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18、rmistressprin cipal校長hire purchasetime payme nt in stalme nt pla n分期付款購物法holidayvacati on假期homely-pleasa nthomely-ugly（英式）舒適的；愉快的（美式）醜陋的hoover (v.)vacuum clea ner吸塵器hoover (n.)vacuum吸塵hous ing estatesub-divisi on住宅區ice sorbetsherbet冰凍果子露iced lollypopsicle冰棒icing sugarpowdered sugar confectioner s su

19、gar糖粉；糖霜identification paradelin e-up排隊辨認嫌疑犯(程序)immersi on heater(electric)water heater電熱水器in tervalin termissio n(戲劇，音樂會)幕間； 休息時間ironmon gerhardware store五金行jab (in jecti on)shot注射joint (meat)roast燒烤的jugpitcher投手jumper sweater pulloversweaterpullover毛衣kippersmoked herri ng燻鮭魚knock up (te nnis)warm

20、up暖身labeltag標籤larderpan try食品儲藏室lavatory toilet w.c.toiletjoh n bathroom廁所lay-bypull-off路邊車輛暫停區leader(1)leading article inn ewspaperst(2)1 violin in orchestra(1)editorial(2)con cert master(1)社論(2)【樂】首席小提琴手left luggage officebaggage room存放行李室letlease rent租level cross ing (railway)grade cross ing鐵路平交道

21、liftelevator電梯limited (compa ny)in corporated（公司）有限的liver sausageliverwurst肝泥香腸lodgerroomer租屋的房客lorrytruck卡車lost propertylost and found失物招領處lounge suitbus in ess suit西裝mack in toshrain coat雨衣marrowsquash (similar)菜瓜；菜葫蘆methylated spiritsden atured alcohol甲基化酒精mileometerodometer汽車路碼表mi neehamburger m

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24、人行道pelmetvale neepers onal callpers on-to-pers on（長途電話）指名（通話）petrolgas(-oli ne)汽油pillar boxmail boxmail drop郵筒plus-fourskni ckers燈籠褲poi ntpower pointoutlet socket電源插座postmail郵政postal codezip code郵遞區號postma nmailma n郵差postp on eme ntrain check延期prambaby carriagebaby buggy嬰兒推車press studssn aps鈕扣（兩個金屬扣

25、可緊扣一起的鈕扣）priso npen ite ntiary監獄prostitute tart whoretramp call girl hooker street walker妓女public conveniencerestroomtoiletcomfort statio n公廁public school private schoolprivate school私校（央國和威爾士的）奇佰 學校（供上流子弟進大學 的私立中學）puddi ngdessert甜點pursecha nge purse零錢包pushchairstroller摺疊式嬰兒車put through (teleph one)

26、connect轉接quaywharf pier碼頭queue (n.)line隊伍queue (v.)sta nd in lineline up排隊rasher (bac on)slice燻肉或火腿溥片recepti on (hotel)front desk飯店櫃檯recepti onistdesk clerk櫃檯接待人員retur n ticketround trip ticket來回票reverse chargescall collect對方付費電話revers ing lightsback up lights後照燈ring up-call打電話phonerobi n(small red-breasted bird, symbol of Christmas)robi n(large red-breasted bird, symbol first sig n of Sprin g)（英式）知更鳥（聖誕節 的象徵）（美式）知更鳥（春天來的第一個徵兆）roofhood (car)top車頂roun dabout (road)traffic circle交通路口圓環rubbishgarbagetras