Commonly used words, sentences

Car demage

  • scratch (thin line)
  • scrape (rubbed against sth rough)
  • dent (pushed inward)
  • ding (small dent)
  • chip (small piece missing)
  • crack (split but still connected)
  • break (completely broken)
  • tear (split in soft pieces)
  • demage (general term for demage)

Body demage

  • scratch
  • cut
  • wound
  • injury
  • bruise
  • scar

Body sensation

  • itchy : feeling itchy
  • painful 
  • sore
  • burning
  • stinging : sharp, pricking pain
  • tingling : A pins-and-needles sensation
  • numb
  • swollen : enlarged because of injury or inflammmation
  • inflamed : red, swollen
  • tender : painful when touched
  • cramped : tight and painful
  • dizzy

Hospital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9LzzcN3JmE

  • at your convenience
  • schedule a new patient
  • fill out the form
  • urine specimen
  • rinse and dry
  • unscrew the top of this
  • don't contaminate the cap
  • fill the container halfway
  • sanitize your hands
  • assemble your supplies
  • draw some blood today
  • in the artery
  • tourniquet
  • make a fist
  • alcohol pad
  • release your fist
  • apply pressure to the site
  • do not bend your arm
  • syringe
  • gauze

Position and direction words

  • up: look up
  • down: look down
  • above: the bird is above the house
  • below: the village is below the mountain
  • over (cross): the bridge is over the river
  • under: the cat is under the table
  • on : the book is on the table
  • on top of : there is a flag on top of the building
  • overhead: the helicopter is overhead
  • directly above: the drone is directly above us
  • beneath (official): treasure lay beneath the sand
  • nearby: is there a gas station nearby
  • beside: sit beside me
  • next to: the bank is next to the supermarket
  • among: she is standing among the crowd.
  • behind: the car is behind the truck
  • in front of : the school is in front of the park
  • outside: wait outside
  • across: the hotel is across the street
  • along: walk along the river
  • through: we walked through the river
  • past: walk past the bank
  • toward : he walked toward me
  • away : stay away from the fire

Than

  • he runs faster than i do
  • he is more lazy than stupid
  • it is more like a hobby than a job
  • my experience is different than yours
  • there are more / less than 100 people here.

As 

  • my car is as fast as yours
  • he runs as fast as me
  • as much as : i don't have as much money as you
  • as many as : i have as many books as you /
  • as many as (surprisingly) : there were as many as 100 people there
  • as good as (almost) : the car is as good as new
  • as well as : he speaks English as well as French

Halfway

  • be halfway through : I am halfway through the book
  • the factory is half way built
  • we are halfway there
  • we have driven halfway

Affect, influence

  • affect (caused a change, focus on the result) : the weather affected my travel plans
  • influence (have power on sb's decision) : my parents influenced my career decision.

Otherwise

  • they might otherwise never have 

Barely, rarely

  • barely (almost not) : I barely can hear you
  • rarely (not often) : I rarely see Chinese in this park

More often

  • people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms

Places for storing things

  • wardrobe (clothes)
  • cabinet (enclosed storage with doors)
  • shelf: one-flat level
  • rack: open frame for hanging or holding things
  • closet: built into the house
  • drawer: slide in or out
  • shelving unit : open cabinet

Maths

  • one plus one is two
  • three minus one is two
  • 1 by 3 is 3
  • 6 by 2 is 3
  • add up
  • take 3 away from 5
  • easy peasy
  • numerator, demoninator
  • three / fifths
  • i will be left with nothing

Moral Values

  • be jealous of
  • generosity / generous
  • humility / humble
  • goodness
  • vanity / vain
  • selfishness
  • she didin't have any luck, my secret will never be revealed
  • everyone deserves a chance

Commonly-used marks

  • . period
  • , comma
  • ! exclamation mark
  • ? question mark
  • ; semicolon
  • : colon 
  • - en dash
  • / slash
  • () round brackets
  • [] square brackets
  • {} curly brackets
  • <> angle brackets
  • ... ellipsis

Mood, personalities

  • grumpy (bad tempered, often in a bad mood) : he is grumpy
  • moody (mood changes easily) : she can be quite moody
  • cranky (bad mood because of tired or being uncomportable) : I am a little cranky today
  • irritable (in a bad mood easily by sth) 
  • gloomy (sad) : he is been feeling gloomy lately
  • talkative
  • easygoing
  • arrogant (thinks they are better than others) : he comes across as arrogant
  • bossy (always telling others to do sth) : she can be a little bit bossy
  • messy (untide): she is a very messy person
  • neat (organized and tide) : she is extremely neat
  • sprightly and svelte

Connections

  • while (two onging things) : I listened to music whiile i was driving
  • when : I was driving when he called
  • as (as something happends) : as I was driving, he called
  • meanwhile : I was working. Meanwhiel he wa driving

