EnglishPod (Learn English on Your Terms)---第一周
1.Theme【Elementary-Difficult Customer】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| still working on | not yet completed,need more time |
| would recommed | suggest |
| complimentary | free |
| go with | to choose,pick |
| grab | get quickly |
| fancy | nice,expensive,upscale |
| casual | relaxed,not dressy |
2.Theme【Elementary-Calling In Sick】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| was hoping | to kindly expect |
| calling in sick | report that you will not go to work because you are sick |
| coming back | getting,acquiring |
| quite ill | very sick |
| how may I help you | Polite offer to help |
| make it into work | go to work |
| sick day | day off because you’re sick |
| symptom | a sign,indication |
3.Theme【Daily Life-Hotle Upgrade】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| check in | register at a hotel or airport |
| under the name | name used for the reservation |
| reservation | booking |
| confirmation | an approval,verification |
| mix-up | confusion |
| complimentary upgrade | free improvement of quality |
| overbooked | full |
| checkout | pay and leave a hotel |
| concierge | hotel employee that helps guests |
| deluxe room | hotel room,better than standard |
| receipt | paper showing payment details |
4.Theme【The Office-I need an assistant】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| understaffed | not enough people to do the job |
| the timing is jut not right | it is not a good time now |
| weight off my shoulders | remove pressure or stress |
| give me a hand | help |
| recruit | hire |
| overworked | working too much |
| short staffed | not enough people to do the job |
| overstaffed | having too many employees |
5.Theme【Daily Life-Cut In Line】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| unbelievable | incredible,amazing |
| be a mile long | is very long |
| traffic jam | many cars not moving on the road |
| a few hours from now | soon,in a couple of hourse |
| from a queue | to get in line |
| jump the queue | cut in line |
| stand in line | wait in line |
| line up | from a line |
6.Theme【The Weekend-Road Trip】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| packed | full,everything is inside |
| munchines | snackes,food |
| fill up the tank | put gas in the car |
| got all the bases covered | have everything ready |
| get going | start,leave,depart |
| road trip | long car trip |
| trunk | the luggage area of a car |
| rental car | a car you rent,a car you pay to borrow |
| highway toll | fee paid for using the highway |
7.Theme【The Office-Virus】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| freeze | to stop working properly |
| take a look | see,revise |
| act up | not working propelry |
| be right up | go upstairs soon |
| browse | look,search |
| up to date | having all the most recent information |
| monitor | computer screen |
| corrupt file | damaged or broken computer file that can’t be opened |
| surf the net | look for information on the internet |
| web browser | computer program that allows you to go on the internet |
8.Theme【Daily Life-What’s your name again?】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| around here | close to here |
| around the corner | on the next street |
| in bit of a hurry | moving quickly,having no time |
| contact details | information required to contact someone, i.e. telephone number,email address |
| slip my mind | been forgoteen |
| terrible with | bad at |
| acquaintance | someone you know,but who is not close friend |
| in a rush | move quickly,not have much time |
9.Theme【The Weekend-Silence please!】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| inconsiderate | not thinking of the feelings of other people;not thoughtful |
| not such a big deal | not a big problem |
| keep it dowm | be quit |
| to disturb | to interrupt,bother,or upset |
| to interrupt | to speak or make noise when someone esle is speaking |
| to whisper | to speak very softly |
10.Theme【The Office-Driving Sales】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| drive sales | increase sales |
| promotion | something done to make people aware of a product |
| concrete solutions | a real or specific solution to a problem |
| will never fly | will not work,will not approved |
| be here any mintue | will arrive very soon |
| brilliant | excellent |
| win sales | make sales sucessfully |
| sales cycle | the process a customer goes though when deciding to buy a product |
| to outsell | to sell more than others |
| customer loyalty | when a customer buys the same brand over and over |
11.Theme【Daily Life-New Guy in Town】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| fill me in | tell me about it |
| weird/bizarre | strange,unusual |
| kick out | make or force someone leave when they don’t want to |
| creep me out | make me feel uncomfortable and a bit scared |
| you’ll never guess | phrase used to introduce a piece of news |
| scare the heck out of me | cause someone to feel a lot of fear |
| creepy | strange or scary, causeing people to feel nervous and afraid |
| vampire | a dead person who drinks the blood of living people |
| have you heard | phrase used to introduce a piece of gossip |
| guess what | phrase used to introduce an interesting or surprising piece of information |
