1. ceremony

(n.)儀式，典禮

The awards ceremony was packed with rich and famous people.

頒獎(jiǎng)典禮中擠滿了有錢及知名人士。

2. organism

(n.)生物，有機(jī)體

Any living thing is an organism.

任何有生命的東西都是有機(jī)體。

3. nest egg

儲(chǔ)蓄

By retirement, they had saved up quite a nest egg.

到退休時(shí)，他們已經(jīng)存了一大筆錢了。

4. plant

(n.)植物

Most plants need dirt, water and sunlight to live.

大部分的植物需要仰賴土壤，水和陽光生存。

5. animal

(n.)動(dòng)物

What is the biggest animal you have seen?

您所看過最大的動(dòng)物是什么?

6. college fund

念大學(xué)的基金

I've been adding to his college fund for years now……

我已經(jīng)為他的大學(xué)基金貢獻(xiàn)多年了。

7. living

(a.)有生命的;活的

Coral is actually a living animal, living on top of dead animals.

珊瑚事實(shí)上是一種有生命的動(dòng)物，生長在死去動(dòng)物身上。

8. mammal

(n.)哺乳動(dòng)物

Did you know that whales are mammals?

您知道鯨魚是哺乳動(dòng)物嗎?

9. nuclear family

核心家庭

My cousin is not part of my nuclear family.

我的堂表兄弟姊妹并不是核心家庭的一部分。

10. insect

(n.)昆蟲

Mosquitoes are my least favorite insect.

蚊子是我最不喜歡的昆蟲。

1. fowl

(n.)鳥禽類

Ducks are a type of water fowl.

鴨子是一種水上禽鳥。

2. seeing each other

約會(huì)

We've been seeing each other for about 3 months.

我們已經(jīng)約會(huì)大約三個(gè)月了。

3. complimentary

(a.)【美】贈(zèng)送的

The flight attendant gave me a complimentary drink after we took off.

飛機(jī)起飛后，服務(wù)人員給我們附贈(zèng)的飲料。

4. currency

(n.)貨幣

Every country has its own currency.

每個(gè)國家都有自己的貨幣。

5. behave yourself

規(guī)矩點(diǎn)

Please behave yourself before the guests.

在賓客面前請你檢點(diǎn)一些。

6. reusable

(a.)可重復(fù)使用的

Reusable items last longer than disposable ones and help the environment.

可重復(fù)使用的物品比拋棄式耐用，而且對環(huán)境比較好。

7. impact

(n.)影響

Tourists can have a big impact on the places they visit.

觀光客對他們所參觀的地方可造成很大的影響。

8. behind the scenes

幕后

He is the man behind the scenes.

他是幕后人物。

9. contraband

(n.)違禁品

If you bring contraband into a country, you may go to jail.

如果你把違禁品帶進(jìn)一個(gè)國家，可能要坐牢。

10. quarantine

(n.)隔離

If you bring your pet to another country, you may have to put it in quarantine for a while.

如果你把寵物帶到另一個(gè)國家，它可能要被隔離一段時(shí)間。

1. between ourselves

私下的話，不可外傳

This matter is between ourselves.

這事你我知道就好。

2. provision

(n.)儲(chǔ)備糧食

We brought plenty of provisions for the trip.

我們?yōu)檫@趟旅行帶了足夠的糧食。

3. cuisine

(n.)美食;佳肴

French cuisine is famous around the world.

法國美食舉世聞名。

4. beyond the seas

在國外，在海外

He had a good time when he was beyond the seas.

他在國外時(shí)曾過得很快活

5. chow

(n.)【口】食物，食品

We had some good chow in that little restaurant.

我們在那家小曙U吃了一些不錯(cuò)的食物。

6. delicacy

(n.)美食;佳肴

This is a local delicacy and you can't find it anywhere else.

這是當(dāng)?shù)氐拿朗?，而且您無法在其它地方找到它。

7. butt in

插手;介入;插嘴

Don't butt in!

不要管閑事!

8. raw

(a.)生的，未煮過的

In Italy, they serve raw beef.

在意大利，他們提供生牛肉。

9. grill

(n.)烤架;燒烤的肉類食物

This steak is fresh off the grill!

這塊新鮮的牛排是剛燒烤好的!

10. by and large

大體上，總的看來

I cannot totally take your point, but by and large I think yours is reasonable.

我不能完全同意你的觀點(diǎn)，但大體上你的觀點(diǎn)是有道理的。

1. boil

(vt.)烹煮

Dumplings are often eaten boiled.

水餃經(jīng)常被烹煮來吃。

2. stew

(vt.)(用文火)煮，燉，燜

Can you stew up some meat and vegetables?

您能燉煮一些肉和蔬菜嗎?

3. call the shots

做決斷

Who do you think you are calling the shots?

在這指發(fā)號(hào)施令，你以為你是誰啊?

4. steam

(vt.)蒸，煮

She prefers to steam her dumplings.

她比較喜歡蒸的水餃。

5. aromatic

(a.)芳香的

Fresh bread is quite aromatic.

