Words for production

1.      countdown

Let’s start the countdown! Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!

讓我們開始倒數！十、九、八、七、六、五、四、三、二、一！

count

Sam can count to ten in English.

山姆會用英文數到十。

count down

Christmas is coming. The children are already counting down to the big day.

聖誕節即將來臨。孩子們已經在倒數那個大日子的到來。

2.      celebration

My family is planning a special 80th birthday celebration for my grandmother.

我家正為奶奶的八十歲大壽籌備特別的慶祝活動。

3.      light

She lit the candles on the cake, and we all sang “Happy Birthday.”

她點燃蛋糕上的蠟燭，我們大家齊唱生日快樂歌。

4.      colorful

Anne will love this colorful picture. I think I’ll give it to her for her birthday.

安會喜愛這張彩色的圖片。我想我要拿來送給她當生日禮物。

5.      slide

Tears slid down her face.

眼淚從她的臉上滑下。

6.      exactly

My mother always thinks I should do exactly what she says.

我媽媽總是認為我應該完全按照她所說的去做。

7.      gather

A crowd quickly gathered to watch the street show.

群眾快速聚集起來觀賞街頭表演。

8.      depart

The manager will depart for Japan next Tuesday.

經理下周二即將出發前往日本。

The train departed Taipei at 6 p.m. It will arrive in Taichung in 50 minutes.

火車在六點離開台北。它將在五十分鐘後到達台中。

departure

The departure of the plane was delayed because of the storm.

飛機因為暴風雨而延後起飛。

9.      well-known

Tom’s father is a well-known writer.

湯姆的父親是知名的作家。

10.  firework

Would you like to join us to watch the fireworks on Double Ten Day?

你雙十節那天要和我們去看煙火嗎？

11.  final

Our final exams will be at the end of January.

我們期末考在一月底。

12.  stage

It will take a long time to finish this project. We are just in the first stage.

完成這個計畫要花很長的時間。我們還在第一階段而已。

13.  unique

Johnny received a unique gift from his parents—a puppy.

強尼從他的父母那裏得到一份獨特的禮物，一隻小狗。

14.  name

Jerry named this movie his favorite of all time.

傑利認為這部電影是歷年來他最喜歡的。

15.  resolution

Kevin made a resolution to study harder in the coming year.

凱文下定決心，來年要更用功。

16.  promise

Anna promised to be here by ten o’clock, but I didn’t see her until eleven.

安娜承諾十點前要到，但我直到十一點才看到她。

John promised that he wouldn’t be late for school again.

約翰承諾他再也不會上學遲到。

promise

Sean made a promise not to tell anyone what he had seen.

西恩承諾不會告訴任何人他所看到的。

17.  weight

My sister lost a lot of weight by exercising.

我姊姊藉由運動減掉許多體重。

weigh

The baby weighed five kilograms.

這嬰兒重達五公斤。

Idioms and Phrases

1.      look forward to

I’m looking forward to seeing you in Taipei next week.

我期望下週在台北看到你。

2.      set off

The boy set off the firecracker and then quickly covered his ears.

這男孩點燃鞭炮，然後很快地摀住耳朵。

3.      take a trip (to ...)

We are thinking of taking a trip to New York.