12.Theme【Daily Life-Cleaning the House】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| such a mess | very dirty,disordered |
| tidy up | put things in place,organize |
| spotless | perfectly clean |
| in the middle of something | busy doing something at the moment |
| chores | common house tasks |
| groceries | food that you buy at a store |
| immaculate | perfectly clean,having no dirty at all |
| do the laundry | wash the dirty clothes |
| dish detergent | soap used to wash the plates,knives,forks,bowls,etc. |
| tranch(AmE)/rubbish(BrE) | garbage |
13.Theme【The office-Out Of Control Spending】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| through the roof | suddenly very high |
| off the charts | very high |
| expenditures | amount of money spent on something |
| look into | investigate,try to get information about something |
| revenue | amount of money paid to a business |
| the botton line | the net profit;the amount of money a business makes after expenses |
14.Theme【Elementary-I’m in Debt】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| recession | a period of time when the ecomomy of a country is bad |
| hit me pretty hard | had a strong ,negative affect on me |
| broke | not have any money |
| pay back | return the money you borrowed |
| take out a lone | borrow money |
15.Theme【Daily Life-I’m sorry,I Love you】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| explode | suddenly break apart |
| familiar | probably know,but not clearly remembered |
| coincidence | situation when two or more things happen at the same time in an unplanned way |
| knock over | make something fall over |
| love at first sight | falling in love the first time you see someone |
16.Theme【Elementary-Turn left here!】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| step on it | drive a lot faster |
| nuts | crazy |
| have a fit | get very angry |
| cut though | quickly go past or though something that blocks you |
| road rage | be very angury at other drivers while driving |
| back street | small street that is away from the main streets |
| u-turn | a 180 degree turn in the car |
| to park | to stop the care and turn off the engine |
17.Theme【Elementary-Here Comes the Bride】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| it’s about time | finally |
| bridesmaid | female friends or relatives who helps the bride at a wedding |
| aisle | a passage between sections of seats |
| groom | a man who is about to be married |
| goomsman | male friend or relative who helps the groom on the wedding day |
| maid of honor | female fiend or relative who acts as a witness at the wedding |
| best man | male friend or relative who acts as a witness at the wedding |
| ushers | man who help guest find their seats |
18.Theme【Upper-Intermediate-Protest!】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| protest | an event where people gather together to show disapproval of something |
| break out | start suddently |
| bailout | the act of saving a company from moeny problems |
| injustice | an unfair situation |
| outrage | something thate morally wrong |
| mismanage | manage badly |
| have the nerve | dare to |
| placard | sign people hold at protests,usually a piece of cardboard on a stick |
| rally | public meeting in support or opposition of something |
| demonstration | event where people gather together to show that they support or oppose something |
| demonstrators | people who go to a demonstration or protest |
| opponent | a person who opposes something or someone |
| proponent | person who supports someone or something |
19.Theme【The Weekend-Christmas Chronicles I】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| get a load of | look ata(informal) |
| license | official document that shows you have permission to drive a car |
| eggnog | traditional Christmas drink containing eggs,cream,sugar and rum |
| vehicle | machine use to carry people, i.e. a car or truck |
| step out | briefly go out of a place |
| take that tone | speak in that tone of voice |
| invoice | official document that shows you have paid for something you bought |
| arrest | that act of legally taking someone to jail |
| pout | push out your lips to show that you are unhappy |
| sleigh | large,open vehicle that is pulled by horses over snow or ice |
| handcuffs | a set of two metal rings that are used to join a persons hands together,esp. by police |
| prison | a building where criminals are kept as punishment |
| read someone’s rights | tell someone their legal rights, usually when they are arrested |
| DUI | driving under the infulence of alcohol or drugs |
| speeding ticket | a piece of paper the police give if you are diving too fast |
20.Theme【Elementary - I Can See Clearly Now】
| pharse/vacabulary | explain |
|---|---|
| seem to be | appears or is |
| struggle | try very hard |
| 20/20 vision | perfect eyesight |
| far sighted | see fay-away things more clearyly than things nearby |
| as blind as a bat | have really poor vesion |
| vision | ability to see thins |
| blurry | not clear |
| prescription | a message written by a doctor that tells people what medicine to take |
| short sighted | unable to see things far awar(AmE) |
| nearsighted | unable to see things far awar(BrE) |
| optometrist | eye doctor |
| prescribe | officially tell someone to use a medicine or treatment |
| lenses | clear,curved piece of glass that helps people see better |