record-holder [?rek??d-?h?uld?] 纪录保持者
truant [?tru??nt] n. 逃学的孩子
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A: It is an old story for Peter to play truant.
B: Why not do something to help him to correct it?
A:彼得逃学是常事。
B:为什么不做些事来帮他改正呢?
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unimaginative [??ni?m?d??n?tiv] adj. 缺乏想象力的
shame [?eim] n. 惭愧,羞耻
hitchhike [?hit?haik] v. 搭便车旅行
【构】hitch(免费搭)+hike(徒步旅行)=hitchhike(免费搭车旅行)
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A: Let's hitchhike to the next town.
B: OK. It will save us much money.
A:我们搭便车到下一个城镇去吧。
B:好的,这将让我们省下不少钱。
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meantime [?mi?ntaim] n. 其间
lorry [?l?ri] n. 卡车
border [?b??d?] n. 边界
【扩】boundary 边界
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A: You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.
B: Thank you for telling me that.
A:你要过边境就必须在海关办理手续。
B:谢谢你告诉我。
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evade [i?veid] v. 逃避,逃离
【派】evader 逃避者
【扩】avoid 逃避,避免
【搭】evade duty 逃税 evade one's responsibility 逃避责任
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A: You don't need to evade the question.
B: I didn't, but I really don't have anything to say.
A:你不必回避这个问题。
B:我没有回避,但是我确实没什么可说的。
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