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What does the term 'sarcastically' mean?
What does the term 'sarcastically' mean?
To feel 'hopeful' means to feel negative about something.
To feel 'hopeful' means to feel negative about something.
False
What is the meaning of 'strenuous'?
What is the meaning of 'strenuous'?
Needing a lot of energy and effort
He felt _____ before his big presentation.
He felt _____ before his big presentation.
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Match the following terms with their meanings:
Match the following terms with their meanings:
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Which of these words indicates being 'very keen to learn something new'?
Which of these words indicates being 'very keen to learn something new'?
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The term 'mix up' means to arrange something correctly.
The term 'mix up' means to arrange something correctly.
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What does 'brutal' describe?
What does 'brutal' describe?
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The weather changed _____ from sunny to stormy in just a few minutes.
The weather changed _____ from sunny to stormy in just a few minutes.
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What best describes a situation that is overwhelming?
What best describes a situation that is overwhelming?
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What does 'inattention' mean?
What does 'inattention' mean?
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The phrase 'to haggle' means to agree on a price without any argument.
The phrase 'to haggle' means to agree on a price without any argument.
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What does 'restricted' mean?
What does 'restricted' mean?
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He decided to _____ more work to help her team.
He decided to _____ more work to help her team.
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Which of the following best describes 'lamented'?
Which of the following best describes 'lamented'?
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Estimated means to calculate exactly.
Estimated means to calculate exactly.
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What does 'cooly' mean in this context?
What does 'cooly' mean in this context?
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He discussed their weekend plans and decided to make some ______.
He discussed their weekend plans and decided to make some ______.
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What does 'screen time' refer to?
What does 'screen time' refer to?
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What does the word "restricted" mean in English?
What does the word "restricted" mean in English?
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What does the word "stipulated" mean in English?
What does the word "stipulated" mean in English?
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What does the word "inattention" mean in English?
What does the word "inattention" mean in English?
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What does the word "shrugging off" mean in English?
What does the word "shrugging off" mean in English?
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What does the word "insensitivity" mean in English?
What does the word "insensitivity" mean in English?
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What does "indifference" mean?
What does "indifference" mean?
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What does the word "incompetence" mean in English?
What does the word "incompetence" mean in English?
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What does the word "haggle" mean in English?
What does the word "haggle" mean in English?
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What does the word "screen time" mean?
What does the word "screen time" mean?
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What does the word "discuss" mean in English?
What does the word "discuss" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "negotiate + a deal" mean?
What does the phrase "negotiate + a deal" mean?
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What does the word "lamented" mean in English?
What does the word "lamented" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "take in" mean in English?
What does the phrase "take in" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "take off" mean?
What does the phrase "take off" mean?
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What does the phrase "careless words" mean in English?
What does the phrase "careless words" mean in English?
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What does the word "defiant" mean in English?
What does the word "defiant" mean in English?
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What does the word "sarcastically" mean in English?
What does the word "sarcastically" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "eager to learn" mean in English?
What does the phrase "eager to learn" mean in English?
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What does the word "arduous" mean in English?
What does the word "arduous" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "to my regret" mean in English?
What does the phrase "to my regret" mean in English?
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What does the phrase "mix up" mean in English?
What does the phrase "mix up" mean in English?
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What does the word "hovering" mean in English?
What does the word "hovering" mean in English?
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What does the word "impatient" mean in English?
What does the word "impatient" mean in English?
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What does the word "brutal" mean in English?
What does the word "brutal" mean in English?
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What does the word "troublesome" mean in English?
What does the word "troublesome" mean in English?
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What does the word "overwhelming" mean in English?
What does the word "overwhelming" mean in English?
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What does the word "strangely" mean in English?
What does the word "strangely" mean in English?
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What does the word "annoyingly" mean in English?
What does the word "annoyingly" mean in English?
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What does the word "remorsefully" mean in English?
What does the word "remorsefully" mean in English?
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What does the word "unfortunately" mean in English?
What does the word "unfortunately" mean in English?
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What does the word "glitch" mean?
What does the word "glitch" mean?
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What does the word "difference" mean in English?
What does the word "difference" mean in English?
