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nasty (a.) 令人作嘔的，讓人難受的

A: That was a really nasty thing you said to Nancy about her boyfriend.
你這樣對南西說她的男朋友真是糟糕。

B: She deserved it.
她活該。

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in person 本人，親自

A: Will your boss be there tomorrow?
你老闆明天會去嗎？

B: Yes, he'll take you through the factory in person.
會，他會親自帶你參觀工廠。

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hog (v.)（俚）霸占

A: Move over. You're hogging all the space.
過去點。位置都被你占去了。

B: I know when I'm not appreciated.
我知道我不受歡迎。

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barely (adv.) 幾乎沒有，勉強

A: I barely had a chance to talk to you last night.
昨晚我幾乎沒有機會跟你說話。

B: That's OK. You were busy taking care of the guests.
沒關係。你在忙著招呼客人嘛。

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authentic (a.) 道地的，真正的

A: This is an authentic piece of jade from the Ching dynasty.
這件是真正的清朝玉器。

B: You're kidding? You don't believe that bull, do you?
開什麼玩笑？你該不會相信那番胡扯吧？

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alien (n.) 外星人

A: I keep having dreams about aliens.
我一直夢到外星人。

B: You've been watching too many Star Trek episodes.
你看太多《星艦迷航記》了。

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all over 遍及…各地

A: His clothes and shoes are all over the house!
他的衣服跟鞋子扔得一屋子都是！

B: It's hard adjusting to married life, isn't it...
婚姻生活很難適應，對吧……

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fantasy (n.) 空想，幻想

A: It's always been my fantasy to meet Tom Cruise.
能見湯姆克魯斯一面一直是我的夢想。

B: Really? It might be possible. I know his agent...
真的嗎？有可能喔。我認識他的經紀人……

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chip in（口）集資，出錢

A: Let's all chip in and get Jane a nice birthday gift!
我們一起出錢買個好一點的禮物給珍吧！

B: Sure, but I can only chip in forty dollars.
當然，不過我只出得起四十元。

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heavenly (a.) 棒極了的

A: How was your dessert?
你的甜點如何？

B: Heavenly. It really hit the spot.
非常棒。很合我的胃口。

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gorgeous (a.)（口）好看的，好極的

A: What do you think of my new dress, darling?
親愛的，你覺得我的新洋裝如何？

B: It's gorgeous.
美呆了。

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fascinating (a.) 引人入勝的，吸引人的

A: How was the book reading?
那本書如何？

B: Fascinating. The author really put a lot of emotion into it.
很吸引人。這位作者在書中真的投入很多情感。

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crowd (n.)（口）一夥人，一幫人

A: What happened when George made the hole-in-one?
喬治一桿進洞的時候，情況如何？

B: The crowd went wild.
大家都欣喜若狂。

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authority (n.) 權威專家

A: I want to read a good science fiction story.
我想要讀篇精采的科幻故事。

B: Ask Joe. He's an authority on the subject.
去問喬。他是這方面的專家。

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ceremony (n.) 典禮，儀式

A: What are you up to tonight?
你今晚想幹嘛？

B: Our family's going to watch the ceremony at the temple.
我家要去廟裡看祭典。