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Words & Expressions
 

appreciation   n. the feeling of being grateful for something 感激

beneath    prep. below 在...下面

blast   v.

make or cause something to make a loud harsh noise 发出巨响

brake   n. 刹车

bundle   n.

a number of articles tied, fastened, or held together 捆 , 束

cab   n.

he part of a bus, railway engine, etc., in which the driver sits or stands 驾驶室

cluster   n.

a number of things of the same kind growing or being close together in a group 丛

conductor   n.

person in charge of passenger services on a train 乘务人员

crush   v. press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎

dead-end   n. an end of a street with no way out 死胡同,绝境

driveway   n.

a road for vehicles that connects a private house or garage with the street 私用车道

everlasting   adj. lasting for ever ; never ending 永久的

frantically   ad. in a wild and desperate way 发狂地

freight   n. goods carried by ship, train, plane, etc. 货物

giant   adj. extremely large 巨大的

gravel   n. 碎石

groceries   n. the foods sold by a grocer or in a supermarket 食品杂货

gymnast   n. 体操运动员

horn   n. 喇叭

incline   n. a slope 斜坡

instant   n. a moment of time 瞬间

kneel   v. go down onto or remain on one's knee(s) 跪下

leap   v.

jump so as to land in a different place 跳越

luckily   ad. as a result of good luck ; fortunately 幸运地
nick   n. 恰于其时

outrun   v. run faster or further 比...跑得快

overhead   adj. above one?s head 在?头顶上的

perch   v. sit or be situated on something or on the edge of 栖息 , 坐落在?之上

pound   v. sound with unusually strong loud beats ( 心等 ) 剧跳

    n. a deep loud continuing sound 呼啸声

rung   n. any of the cross-bars that form the steps of a ladder 梯级

scoop   v. 急速地抱起

screech   n. an unpleasant high sharp noise 尖锐刺耳的声音

slam   v. push, move, place, etc., hurriedly and with great force 使劲推

slight   adj. small in degree 微小的
small talk    

light conversation on unimportant or non-serious subjects ; casual conversation 闲谈

steer   v. control the direction of 驾驶; 掌舵
stitch   n.

one turn of a special piece of thread that a doctor uses to join the edges of a deep cut together 一针

stride   n. a long step in walking 大步
throttle   n.

调速手柄

tuck   v. place in a private or almost hidden place 夹住
unload   v. remove from 卸下
veteran   n. 经验丰富的人; 老兵
wander   v.

move about or away from without a fixed course, aim, or purpose 漫步

  Phrases and Expressions

as good as new

in very good condition 状况很好

at play

playing 在玩耍

head for / be headed for

move toward 前往

in the nick of time

just at the critical moment 在紧要关头

make one's way for

move toward 朝···走去

put something away place something tidily 收拾整齐; 放下

  Proper Names

Anthony Falzo

安东尼·福尔佐

Katie Pritchard 凯蒂·普里查德
New Jersey 新泽西 ( 美国一州名 )
Ramsey 拉姆齐
Rich Campana 里奇·坎帕纳
Scott

斯科特

Todd 托德
Tony

托尼

Webster 韦伯斯特
 
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