扇贝阅读
Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral Engulfed by Fire
- engulf v. to completely surround or cover something 完全包围; 遮住:
- The building was engulfed in flames .那幢楼被大火吞没了。
A major fire broke out at Notre-Dame Cathedral in cemtral Paris on Monday, a roaring blaze at one of France's most visited landmarks that threw a hugh plume of smoke across the capital.
-break out 爆发
-roaring adj. A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat. 熊熊燃烧的;炽烈的
-plume n. a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air 升入空中的一缕烟雾（尘雾等）
AI Defeated a Top-Tier 'Dota 2' Esports Team
This is the last planned public demonstration of OpenAI's bot, so you're unlikely to see more trouncing in the future.
- bot n. A bot is a computer program that carries out tasks for other programs or users, especially on the Internet.（尤指因特网上的）自动程序，机器人程序
- trounce v. to defeat someone completely彻底打败，击溃
扇贝听力
In fact, bad backs are one the most common health problem today, affecting people in all walks of life
- all walks of life 各行各业
The most recent available figure show that a quarter of a million people are incapacitated with back pain every day.
扇贝炼句
I appeal to him for his advice
- appeal to someone for something恳求,呼吁
You shouldn't associate with men like that.
- associate with 与 ... 常在一起，和 ... 联想在一起
This job offer is available for five days.
If you back out, the deal won't go through.
- back out 退出，放弃，食言
- go through 参加；经受；仔细检查
Mrs. Smith is bearing up well since the death of her husband.
-bear up 打起精神, 鼓起勇气
This book is composed of three chapters.
- be composed of 由…组成
No nation can exist completely isolated from others.
- be isolated from 与……隔离，与……脱离
