精髓 / 本質 the essence of
  • 本質上 in essence
  • 用慢鏡頭 in slow motion
  • 性情上 / 氣質上 by temperament
  • 在空中旋轉 whirl in the wind