Words

racing n.

racing driver/car

A wreck of a racing car was discovered in a remove village.

How did they find the racing car wreck?

She reported the situation of the wrecked racing car in detail and accurately.

Her description of the wrecked racing car was very detailed and accurate.

per

Our rooms are twenty two dollars per night.

How much are the rooms per night?

What’s the price of the room per night?

The tickets cost $10 per person.

Employees are paid per their contracts.

horsepower n.

I don’t know anything about horsepower.

The racing car has 400 horsepower, so it can accelerate very quickly.

My car doesn’t have enough horsepower to finish this task.

average adj.

Do you know the average salary of our country?

He is performing at an average level, so he still needs to work harder.

If you don’t want to be at an average level, you need to work harder.

footstep n.

follow in sb’s footsteps

I’m following in my father’s footsteps.

I don’t want to follow in my parents’s footsteps, so I decide to explore the world in my own way.

I heard footsteps behind me in the dark alley.

Can you hear the footsteps behind us?

burst v.

I was driving my car on the road. After leaving my town, I drove on to the next town. On the way, my car’s tire burst, and I had to pull over. I called 911 for help, and 10 minutes later, they arrived and helped me get the car moving.

My car’s tire burst while I was driving, so I had to pull over and wait for help to arrive.

She burst into tears when she heard the news.

I burst into laughter when I saw my friend suddenly fall while he was jumping.

Expressions

have difficulty in doing sth.

I had great difficulty in persuading her not to follow me.

She had difficulty with her work, so I suggested that you help her.

The captain had great difficulty finding the missing treasure within a week, but in the end, he managed to find it.

be disappointed to learn that

She is disappointed to learn that her car doesn’t have enough horsepower to complete the race.

I was disappointed to learn that he had deleted all documents of the project.

The captain was disappointed to learn that the missing treasure had already been taken by others.