1used to　曾經(jīng)是

I used to jog every morning. 我以前每天早上都會慢跑。

2 infact　事實上

In fact, he went broke last week. 事實上，他上星期剛破產(chǎn)。

3 consider ?v.　認為

I consider him an honest person. 我認為他是個誠實的人。

4 performance n.　表現(xiàn)

Your performance at work will decide your bonus. 你的工作表現(xiàn)決定紅利的多寡。

5 slip ?v.　滑落

She slipped because the floor was too wet. 地板太濕害她滑倒。

6 more and more　越來越多

More and more people are moving out of the city. 越來越多人搬離這個城市。

7 frustrated adj.　挫敗的

He was very frustrated when he failed the tenth time. 當(dāng)他第十次失敗時，他感到很挫敗。

8 progress v.　進步；前進

We’ll progress up the mountain. 我們要去爬上山。

9 advice n.　忠告

My advice is to do this again. 我的忠告是再做一次。

10 get up　變強

Rachel had to get up the courage to try the roller coaster. 雷切爾得鼓起勇氣才敢玩過山車。

11 serious adj.　嚴肅的；認真的

We are now facing a serious ecological problem. 我們現(xiàn)在面臨嚴重的生態(tài)問題。

12 sharpen v.　磨利

Cooks sharpen their knives before they use them. 廚師在做料理前會磨利刀子。

13 axe n.　斧頭

He took an axe and chopped down an apple tree. 他拿起斧頭砍倒了一棵蘋果樹。

14 as though　好像

He acted as though he were a rich man. 他表現(xiàn)得好像是個有錢人。

15 crazy adj.　瘋狂的

People become crazy when they’re in love. 人們談戀愛時會變得很瘋狂。

16 reply n.　回答

Your reply to the question must be within 20 seconds. 你必須在二十秒內(nèi)回答問題。

17 course n.　課程

She decided to take the violin course. 她決定上小提琴課。

18 upgrade v.　升級

I have to upgrade the computer. 我必須要升級電腦。

19 skill ?n.　技能

Andy showed great skill in finishing the project. 安迪展現(xiàn)優(yōu)秀的能力完成這個專案。

20 competitive adj.　競爭的

John is highly competitive to get to the management level. 約翰經(jīng)過激烈競爭才躋身管理階層。

21 industry n.　產(chǎn)業(yè)

The tourist industry was severely impacted by the earthquake. 地震嚴重影響旅游業(yè)。

22 update v.　更新
We have to update the meeting records.我們必須更新會議記錄。

23 fall behind　落后

I do not want to fall behind in this project training. 我不希望在這個訓(xùn)練項目中落后。

24 silly adj.　愚蠢的

This is a silly soap opera. 這是一部愚蠢的肥皂劇。

25 dull adj.　鈍的；不活躍的

“STAR” is a very dull project. “星星”這個項目不太活躍。

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