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LEARN ENGLISH While Trying Street Food | Comprehensible Input
Volka English
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一、习惯用语 & 短语动词
raining cats and dogs idiom idiom
倾盆大雨 — raining very heavily
It was like raining cats and dogs and it was windy, dude.
suck it up phr v phrasal verb
忍耐;接受并克服困难 — to accept a difficult situation and deal with it without complaining
We sucked it up and we just made it work.
blame it on phr v phrasal verb
把责任归咎于 — to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad
Blame it on Leon for buying the ticket at that time.
make it work idiom idiom
设法使其成功 — to manage to make a situation successful despite difficulties
We sucked it up and we just made it work.
low key slang informal
低调地;有点 — secretly or slightly; in a subtle way
Low key, I am kind of thirsty, so let's go
high key slang informal
高调地;非常 — openly or very much; opposite of low key
I wanna be high key.
go around phr v phrasal verb
绕行 — to move in a circular path
So the vehicles go around the roundabout.
cut in phr v phrasal verb
插入(视频片段) — to include something, especially a video or audio clip
you can cut some footage in there.
text back phr v phrasal verb
回复短信 — to reply to a text message
I texted back three minutes later.
the amount of phrase quantifier
……的数量 — used to refer to a quantity or number of something
That is the amount of words you need to understand up to 95% of spoken English.
二、A2-C2 核心词汇
comprehensible input n collocation
可理解输入(语言学习理论) — language that learners can understand even if they don't know all the words
Did you know that comprehensible input is up to four times more effective than traditional study methods?
fluent adj vocab
流利的 — able to speak a language easily and smoothly
so that you understand everything without needing to be fluent in English.
roundabout n vocab
环岛 — a circular intersection where traffic moves around a central island
Go around the roundabout, bitten the pouring rain, dude.
glazed adj vocab
糖霜的;上釉的 — covered with a smooth, shiny coating (often sugar)
I'll have Sesame glazed donut.
insanely adv informal
极其;疯狂地 — extremely; to a very high degree (informal)
That would be insanely expensive.
sprayed v vocab
喷洒 — to scatter liquid in small drops over an area
it sprayed this whole street with water.
slipped v vocab
滑倒 — to accidentally slide and lose balance
I slipped and I almost fell, but luckily I didn't fall.
cuisine n vocab
烹饪;菜肴 — a style of cooking, especially from a particular country or region
the food is influenced by French cuisine.
architecture n vocab
建筑风格 — the design and style of buildings
And the architecture.
vehicles n vocab
车辆 — cars, trucks, buses, etc.
So the vehicles go around the roundabout.
scooters n vocab
摩托车;踏板车 — a light two-wheeled motor vehicle
there are a lot of vehicles, but also a lot of scooters.
breeze n vocab
微风 — a light wind
There is a slight breeze too, so it's not as hot and humid as yesterday.
humid adj vocab
潮湿的 — having a lot of moisture in the air
Yesterday was, like, really hot and really humid.
unique adj vocab
独特的 — being the only one of its kind; very special
it was probably the most unique one we've ever done
texture n vocab
口感;质地 — the feel or appearance of a surface or substance
It's like a really nice texture.
filling n vocab
馅料 — the substance inside a food item, like a pie or donut
It has a filling in.
comprehensible input phrase academic term
可理解输入 — language input that a learner can understand, a key concept in second-language acquisition
Did you know that comprehensible input is up to four times more effective than traditional study methods?
bitten v (pp) vocab
被侵袭;被折磨(bite 的过去分词,此处引申为被大雨'侵袭') — past participle of 'bite'; used figuratively to mean 'struck' or 'attacked' by weather
Go around the roundabout, bitten the pouring rain, dude.
pork n vocab
猪肉 — meat from a pig
Pork or chicken?
1. 比较结构:up to + 数字 + 比较级 / as + 形容词 + as
使用 'up to' 表示最高程度,后面跟比较级。'as...as' 表示两者程度相同。
comprehensible input is up to four times more effective than traditional study methods?
it's not as hot and humid as yesterday.
2. 最高级:the most + 形容词 / the worst
使用 'the most' 或 'the worst' 等表示最高程度。
it was probably the most unique one we've ever done
It was probably the worst bus ride we've done
3. 被动语态:be + 过去分词 (is inspired by, is made out of)
表示主语是动作的接受者。常用于描述事物如何制成或受影响。
the food is influenced by French cuisine.
I think it's made out of rice flour
4. 现在完成时:have/has + 过去分词
表示过去发生的动作对现在有影响,或表示经历。
I've now added the next 2,000 most common English words.
I've never seen that.