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1.KeyVocabulary

2.makesomethingofoneself（idiom）:

becomesuccessfulinacareer

-MydadneverthoughtIwouldmakesomethingofmyselfbecauseIdidn'tgraduatefromaprestigiousuniversity,butIprovedhimwrong.

3.getahead（phrasalverb）:

becomesuccessfulinthebusinessworld

-Ifyouwanttogetaheadinlife,youhavetosetcleargoals.

4.realize（verb）:

understandtheimportanceofsomething

-Manyyoungmarriedcouplesdon'trealizehowchallengingraisingchildrencanbeuntiltheyhavechildrenoftheirown.

5.recall（verb）:

remembersomethingfromthepast

-Ican'trecallatimewhenmyparentsarguedinfrontofmeandmybrothers.

6.focuson（verb）:

paycarefulanddirectattentiontoaparticularpersonorthing

-Whenpeoplefocustoomuchontheircareers,theysometimesneglecttheirfamily'sneeds.

7.distraction（noun）:

somethingthattakesyourattentionawayfromanotheractivity

-WatchingtoomuchTVcanbeabigdistractionfrombuildingagoodrelationshipwithchildren.

8.offthetopofyourhead（idiom）:

thinkofsomethingimmediatelywithoutpreparation

-IfeltreallyembarrassedwhenIcouldn'trememberhernameoffthetopofmyhead.

9.precinct:

theofficeofapolicedepartmentinaparticulararea

-Let'sgodowntothepoliceprecinctandreporttheburglary.

10.bizarre:

strangeorunusual

-That'sthemostbizarrestoryI'veeverheard.

11.unidentified:

unknownorimpossibletodeterminetheorigin

-Thepolicewereabletocapturethecriminalthroughanunidentifiedsource.

12.outofthisworld:

unbelievable,incredible

-Youhavetoseehisenormoushouse.It'soutofthisworld.

13.approaching:

comingcloser

-Citizenshavebeenurgedtofleetheareabecauseoftheapproachinghurricane

14.demanding（adjective）:

requiringgreateffortorwork

-Myhistoryteacherisverydemanding.Sheexpectsstudenttomemorizesomanyfacts.

15.mail-inrebate（noun）:

refundorreturnofmoneysenttothepurchaserafterbuyinggoods

-Ittooktwomonthstoreceivemymail-inrebatefromthatcompany.

16.throwin（phrasalverb）:

addasanextraitem

-ThecomputerstorethrewinafreesetofspeakerswhenIboughtacomputer.

17.stickershock（noun）:

greatsurpriseatthesalespriceofanitem

-Ican'tgetoverthestickershockofseeingthepriceofcarsthesedays.

18.chipin（phrasalverb）:

addorcontribute

-MyfatherchippedinmoneysoIcouldbymyfirstlaptop.

19.buck（noun）:

informalfordollar

-Itonlycostsafewbuckstobuysomefoldersandnotebooksforschool.

20.cupboard（noun）:

acabinetorstoragespaceforkeepingfoodorotheritemsinthekitchen

-You'llfindtheflourandsugarinthecupboard.Whydon'tyougrabthemsowecanmakesomepancakes?

21.mix（up）（phrasalverb）:

prepareafoodordrinkbycombiningtwoormoreingredients

-Don'tforgettomix（up）theeggsreallywellbeforeyouputtheminthefryingpan.

22.nasty（adjective）:

terribleordisgusting

-Theoatmealhemadeforbreakfastwasnasty,butIdidn'twanttohurthisfeelings,soIdidn'tsayanything.

23.plus（conjunction）:

and

-Youcanhaveeggsandtoastforbreakfast,plusthereissomeorangejuiceintherefrigeratorincaseyouwantsomethingtodrink.

24.gowrong（verb）:

makeamistake

25.mile（noun）:

1mile=1.6kilometers

-Drivedownthisroadaboutthreemiles,andyou'llseethehotelontherightsideofthestreet.

26.treadmill（noun）:

apieceofexerciseequipmentthatmovesabeltasyourunorwalkonit

-Theexerciseroomatthehotelhastwotreadmills,soyoushouldbeabletorunalittlebeforewegoouttonight.

27.irk（verb）:

someoneorsomethingthatbothersyou

-Itreallyirksmewheneverahotelroomisn'tclean.

28.nickel-and-dime（verb）:

takeawaysomeone`smoneybymakingthepersonpaysmallamountsforsomething

-Thathotelwillnickel-and-dimeyoutodeathforeveryservicetheyprovide.It'snotworthstayingthere.

29.buddyorbuddyboy（noun）:

usedwhenspeakingtoamanorboy,especiallywhenyouareannoyedwiththatperson（usewithcautionbecauseitcanberude）

-Look,buddy.I'mintheroomnextdoor,soifyoudon'tturndowntheTVandstarttheloudparty,I'mgoingtocallthehotel'sfrontdeskandcomplain.

30.beflustered（adjective）:

beinabotheredorconfusedstate

-ThehotelguestwasreallyflusteredwhenIcouldn'tfigureouthowtoopenhishotelroomdoor.

31.provide（verb）:

giveormakesomethingavailable

-Youcanbuyalloftheprovideforyourtripinthissectionofthemall.

32.amenities（noun）:

thingsorservicesthatmakeyoucomfortable

-Wechosethishotelbecauseofthemanyamenitiesavailabletoguests.

33.I'vehadit（idiom）:

usedtosaythatsomeoneistiredorannoyedbysomething

-Mywifehashaditwiththishotel'spoorservice,sowe'vedecidedtocheckoutandgosomewhereelse.

