英語學習筆記

Mitchell: You know what? I just saw a shoplifter caught in a retail store. They turned him to the police.
Sophie: That should definitely teach him a lesson

trophy n, 戰勝紀念品(如武器、旗幟之類), (競賽所得之)獎品；獎杯
powder n. 粉；微粒狀物質
powder case 化裝粉
powder puff 粉撲
coat

Mike: What's new?
Sonia: You know what a "baby hatch" is?
Mike: A place to hatch babies?

Mickey: The blazing heat is cooking me. It's only late spring but the temperature says "middle of summer."
Sofia: Tell me about it. Global warming is a real hot topic lately.

Sophia: How's your weekend?
Michael: Nothing special. I spend hours at home watching TV. You know, I'm a couch potato and it's too late for me to change.
Sophia: You should do some outdoor activities! According to a news report I read on the China Post, the most TV adolescents watch, the more likely they are to develop attention and learning problems.

生活中要學英文的機會實在太多了,
以前實在都沒留意 :-)
以下是 game "Big City Adventure" 中實用的日用品單字
記錄下來以便不時之需
alligator 短吻鱷, 鱷魚 axe 斧==ax backpack 背包 bat (球)棒；球拍 beach ball   沙灘球 black top hat   黑高帽 boot 【美】靴 bottle 瓶；樽 bowling pin   保齡球瓶 bridge   橋 bucket 水桶 cactus 【植】仙人掌 centipede 蜈蚣 chain saw   鍊鋸 chalk 粉筆 粉筆 champagne glass   香檳酒柸 cigarette 紙煙 clarinet 豎笛；木簫 clothes iron   熨斗 clover 【植】三葉草；苜蓿；苜蓿屬植物 clown 小丑 coffee grinder 咖啡研磨機 cone 【數】(幾何)圓錐；錐體 crab 蟹 croissant   牛角麵包 croquet 槌球 crown 冕；王冠 crutch 拐杖 curling 捲(頭髮) curling iron   捲髮器 cutting board
  沾板 daffodil 【植】黃水仙 domino 骨牌, 罩眼面具 duck   鴨子 figurine 小雕像；小塑像 flour 麵粉；麥粉 garden hose
  澆花軟管 gavel 小槌 goggle 護目鏡 grasshopper 蚱蜢(=locust) grater 磨具 guitar 吉他；六絃琴 gum 樹膠；樹脂 gumball machine
  糖果機 hockey helmet 曲棍球盔 hockey stick   曲棍球棍 hose   軟水管, 長襪 hourglass 沙漏 ice cream cone   捲筒冰淇淋 ice bucket   冰桶 jewelry box   珠寶盒 knocker 門槌 ladle 深匙；大杓子 ladybug   【動】瓢蟲 leaning tower   斜塔 lei 花圈 leopard 【動】豹 lily 【植】百合花；似百合之植物 lipstick 唇膏 mace 鎚矛 magnifying glass 放大鏡 maracas 響葫蘆(樂器) margarita 瑪嘉烈特酒 nail clipper 指甲剪 napkin 餐巾 napkin dispenser   餐巾紙盒 needle   針 onion   【植】洋蔥 opera glasses   歌劇柸 oregano   【植】牛至；唇形屬的植物 pacifier   奶嘴 palette   調色板 parrot   鸚鵡 pearl necklace   珍珠項鍊 perfume   香水 plant   植物；草木 polar bear   北極熊 Polish   波蘭的 polish   磨光；擦亮 pretzel   椒鹽捲餅 pumpkin   南瓜 quill   翎毛筆 razor   剃刀；刮鬍刀 rooster   【美】公雞 roses   玫瑰 rubber   磨光者；按摩者；擦抹者, 橡皮擦 scale   尺；尺度,  衡器, 體重計 seagull   海鷗 skull   頭蓋骨；頭顱 sock   短襪 squash   番瓜藤；番瓜；南瓜 stamp   戳記；圖記, 郵票 stick   細長之木條, 固執；堅持 straw   吸管 swan   鵝 taco   包餡的玉蜀黍捲餅；炸玉米卷 tambourine   手鼓；鈴鼓；八角鼓 teapot   茶壺 thermometer   溫度計 toilet brush   馬桶刷 toilet bowl   抽水馬桶 trombone   伸縮喇叭；長號 typewriter   打字機 vase   花瓶；瓶 wallet   皮夾 watch   手錶 lily   【植】百合花 watering can   澆水灌 watermelon   西瓜

  Alexander is from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "Man's defender, warrior." The name is also one of the titles of the Greek goddess Hera. Famous people who share this name include American actor Alec Baldwin and Ancient Greek military commander Alexander the Great.
  Sarah is of Hebrew origin meaning "princess," "goddess," or "high holy one." In the Bible, Sarah was Abraham's wife, and her story is told in the Book of Genesis of the 15th most popular name given to newborns in the USA in 2005(Wikipedia), can also be spelled "Sara." Famous people include American Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for her role in the hit TV series "Sex and the City."
Alexander=>Greek name Alexandros=>The goddess Hera's one of the titles
Sarah=>Hebrew=>princess, goddess, high holy one

A Bleeding Heart
1。淌血的心
2。a left-leaning political liberal (政治上左傾的自由派)
3。花，中文叫錦囊花或荷包牡丹
紐約客：

Alec: I read an impressive story last night. Before I tell the story, tell me what kind of activity you'll do when you're in your 70s.
Sari: I'll probably want to retain an active lifestyle. Perhaps I'll walk dogs in a park or play Majang.
Alec: Well, check this out. A 75-year-old black woman named Barbara just finished a "North Pole trek," making her the first black woman and one of the oldest people to accomplish the feat.
Sari: 75 years old? She must be a strong-minded woman.
Alec: You don't usually come off as a person who's easily impressed! Maybe you can try walking a dog in the North Pole when you're 75!
Sari: I've been inspired by that story, so don't be surprised if I do!

Al: Climate change and global warming are hot issues recently. There seems to be a TV news report on it every hour!
Sadie: Indeed, and in newspapers as well! I read a bilingual story on The China Post yesterday. It said that a six-year study has found that the cause of the "White Syndrome"