新鮮的面包很香。

6. steam

(vt.)蒸，煮

She prefers to steam her dumplings.

她比較喜歡蒸的水餃。

7. aromatic

(a.)芳香的

Fresh bread is quite aromatic.

新鮮的面包很香。

8. clown around

胡鬧

That boy is seldom serious about anything. He's always clowning around.

這個(gè)男孩對任何事情都不認(rèn)真，他總是胡鬧。

9. flaky

(n.)薄片的;成層狀的

The croissants were fresh and flaky.

牛角面包很新鮮又薄而易剝。

10. rich

(a.)味道濃厚

That chocolate cake is too rich for me.

那個(gè)巧克力蛋糕對我來說太濃了。

1. cook up

構(gòu)思;策劃

I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.

我必須為上課遲到編個(gè)借口。

2. tender

(a.)嫩的;軟的

The steaks were tender and juicy.

那塊牛排鮮嫩多汁。

3. sour

(a.)味道濃厚

Let's order sweet and sour pork.

讓我們點(diǎn)一份糖醋排骨。

crocodile tears

鱷魚的眼淚，假慈悲

4. spicy

(a.)辣的

The tofu was too spicy for him.

那塊豆腐對他來說太辣了。

5. stinky

(a.)臭的

I can't believe you've never had stinky tofu!

我不敢相信你從未吃過臭豆腐

6. cry over spilled milk

做無用的后悔

It is no use crying over spilled milk.

覆水難收。

7. rotten

(a.)發(fā)臭的

Stinky tofu smells rotten, but it tastes great.

臭豆腐聞起來是臭的，但吃起來卻很好吃。

8. fresh

(a.)新鮮的

Your fish must be fresh if you want to eat it raw.

你的魚必須是新鮮的，如果你要生吃的話。

9. down and out

窮困潦倒;孤苦無助

People should lend him a helping hand; He's really down and out.

人們應(yīng)該助他一臂之力，他已經(jīng)窮困潦倒了。

10. past

(n.)過去，昔日

He lives in the past and he doesn't even have a computer!

他還活在過去，竟然沒有計(jì)算機(jī)!

1. present

(n.)現(xiàn)在，目前

Only by living in the present can you be free of worries.

只有活在當(dāng)下才能無憂慮。

2. eat like a bird

胃口小，吃的少

Jenny is very slim because she eats like a bird.

詹妮十分苗條，因?yàn)樗缘纳佟?/p>

3. future

(n.)未來，將來

She didn't see any future in their relationship.

她對她們的未來沒抱希望。

4. duration

(n.)持續(xù)時(shí)間

A basketball game has a duration of 48 minutes.

一場籃球有48分鐘的比賽時(shí)間。

5. for good

永遠(yuǎn)

Smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.

每天少吸煙一點(diǎn)，你就可能會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)戒掉煙。

Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.

不要假惺惺的為他的厄運(yùn)假慈悲了，我知道你恨他。

6. outlook

(n.)前景

The company's outlook was not good.

公司的前景不怎么看好。

7. potential

(n.)潛力

I think this young man has a lot of potential.

我覺得這個(gè)年輕人的潛力不錯(cuò)。

8. get fired

炒魷魚

The anchorman of the BBC network's evening news got fired.

聽說BBC電視網(wǎng)的晚間新聞主播被炒了魷魚。

9. fortune

(n.)命運(yùn)

Before we were married, we had to have our fortunes told.

我們在結(jié)婚前已經(jīng)算過命了。

10. fate

(n.)命運(yùn);天命，天數(shù)

You can not escape your fate.

你無法逃脫你的命運(yùn)。

1. hang in the balance

未見分曉;懸而未決

I guess my future hangs in the balance.

我想我的未來懸而未決啊。

2. goal

(n.)目標(biāo)

After you set your goals, you must work continuously toward them.

設(shè)定目標(biāo)后要持續(xù)的往目標(biāo)努力。

3. plan

(n.)計(jì)劃

She has a 10-step plan for her future.

她對她的未有設(shè)定了十個(gè)步驟的計(jì)劃。

4. high and dry

被拋棄的，處于痛苦之中的

George took all the money away and left his companions high and dry, with nothing to buy the tickets.

喬治帶走了所有的錢，把他的同事拋棄了，連買車票的錢也沒有。

5. projection

(n.)規(guī)劃

The company's projection of their income was unrealistic.

公司對營利的規(guī)劃不切實(shí)際。

6. schedule

(n.)行程

We are already behind schedule and we haven't even started yet.

我們的行程已經(jīng)晚了，甚至還沒開始呢!

7. high and low

到處

I looked high and low for my pen, but I couldn‘t find it anywhere.

我到處找我的鋼筆，但我怎么也找不到它。

8. intend

(vt.)打算

My parents intend for me to go to university in England.

我的父母打算讓我到英國讀大學(xué)。

9. dream

(n.)夢想

Without dreams, we have no future.

沒有夢想就沒有未來。

10. hit upon

突然想到

He hit upon a plan to defeat his antagonist.

他突然想出了一個(gè)挫敗他對手的計(jì)劃。