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Study Notes
Word/Phrase Meanings and Chinese Translations
- Restricted: Not allowed to do something or limited. (操场仅限儿童使用。)
- Stipulated: Clearly stated as a rule or condition. (老师规定作业必须按时提交。)
- Estimated: Guessed or calculated roughly. (他估计这辆自行车的价格是100美元。)
- Calculated: Determine the amount or number of something mathematically. (她计算出买礼物需要多少钱。)
- Inattention: Not paying attention. (他上课不专心,导致他错过了指令。)
Additional Vocabulary (Page 2)
- Shrugging off: indifferent, no emotions. (无所谓)
- Insensitivity: Not caring about other people's feelings. (他的麻木不仁伤害了朋友的感情)
- Indifference: Not caring about something. (她对这个项目的漠不关心让团队很沮丧。)
- Incompetence: Not being good enough at something - useless. (厨师的无能毁了晚餐。)
- Haggle: To argue about the price to make it cheaper. (他与店主讨价还价以获得折扣。)
- Screen time: Time to use phone, computer, television. (屏幕时间)
- Discuss: To talk about something with someone. (他们讨论了周末的计划。)
- Arrange: To plan or organize something. (安排。)
- Negotiate + a deal: To talk to someone to reach an agreement. (工人们与老板协商以获得更高的工资。)
- Lamented: Complained (投诉)
- Take In: To understand or absorb something. (很难把这节课上的所有信息都吸收进去。)
- Take On: To accept a job or responsibility. (她决定承担更多的工作来帮助她的团队。)
- Take Off: To leave the ground or to remove something. (离开/脱)
Vocabulary (Page 3)
- Take Out: To remove something or to go out with someone. (晚饭前他把垃圾倒了。)
- Coolly: In a calm and not emotional way. (她冷静而自信地回答了这个问题。)
- Careless words: Speaking rudely. (说话冒犯)
- Rashly: Doing something without thinking carefully. (他未经理解就轻率地同意了这个计划。)
- Defiant: Refusing to follow rules or orders. (这个叛逆的孩子拒绝打扫房间。)
- Sarcastically: Saying something in a mocking or joking way, but not seriously. (当他打翻饮料时,她讽刺地说:“哦,干得好。”。)
- Seized it: Treasured opportunity, (抓住机会).
- Eager to learn: Very keen to learn something new. (很想学习)
- Arduous: Tedious (艰辛辛苦)
- To my regret: Unfortunately (后悔了)
- Mix up: Mess up something went wrong (耽误)
- Hovering: Flying around (飞来飞去)
- Curious: Wanting to learn or know something. (这个好奇的孩子问了很多关于动物的问题。)
- Hopeful: Feeling positive or expecting something good to happen. (她希望自己能通过考试)
Vocabulary (Page 4)
- Anxious: Feeling nervous or worried about something. (在他的大演讲之前,他很焦虑。)
- Impatient: Not able to wait calmly for something. (没有耐心)
- Brutal: Very harsh, cruel, or violent. (残忍)
- Strenuous: Needing a lot of energy and effort. (徒步旅行很艰苦)
- Troublesome: Causing problems or difficulty. (那辆麻烦的车又抛锚了。)
- Overwhelming: Too much to handle or deal with. (作业太繁重了,她感到压力很大。)
- Strangely: In a way that is unusual or hard to understand. (几分钟后,天气奇怪地从晴天变成了暴风雨。)
- Annoyingly: In a way that makes you feel bothered or frustrated. (巨大的噪音令人烦恼地分心。)
- Remorsefully: Feeling sorry or regretful for something you did. (他为打碎花瓶而懊悔地道歉。)
- Unfortunately: Sadly or by bad luck. (不幸的是,火车晚点了。)
- Glitch (technological related): A small problem or error in something. (视频中出现了一个小故障,暂停了一会儿。[电子产品])
- Mistake: An error or something done wrong. (她在数学考试中犯了一个错误。)
- Difference: The way things are not the same. (这两幅画之间有很大的区别。)
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Test your understanding of key vocabulary words and their meanings, along with their Chinese translations. This quiz covers terms such as 'restricted', 'sensitivity', and 'indifference', enhancing both your English and Chinese language skills.