Sea Animals

  • Electirc eel, weigh up to 40 pbs, discharge electrical shocks
  • the extremities in the shape of fins
  • in shallow lagoons
  • Octupses are mollusks. Tentacles with lines of suction cups
  • blowfish, spines,
  • menta ray
  • pincers
  • seahorses
  • jellyfish, gel,, excrete venom
  • seaweed forest
  • aquarium

Insects

  • ladybugs, red with black polka dots. They have antennae and wings
  • fleas
  • mealy bugs
  • stag beetle. It feeds on tree sap and nectar
  • Hercules
  • wasp. It has a stinger.  They are well know for their stings.  Their stings can be fatal. 
  • Butterflies. They start out as larva
  • Teamwork is a very important value.

Kitchen

  • in a puff
  • utensil
  • barley, oats, grains, wheats, rye
  • silverware
  • flour, a food is obtained by grinding up grains.
  • Wheat is a main ingredient in bread
  • celiac disease. people can't eat food that has gluten, such as barley, oats and grains
  • Diffferent kinds of dishes
  • onion, we eat the bulb and root. It irritates your eyes and nose
  • mix eggs and milk together
  • a pinch of suger
  • flit it over
  • It can be served cold
  • cut up onions
  • flan
  • a steak is a thin cut meat

Animals

  • sloth /slauθ
  • armadillo  /ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ/. He gives his friends seeds to sow, and then be able to harvest in the future
  • roll up your sleeves
  • domesticate an animal

Plants

  • octus

The Human Body

  • joints
  • cartilage
  • skull
  • spinal cord
  • ribs
  • femur bones
  • jawbone
  • vertebrae
  • clavicle
  • pelvis
  • kneecap
  • muscular system
  • tendons
  • biceps
  • pectorals
  • abs
  • quadriceps
  • the circulatory system
  • arteries
  • capillaries
  • heart expels waste and collects oxygen
  • the digestive system is in charge of making food energy
  • saliva
  • pharynx
  • esophagus
  • gastric juices
  • anus
  • the respiratory system
  • trachea
  • the excretory system
  • the urinary system
  • filtration in the kidneys
  • urinary tract
  • ureter
  • bladder
  • urethra
  • is expelled outside
  • human anatomy
  • the nervous system
  • nervous impulses
  • cerebellum
  • the periipheral system
  • the digestive system
  • chewing and selvation
  • mash up food
  • salivary glands
  • saliva
  • esophagus
  • bolus
  • carbohydrate
  • rectum
  • involuntary process
  • pathways
  • inhale
  • exhale
  • platelets cna fix your veins
  • white blood cells
  • vessels and tubes

History

  • feudal /ˈfjuːd(ə)l/ system
  • nobles, vassals
  • swearing allegiance and defending the country
  • economic resurgence /rɪˈsɜːrdʒəns/ of the cities
  • castles were fortified /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪd/ structures
  • a moat surrounding it
  • artisans /ˈɑːrtɪzən/
  • stone cutters guild
  • a certain group of primates
  • the paleolithic /ˌpeɪliəˈlɪθɪk/
  • the neolithic /ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk/, cattle raising
  • the age of metals
  • nomads /ˈnoʊmæd/
  • bisons /ˈbaɪs(ə)n/, mammoth /ˈmæməθ/
  • domesticate animals
  • Labrador /ˈlæbrədɔːr/
  • sedentary /ˈsed(ə)nteri/
  • loom, pottery, the plow, gadgets /ˈɡædʒɪts/
  • craftsmanship
  • this system is known as barter
  • we have a special encounter
  • Neanderthal /niˈændərθɔːl/  went extinct 50,000 ago, bushy eyebrows, rugby player
  • T-Rex,
  • Sapiens, slimmer
  • curve flints to make tools
  • medicinal /məˈdɪsɪnl/ purpose
  • harpoon 
  • needles to sew skins together
  • viruses and bacteria
  • a tiara in honor of godness /ˈɡɑːdəs/
  • exotic  /ɪɡˈzɑːtɪk/ animals, servants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Am3xGEVuY&list=PLZS3MUjYqjUHapNNzPj6ggCK0zJXI1i1m&index=2

Stupid

  • silly
  • clumsy
  • goofy
  • absurd

Walk

  • stroll: walk comfortably
  • wander: no clear destination
  • loiter (it has a negative feeling):  

Moldy

  • moldy (actually has mold) : the bread is moldy
  • musty (has an old, damp, mold-like smell) : the room smells musty
  • damp (used for walls, clothes, floors, )
  • rotten
  • spoiled (the food is spoiled)
  • humid (used for weather)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXVPmL8n4rE&list=PLZS3MUjYqjUH4cjxmkj1gNhtmhzuiSzdd

posted @ 2026-07-19 04:41  ylxn  阅读(14)  评论(0)    收藏  举报