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背景音乐：动漫原声-谜(《名侦探柯南版》日本动漫主题曲)
Let’s go to Singapore
Explain the words below in English
1.The strait of Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa.
2.After living in Paris for two months, we finally ventured out of the city.
3.We watched in horror as a snake slithered onto the path in front of us.
4.I often stroll around the neighborhood with my husband in the evenings.
Key words
1. What’s the difference between channel and strait ?
Paraphrase : We are nearly broke and need money for medicine. We are in dire straits.
2. What’s the difference between venture and speculation ?
3. Bill: Should I ask my boss for a promotion?
Jane: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Paraphrase )
4. Sarah: "How did your coffee date with John go?"
Amy: "Itwas pretty amicable, actually. We strolled down memory lane for a while, and then we went
our separate ways." ( Paraphrase )
Extra words
1.Paraphrase: I am beginning to feel this nocturnal existence tell on me.
noct means night : noctiphobia ; noctambulant; noctambulist
Opposite: diurnal
2.One day I went to the Botanic Garden, where many plants, well known for their great utility, might be seen growing
Idiom
be shy of
1. He was a large man,just shy of six feet tall.
2.During the summer of 1966, a month shy of my sixteenth birthday, I started my first gig as a junior counselor.