34.fee（noun）:

anamountofmoneyyoupayforsomething

--ManyhotelschargeadditionalfeesforwirelessInternetandotherservices,sobesuretocheckcarefullybeforemakingahotelreservation.

35.

-IthoughtIfollowedtherecipe,butthisfoodtastesterrible,soIwonderwhereIwentwrong.

36.weird（adjective）:

unusualorstrange

-Althoughheusesalotofweirdingredientsinhischickensoup,italwaystastesgreat.

37.chat（noun）:

informalconversation

-Wehadareallygoodchatoverbreakfastthismorningaboutmydaughter'sfuture.

38.sis（noun）:

informalforsister

-Hey,sis.Doyouwantaridetoschooltoday?

39.beat-up（adjective）:

inbadcondition

-Idon'tcareifthebookisallbeat-upaslongasitischeap.

40.buck（noun）:

informalfordollar

-Youcansaveafewbucksifyoubuyusedbooksfromfriendsoronline.

41.hmmm:

asoundthatpeoplemakewhentheyarethinkingaboutwhattosay

-Hmmm.That'sadifficultquestion.Letmethinkaboutit.

42.psh:

expressionoflackofrespect

-Didshereallysaythatshestudiesreallyhard?

Psh.She'salwaysskippingclass,sothere'snowaysheisdoingwellinschool.

43.holdoffon（phrasalverb）:

wait

-Mydaughterdecidedtoholdoffonattendingcollegethissemester.

44.nevermind:

don'tworryaboutsomething

-Well,nevermind.IthinkI'llbuythebookonlineinstead.Thanksforofferingtosellmeyourbook.

45.beonsomeone（phrasalverb）:

complainaboutsomeoneorsomethingthatapersondoes

-Hiswifeisalwaysonhimforspendingsomuchmoneyontextbooksandthennotattendingclassesregularly.

46.beintosomething（phrasalverb）:

beinterestedinsomething

-Mybrotherisreallyintoswimming.Hegoestothepooleveryday.

47.ugh:

expressionofdislikeordisgust

-Ugh.Ican'tbelieveyoudidn'tpassthatclasseventhoughyouspentsomuchmoneyonbooksandtuition.Iguessthat'syourfaultbecauseyouneverwenttoclassmuch.

48.getthepicture（idiom）:

understand

-Kathysaysshedoesn'twanttogooutwithme,butIthinkIgetthepicturenow.She'sjustnotinterestedinme.

49.queue（noun）:

alistorlineofphonecallstobeanswered（oftenconsideredBritishEnglish）;canalsobeusedtodescribealineofpeoplewaitingforaservice

-ThephonemessagesaysI'mnumber3inthequeue,butIhavebeenwaitingforover20minutestotalktosomeoneincustomersupport.

50.run（verb）:

operateorfunction

-Thiscomputerwasrunninggreatyesterday,butIcan'tgetitstartedtoday.

51.beunderwarranty（phrasalverb）:

protectedbyawrittenpromisebyacompanytofixorreplaceoneofitsproducts

-Ifyou'rehavingproblemswiththedigitalcamera,senditbacktothemanufacturertogetarefund.Thecameraisstillunderwarranty.

52.runout（phrasalverb）:

reachtheendingperiodofanagreementorcontract

-Sometimes,aproductyoubuywillfunctionperfectlylongafterthewarrantyrunsout.

53.freeze（verb）:

stopmoving

-IreallyhatethiscomputerbecauseitalwaysfreezesrightwhenI'mtryingtosaveimportantdocuments.

54.crash（verb）:

stopworking

-Myoldcomputerwasconstantlycrashingeveryday,soIreinstalledtheoperatingsystemtoseeifthatwouldfixtheproblem.

55.zillion（noun）:

averylargenumber

-I'vetoldyouazilliontimeswhattheproblemis.Don'tyouunderstanditnow?

56.clutter（verb）:

fillanareawiththingsandmakeitmessy

-Ihatesomecomputercompaniesbecausetheytendtocluttertheirmachineswithjunksoftwaremostpeopledon'tuse.

57.beatwit'send（idiom）:

beveryfrustratedbecauseyoucannotsolveaproblem

-Totellthetruth,I'matmywits'endtryingtofigureouttheproblemwithmycomputer.

58.diagnose（verb）:

determinethenatureofaproblem

-Thetechnicalsupportpersoncouldn'tdiagnosethesoftwareconflictevenafterworkingonitforthreehours.

59.deserve（verb）:

earnsomethingorbeworthyofsomeconsideration

-Ourcustomersdeservefriendlyandhonestserviceeverytimetheywalkinourstore.

60.imitate（verb）:

copyorreproduceanideaorproduct

-Unfortunately,manycompaniescanonlyimitatethehigh-qualityproductsofotherbusinesses.

61.innovate（verb）:

comeupwithnewideasormethods

-Ifyoudon'tinnovate,yourbusinesswillnolongerbecompetitive.

62.sleek（adjective）:

attractive

-Thecompany'snewestMP3isreallysleek,anditshouldsellwell.

63.ultimate（adjective）:

thebestormostsuperiorfinalone

-Theultimategoalofourcompanyistobenumberoneinourfield.

64.starving（verb）:

hungry,famished

-Manydeerwillstarvetodeathinthemountainsbecauseoftheharshwinter.

65.yuckoryucky:

expressionshowingstrongdispleasureordislikeforsomething（informal）

-Oh,Dad.Idon'tlikethisyuckysoup.

66.adaptation（noun）,adapt（verb）:

achangeormodificationtosomething,revision