Part Eight: August - The Fairgrounds
fairground
/ˈferɡraʊnd/
an outdoor area where a fair with entertainments is held
露天游乐场
rappel
/ræˈpel/
to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet
绕绳下降
ginormous
/dʒaɪˈnɔːrməs/
huge
gigantic
enormous
extremely large
smudge
/smʌdʒ/
if ink, writing etc smudges, or if you smudge it, it becomes dirty and unclear because it has been touched or rubbed
He had smudged his signature with his sleeve.
他用袖子把自己的签字擦得看不清了。
dome
/doʊm/
a round roof on a building
穹顶
unzip
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to unfasten the zip on a bag, piece of clothing etc
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to return a file to its original size after it has been compressed
（文件）解压缩
concession stand
a small business that sells food, drinks, or other things at sports events, theatres etc
peanut
/ˈpiːnʌt/
peanut
cotton candy = candyfloss
cotton candy
stall
/stɔːl/
a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold
（尤指户外的）货摊，摊位
hippo
/ˈhɪpoʊ/
hippo
a hippopotamus
gossip
/ˈɡɑːsɪp/
information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
流言蜚语，闲言碎语，传闻
go around
if news, a story, a joke etc is going around, a lot of people hear it and are talking about it
A rumour was going around that I was having an affair with my boss.
There was a lot of gossip going around the village.
stalk
a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers
（叶）柄；（花）梗；（果实的）柄；（植物的）茎，秆
smack
smack in the middle/in front of something etc
exactly or directly in the middle of something, in front of something etc
恰好，准确地，不偏不倚地
There was a hole smack in the middle of the floor.
地板正中央有个洞。
applaud
/əˈplɔːd/
to hit your open hands together, to show that you have enjoyed a play, concert, speaker etc
The audience applauded loudly.
观众掌声雷动。
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