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Vocabulary Practice of 6/9

got/purchased/picked up:
I got/picked up some groceries on my way back.
purchase a book for my kid

the 2 of us/us both:
The 2 of us went shopping together.
It impressed us both.

first/for the first leg/for the first half/initially:
I brushed my teeth first before going to bed.
fly to Europe for the first leg
The plane stopped at Seoul for the first half.
I opened the book initially, before starting to read to my kid.

within:
The bomb will blast within 30 minutes.

window/period:
a 2-hour window in HK of this flight

put off/push back:
The activity was put off because of the weather.

catch/make/board:
catch the bus
make it to the bus
board the airplane

for:
We went there for a parents’ meeting.

common points:
find some common points in a conversation

convey:
convey meanings in a speech

independent non-profit organization事业单位：
special entity??? (how to translate that)

entity法律实体:
An entity means a legal body that can carry out rights and obligations independently.

energy:
It takes energy to arrange work perfectly.

go off tracks:
If you go off tracks in your essay, you will be graded low.

concessions:
Trump appeared to be making a concession, but actually he was earning time to beat China.
I brought an apartment in the French concession.

level of education:
Is level of education really important?

>>There are various school districts in the center of Shanghai, and the culture is a bit different.

syntax:
Syntax and vocab, which one is more important?

play tricks:
Playing tricks on others is funny because…

prank:
A prank is a bad joke played on others maybe making them lost face.

blow:
blow air into the ballon

device:
special thing designed for a purpose

turn:
turn failures into miracles

sparkling:
???

cactus:
a plant with many stings

available:
available for sale

down to earth:
Be down to earth, you’re not gonna become rich overnight.

lemon:
I bought that second-hand car, but it turned out to be a lemon.

opera:
The Phantom of the Opera

consume:
consume natural resources on the globe

consumption:
???

ISS=International Space Station
We share ISSs to make a big progress in space study.

subtitle:
If I turn off the English subtitles, sometimes I lose its meaning.

subscribe:
subscribe to cable TV

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Vocabulary Practice of 6/9

got/purchased/picked up:
I got/picked up some groceries on my way back.
I purchased a book for my kid

the 2 of us/us both:
The 2 of us went shopping together.
It impressed us both.

first/for the first leg/for the first half/initially:
I brushed my teeth first before going to bed.
I fly to Europe for the first leg of the trip.
The plane stopped in Seoul for the first half.
I  initially opened the book before starting to read to my kid.

within:
The bomb will blast within 30 minutes.

window/period:
There is a 2-hour window in HK for this flight

put off/push back:
The activity was put off because of the weather.

catch/make/board:
catch the bus
make it to the bus
board the airplane

for:
We went there for a parents’ meeting.

common points:
find some common points in a conversation

convey:
convey meaning / different meanings in a speech

independent non-profit organization事业单位：
special entity??? (how to translate that)
The company has to parts: a for-profit corporation and a special entity for it’s non-profit work.

entity法律实体:
An entity is a legal body that can carry out rights and obligations independently.

energy:
It takes energy to arrange work perfectly.

go off tracks:
If you go off the tracks in your essay, you will be graded low.
If you get off track in your essay..

concessions:
Trump appeared to be making a concession, but actually he was earning time to beat China.
I brought an apartment in the French Concession.

level of education:
Is a person’s / your level of education really important?

>>There are various school districts in the center of Shanghai, and the culture is a bit different.

syntax:
Syntax and vocab, which one is more important?

play tricks:
Playing tricks on others is funny because…

prank:
A prank is a bad joke played on others maybe making them lose face.

blow:
blow air into the ballon

device:
a special thing designed for a purpose

turn:
turn failures into miracles

sparkling:
Her eyes were sparkling like the water!

cactus:
a plant with many sharp needles that can sting you!

available:
available for sale

down to earth:
Be down to earth, you’re not gonna become rich overnight.

lemon:
I bought that car second-hand, unfortunately it turned out to be a lemon.

opera:
The Phantom of the Opera

consume:
consume natural resources throughout the world

consumption:
we are running out of places to dispose our garbage so we should moderate our consumption.

ISS=International Space Station
We share the ISS to make a big progress in space study / exploration.

subtitle:
If I turn off the English subtitles, sometimes I lose its meaning.

subscribe:
subscribe to cable TV