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2008年ESL之娱乐 01 Reading Comic Books
01Reading Comic Books GLOSSARY graphic novel a long and complex story where the words of the story are printed within a series of drawings that show what is happening, usually written for adults* Some people who dont enjoy reading regular books like
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2008年ESL之娱乐 02 A Movie Review
02A Movie Review GLOSSARY movie review an article in a newspaper, magazine, or website where the writergives his or her opinion about whether a movie was good or bad* According to the movie review, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was a badmovie, but
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2008年ESL之餐饮 03 Describing the Taste of Food
03Describing the Taste of Food GLOSSARY that is a phrase used to introduce new information, or to provide additionalinformation about something* Melissa always thought that it would be fun to live alone, that is, until she had tostart paying her own
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2008年ESL之娱乐 04 Describing a Bad Experience
04Describing a Bad Experience GLOSSARY to rope (one/someone) into to lure or to convince someone into doing something* The car salesman roped me into buying the old used car after he told me that the car had previously been owned by a famous actor. l
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2008年ESL之餐饮 05 Ordering Food for Delivery
05Ordering Food for Delivery GLOSSARY delivery order when a restaurant takes a food order by phone and then, oftenby car, brings the food to a persons home or office* I was hungry but didnt want to leave my house, so I called the pizza restaurantand
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2008年ESL之娱乐 06 Watching the TV News
06 Watching the TV News GLOSSARY anchor person who announces the news on television; person who sits behinda desk and reads the news to the viewers * Angela works as an anchor on Channel 7. Because so many people watch thenews on that channel, people
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2008年ESL之餐饮 07 Dietary Restrictions and Preferences
07Dietary Restrictions and Preferences GLOSSARY to invite (someone) over to ask someone to come to ones home for a shortperiod of time as a visitor* Troy invited us over for pizza and a movie at his apartment last night. vegan a strict vegetarian who
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2008年ESL之娱乐 08 Watching the Olympic Games
08Watching the Olympic Games GLOSSARY opening ceremony a special event that begins the Olympics or a conferenceor sports competition, often with music, dancing, and other shows* Did you see those beautiful fireworks at the opening ceremony last year?
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2008年ESL之娱乐 09 A Bachelor Party
09A Bachelor Party GLOSSARY best man the man who helps the groom get ready for the wedding and whostands next to the groom during a wedding, usually the grooms best friend* Kevin asked his younger brother to be his best man. up to (someone) depending
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2008年ESL之娱乐 10 Describing a Musical Performance
10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation
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2008年ESL之餐饮 11 Eating Junk Food
11 Eating Junk Food GLOSSARY to hand (someone) (something) to give something to someone; to pass something to someone * Could you please hand me the phone? Thanks. potato chips a snack made by frying very thin slices of potato in oil and then adding
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2008年ESL之餐饮 12 Serving Drinks and Cocktails
12 Serving Drinks and Cocktails GLOSSARY bartender a person whose job is to make alcoholic drinks at a party or in a restaurant or bar * We trained our bartender to know when to stop making drinks for people who have had too much to drink. to mix dri
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2008年ESL之娱乐 13 Talking About Books
13 Talking About Books GLOSSARY well enough somewhat; satisfactory, but not great; so-so; not horrible, but not wonderful * I like math well enough, but I wouldnt want to solve math problems all day. glowing recommendation an enthusiastic statement t
