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Essential Reading 2_Unit 4
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By: Teresa Yuh-yi 談玉儀

From: Cobuild Dictionary and Essential Reading 2

 

Vocabularies

 

Unit 4 “Urban Life”

 

 

woods: forest

A barbecue is a meal that is cooked and eaten outside. It is often abbreviated to BBQ. Australians call it a Barbie.

a hike: a long walk in the country

A shopping mall is a large building or covered area that has many stores, restaurants etc. inside it.

A tractor牽引機 is a powerful vehicle with two large and two smaller wheels, used especially for pulling farm machinery.

A tree house is a structure built in the branches of a tree, usually for children to play in.

available: accessible; at hand; free

boring: dull; tedious

freezing: cold:

depend on: rely on

overcrowded: overpopulated

Pool is a game for two people, played (often in pubs and bars) on a felt table with 16 colored balls.

rural: country; rustic

skip: leave out

squash網球, 迴力球: a game in which two players hit a small rubber ball against the walls of court using rackets

swap=exchange

To be worlds apart (兩個不同世界) means to be completely different in attitudes, opinions etc

urban: belonging to a city

without fail: a phrase shows that something happens all the tim

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