fantasy [?f?nt?si] n. 幻想故事
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A: Peter lives in a world of fantasy.
B: It's bad for him.
A:彼得整天生活在幻想的世界中。
B:這對他不好。
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ambassador [?m?b?s?d?] n. 大使
Escalopia 艾斯卡羅比亞(虛構(gòu)的國名)
frightful [?fraitf?l] adj. 可怕的,令人吃驚的
【擴】startling 驚人的
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A: Something frightful was about to descend on him.
B: We'd better remind him before that comes.
A:可怕的災(zāi)禍就要落到他頭上了。
B: 我們最好在那件事降臨之前提醒他。
fire extinguisher [?fai?-?ik?sti?ɡwi??] 滅火器
drily [?draili] adv. 冷淡地,枯燥無味地
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A: He answered the questions drily.
B: What made him unhappy today?
A:他冷冰冰地回答了對方的提問。
B:今天什么事讓他不高興了?
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embassy [?emb?si] n. 大使館
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A: They asked me to go to the embassy and apply for a new passport.
B: That will be a lot of trouble.
A:他們讓我到大使館補辦護照。
B:那可麻煩了。
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heaven [?hev?n] n. 天,天堂
basement [?beism?nt] n. 地下室
【擴】hypogeum 地下室 mattamore 地下室
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A: My office is a cubby-hole in the basement.
B: Is there a window in your office?
A:我的辦公室是在地下室的一個小房間。
B:你辦公室有窗戶嗎?
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definitely [?definitli] adv. 肯定地
【擴】sure 肯定地,確定地 certain 確定的,必然的
【反】questioningly 疑惑地
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A: The time difference between America and China is twelve hours.
B: That definitely has affected you.
A:美國和中國之間的時差是12小時。
B:那肯定對你們有影響。
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post [p?ust] v. 派任
shot [??t] n. 子彈
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A: The shot wounded her leg.
B: To be a policewoman is very dangerous.
A:子彈打傷了她的腿。
B:做女警太危險了。
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