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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 01 Buying Car Insurance
01 Buying Car Insurance GLOSSARY quote quotation; an estimate of how much something will cost; a prediction ofthe cost of something * Theyre trying to get quotes to install an electric water heater in their home. to assume to believe that something i
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Going to a Home Improvement Store
02 Going to a Home Improvement Store GLOSSARY to fix up to improve something; to make something better; to repair something;to correct what is broken or needs to be updated * Were going to fix up the office with some new paint and furniture. home imp
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 03 Buying Car Insurance
03 Buying Car Insurance GLOSSARY quote quotation; an estimate of how much something will cost; a prediction ofthe cost of something * Theyre trying to get quotes to install an electric water heater in their home. to assume to believe that something i
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 04 Hailing and Taking a Taxi
04 Hailing and Taking a Taxi GLOSSARY taxi / cab a car, usually painted yellow, that is driven by another person andthat one uses to go somewhere, most often in a large city * How much will it cost to take a taxi to the airport? from start to finish
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Using a Guidebook
05 Using a Guidebook GLOSSARY to buy out to buy everything in a store so that nothing is left * If she had more money, she would have bought out the store. She really lovesthat clothing designer! guidebook a book that is written for tourists and cont
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 06 Washing the Car
06 Washing the Car GLOSSARY to hold up to use ones arms and hands so that something is in the air, nottouching a surface, usually so that other people can see it * Sara held up her child in the air so that her husband could take a good photo. fundrai
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 07 Buying Men’s Shirts
07 Buying Mens Shirts GLOSSARY fitting room a small room with a door where one can try on clothing in a storebefore deciding whether to buy it * In this store, you can take only eight pieces of clothing into a fitting room at atime. dress shirt a nic
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 08 Using Frequent Flyer Miles
08 Using Frequent Flyer Miles GLOSSARY long weekend a period of three days (Friday-Sunday, or Saturday-Monday)where one has one extra day off from work, getting three free days in a row,usually because one uses a vacation day or because there is a ho
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 09 Describing Winds and Storms
09 Describing Winds and Storms GLOSSARY its just (ones) luck a phrase used when one is complaining about having badluck, used to introduce an example of how one has bad luck * Its just our luck that housing prices fell by almost 20% right after we bo
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 10 Storing Luggage on an Airplane
10 Storing Luggage on an Airplane GLOSSARY roller bag a suitcase that is on wheels with a long handle, so that it can bepulled instead of carried * This suitcase is too heavy to carry! It would be much easier to travel with aroller bag. aisle a long,
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 11 Going on a Cruise
11 Going on a Cruise GLOSSARY cruise a vacation where one sleeps, eats, and is entertained on a very largeship * They went on a six-day cruise around the Hawaiian Islands. embarkation the process of getting on a ship * Embarkation will happen between
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 12 Describing Speech and Language Ability
12 Describing Speech and Language Ability GLOSSARY its Greek to me a phrase used to show that one doesnt understand anythingthat one is hearing or reading, usually because it is too difficult or technical * I tried to understand this chapter in the s
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 13 Having Trouble Making a Decision
13 Having Trouble Making a Decision GLOSSARY consumer review a short paragraph written by someone who has bought andused a product, sharing his or her experience and recommending that otherpeople do or dont buy it * Dido likes to read the consumer re
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 14 Exterior Parts of a Car
14 Exterior Parts of a Car GLOSSARY pain in the neck a person who is very annoying, making things more difficultor frustrating * Your little brother is such a pain in the neck! Cant you get him to leave usalone? hood the large, flat piece of metal at
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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 15 Describing Speed and Pace
15 Describing Speed and Pace GLOSSARY slowpoke a person who is very slow; a person who does not move quickly * Stop being such a slowpoke! The sooner you finish cleaning your room, thesooner we can go do something fun. to hurry up to do something mor
