write down/make a note of/note down
a piece of advice=tip
phonemic symbols 音标
prefix and suffix 前缀和后缀
syllable 音节
It is more important to know which syllable to stress.
a question mark/a comma/ a full stop
The continents in the world are Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica.
the Middle East, the Far East, the Caribbean, Scandinavia
canal 运河 (注意pronunciation )
It is nearly twice the size of the Atlantic Ocean.
EI Azizia is the hottest place in the world, where temperatures of over 57 degrees Celsius have been recorded.
Switzerland is a land of contrasts(big difference), with completely different landscapes.
landscape= the appearance of an area of land
heavy rain/ light rain
sun came out= sun appeared
thick fog/strong wind/clear sky/ extremely cold
The wind has blown all the apples off the tree.
For heavy rain, we often use the verb pour. (pour with rain)
For short period of light or heavy rain, we use the noun shower.
It poured with rain this afternoon.
It is really pouring now.
We had a couple of heavy/light shower this morning.
How hot/cold it is?
fog/foggy
ice/icy
rain/wet
temperature below zero
camel/leopard/octopus
trunk 大象的鼻子
fold your arms 抱手
comb your hair
blow your nose
It is not very polite to describe someone as ugly; ordinary is more polite. Also, overweight is better than fat.
roughly/approximately/around
average(if a person is very similar to most other people in height and weight)
medium height(not tall or short)
one meter eighty(tall)
I weigh just under eighty kilograms.
blonde/fair/brown/dark/black
straight/wavy/curly
What does someone look like? (ask for appearance)
He's got brand shoulders./ He dresses quite well.
What's it like? （问怎么样）
sensible=practical, doesn't do stupid things
generous/mean
kind (describe someone who wants to help people a lot)
nice/friendly/pleasant (describe someone who is happy t talk to people)
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