Monday, February 4, 2013

Listening: The teacher wrote something on the board.



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to obstruct/obstructed
to face/faced
to escape/escaped
to recall/recalled
the layout
the energy
the path
(to be) lean
(to be) superstitious
(to be) suitable
to escape: to get away, to free oneself, 逃跑, , 逃走, escaparse, fugarse, сбегать, убегать
to face: to look in the direction of, 面向, 朝向, 面朝,  estar  orientado al/de care a, стоя́ть лицо́м к  
the layout: the placement of things, organization, 布局, distribución, trazado, расположе́ние
is lean: with very little fat, mostly muscle, 精瘦, 瘦削, delgado, то́щий, нежи́рный
to obstruct: something blocking the way, 障碍物, 挡物,  obstruir, загражда́ть, заслоня́ть
the path: a narrow trail for walking or bicycling, 小路, 小径,  sendero, senda, тропа́, тропи́нка
to recall:  to remember
is suitable: correct, appropriate, 合适的, 适宜的,  propiado, adecuado, подходя́щий, го́дный
is superstitious:    , supersticioso, суеверный

1. The teacher wrote something on the board. Then he turned around, ___ the class, and began to speak.
2. a. What did your grandfather look like? Was he bald, too?
b. I don’t ___. I was only four when he passed away.
3. Jeans, mini-skirts, and bright clothes are not ___ attire (=clothing) for a funeral.
4. We live on a hill. The people who live in the house below us want to add another level to their house. We don’t want them to, because it will ___ our view of the Bay Bridge.
5. Meat with little or no fat is ___. Your body will be this way if you exercise a lot and you are careful about what you eat.
6. I’d like to change the ___ of this page. How about if we move this photo to the top, and then put the title right here?
7. Last night a prisoner ___ from the state penitentiary (penitentiary (监狱, prisión), but the police caught him early this morning. He was robbing a convenience store.
8. a. You scheduled your interview for Friday the 13th???
b. You’re the second person who has said that! It doesn’t matter to me. I’m not ___.
a. I know, but…
b. Oh, that’s all a bunch of bologna*! (=nonsense, ridiculous, silly, 说八道,谬论, tonterías, disparates)

1) faced  2) recall  3) suitable  4) obstruct  5) lean  6) layout  7) escaped  8) superstitious

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