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Saturday, October 15, 2016

#2 ESL Cyber Listening Lab

Medium " Just a Hair Cut, Please! "

Vocabulary

noun
1. adjustments [əˈdʒʌstmənt] : small changes or modifications

Ex: I've made a few adjustments to the design. (我對設計做了一些調整。)
Extra examples: adjustments in the exchange rates (調整匯率)


verb
2. trim [trɪm] : cut just a little off 

Ex: The project's budget had been trimmed by $10,000. (該項目的預算減少了$10,000)


3. butcher [ˈbʊtʃɚ] : to kill, and in this case, to cut without care

Ex: Many western countries raise and butcher a large number of beef cattle. (許多西方國家飼養並屠宰大量的肉牛。)


4. lean back [lin] (also lean forward) : to move the body backwards and down, recline

Ex: I leaned back in my chair. (我靠在椅子上。)


adjective
5. decent [ˈdisənt] : nice, acceptable, proper

Ex: I need a decent night’s sleep. (我需要一個良好的睡眠。)


interjection
6. voila ['vɔɪlə] : an expression to indicate satisfied completion

Ex: All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain, and voila! (它只需要一些時間、一點陽光和雨露,你看那!)



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