Words

limelight n.

After getting off the bus, she found that she was standing under the rays of the limelight.

The persident’s wife wants to stay out of the limelight.

After his brilliant performance, the actor found himself in the limelight.

Politicians often try to stay in the limelight to gain public support.

She doesn’t like staying in the limelight, so she avoids interviews.

precaution n.

take precaution

It is no use taking precautions if you want to stay out of the limelight.

The sheriff saw through my precaution.

You should take precautions when handling chemicals.

As a precaution, she locked all door before leaving.

Wearing a helmet is a wise precaution when riding a bike.

fan n.

He is a big fan of yours.

She is a big fan of the pop singers’ group, and she really worships them.

When the actor was standing in the limelight, he found that his fans were waving glow sticks at him.

The actor’s fans were so crazy that they seemed to be everywhere.

shady adj.

I found a shady spot under that big tree. We can put up a tent there.

Have you found a shady spot for putting up a tent?

I left my wallet on that shady spot where we put up a tent.

I decided to clean my room. The next day, I spent two hours doing so, and I collected a lot of useless things in a big box. I thought that I could take them to the nearby village fair and maybe make some money. The following day, I carried the box and went to the village fair. It was very hot, so I needed to find somewhere that wasn’t so hot. A short while later, I found a shady spot under a tree. I sat there and sold all my useless things.

sheriff n.

In the meantime, the sheriff’s son played truant from school.

I carried a heavy box to the village fair. On the way, a kind sheriff noticed me and helped me to carry it.

The sheriff was so cute that I gazed at her for a long time.

Do you know the sheriff in our town?

notice n. v.

Have you seen the notice? It says “No Camping” in case you can’t read.

I noticed that the sheriff was very nervous when he was giving an interview.

Thank you for coming on such short notice.

How did you finish it on such short notice?

sneer n. v.

She talked to me in a sneering tone yesterday, and I don’t know why she did this.


He sneered at my idea because he thought it was stupid.


His sneer put me to shame.


Don’t sneer at people just because they have different opinions.

Expressions

a party of

A party of explorers had set out from a remote village this morning. They aimed to find the gold mine shown on the treasure map. A few hours later, they arrived at the border of the country and realized that if they wanted to get the treasure, they would need to cross it. So they decided to take a risk and crossed the border. To their surprise, they noticed a lot of soldiers hiding in the forest. It was no use running away and they would all be killed by the soldiers.

why don’t we…

Why don’t we hire some people to help us keep searching the gold mine?

Why don’t you pull the door instead of pushing it?

Why doesn’t he study or read when he gets bored?

carry sth. to sw.

I carried a box full of my useless things to the village fair.

Why didn’t you carry the box using a small car?

If you can carry it to the top of the mountain, you may find what you were looking for.

make oneself comfortable

Please come in and make yourself comfortable.

Please make yourself comfortable while I prepare the tea.

He made himself comfortable on the sofa and started reading a book.

She made herself comfortable on a chair and started learning English.

don’t be too hard on us

Why are you so hard on us?

If I were you, I wouldn’t be too hard on myself.

Don’t be too hard on them, for they are very young.

get out of here

If I had known where the doorway was, I would have already gotten out of here.

You need to get out of here now!

They are so rude to me. I think it’s time to get out of here.