3/4/2008

1， hold up you head with simle... 抬头微笑
     heads up 当心， 抬头

2， monotonous 单调，无变化的， 令人厌倦的
     monotonous regularity, monotonous rhythm,monotonous life
     The monotonous voice made my sleepy.

3, humour/humor 幽默
   good-humour :A cheerful and agreeable mood
   good-humouredly 心平气和的，好心情的，和气地
   --I fend off the taunts and jibes of my family good-humouredly.

4,whip
   whip-round 慈善募捐，捐款
   whip around
   --I see a leaf whipped around on March breezes
   whip off :to move or remove quickly
   --he whipped off before I could stop him; the man whipped off his hat
   -- He whipped off his coat and ran after the thief.
   whipped cream:Cream with 30% or more fat can be turned into whipped cream by mixing it with air
   补充：
   Other expressions with 'whip' are:

- to whip out : the cowboy whipped out a gun (he pulled it out quickly)

- to have the whiphand , which means to have the advantage

- to whip round, to turn round quickly

- to have a whip-round (informal), to ask everyone to give some money: we had a whip-round in the office for Tom's wedding present

- to whip up, to encourage/to make (something) increase

5, immune, immunity,immunization
   vaccine, vaccination
   medical claims
   reimburse,reimbursement

6, dough
    1)A flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
    2)Informal term for money
   cookie dough 曲奇圈
   dough making 和面
   knead dough 揉面
   --What is the source of A place you can go when you're short on your dough?

7, knead 用力揉
   --The dumpling has unique making crafts, knead dough, roll peels,

8, cafeteria
    coffee
    caffein:咖啡因
    de-caf :Coffee with the caffeine removed

9, windmill 风车
    bluebell 风铃草
    sleighbell 雪橇铃
    lotus  flower莲花荷花，芙蓉
    lotus tree 芙蓉树
    Town Called Hibiscus ( 芙蓉 镇）
    pine tee 松树
    moring glory 牵牛花，喇叭花
    peony  :牡丹
    jasmine 茉莉花
    balsamine 凤仙花
   cockscomb 鸡冠花
   Chinese rose 月季花
   snowdrop 雪莲花
   corn poppy 虞美人
   cactus 仙人掌

10, parquet 木地板
      carpet   地毯

11. tentative
      1)Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
      ---I think we can draw up a tentative plan now.
      ----"just a tentative schedule"
     2)Unsettled in mind or opinion
     --"drew a few tentative conclusions"
12. venue
      1)The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
      2)In law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
       &tentative venue