record-holder [?rek??d-?h?uld?] 紀錄保持者
truant [?tru??nt] n. 逃學的孩子
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A: It is an old story for Peter to play truant.
B: Why not do something to help him to correct it?
A:彼得逃學是常事。
B:為什么不做些事來幫他改正呢?
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unimaginative [??ni?m?d??n?tiv] adj. 缺乏想象力的
shame [?eim] n. 慚愧,羞恥
hitchhike [?hit?haik] v. 搭便車旅行
【構】hitch(免費搭)+hike(徒步旅行)=hitchhike(免費搭車旅行)
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A: Let's hitchhike to the next town.
B: OK. It will save us much money.
A:我們搭便車到下一個城鎮(zhèn)去吧。
B:好的,這將讓我們省下不少錢。
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meantime [?mi?ntaim] n. 其間
lorry [?l?ri] n. 卡車
border [?b??d?] n. 邊界
【擴】boundary 邊界
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A: You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.
B: Thank you for telling me that.
A:你要過邊境就必須在海關辦理手續(xù)。
B:謝謝你告訴我。
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evade [i?veid] v. 逃避,逃離
【派】evader 逃避者
【擴】avoid 逃避,避免
【搭】evade duty 逃稅 evade one's responsibility 逃避責任
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A: You don't need to evade the question.
B: I didn't, but I really don't have anything to say.
A:你不必回避這個問題。
B:我沒有回避,但是我確實沒什么可說的。
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