Words and expressions
1. Prelude 前奏曲;序幕
2. Unforeseen 意料之外
Synonym: unexpected
Unforeseen circumstance 意外情况
3. Crockery 陶器,瓦器
4. Learner 初学者
E.g. Learner driver 学习驾车者
5. Stray 走失的,无主的
E.g. Stray dogs 流浪狗
6.Devour 狼吞虎咽地吃
Synonyms: gobble; wolf
7. A chain of 一系列(人或事)
E.g. A chain of event
8. Keep an eye on sb/sth 照看,留神
E.g. She asked her neighbors to keep an eye an her do while she is on her travel.
9. Attend to sb/sth 处理,照顾,关怀
E.g. She has some business to attend to.
10. Reduce sb to sth 陷入(更坏的)境地;使沦落
E.g. She was reduced to tears by her boyfriend's bad behavior.
11. Scale 程度,范围;等级,级别;刻度;秤;比例;鱼鳞;音阶;牙垢
On a bit/large scale
On a scale from
A scale of 1:100 1:100 的比例
12. Rush hour 交通高峰期
Morning/ evening rush hour 早、晚高峰
Bet the rush 错峰出行
13. Lorry(英式)卡车
Truck(美式)卡车
14. Happen to be 碰巧,恰好
E.g. You don't happen to know her?
15. As if/ as though 引导虚拟语气
E.g. It sounds as if he had a good time.