Words#
hurry v. /ˈhʌɹi/ #
hurry to sw.
Why did she leave her phone?
She must have hurried to school.
There is no bus. I might as well hurry to school.
Why did you hurry to school?
ticket office /ˈtɪkɪt/ /ˈɒf.ɪs/ #
The ticket office must have been cleaned yesterday morning.
Yesterday, when I was looking for my bag, the landlord came in and asked me whether I had bought a ticket.
pity n. /ˈpɪ.ti/ #
What a pity!
It’s a pity that…
I can’t find my bag. What a pity!
It’s a pity that you have lost your bag.
It’s a pity that you didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
It’s a pity that the pop singer didn’t appear on the stage yesterday.
exclaim v. /ɛkˈskleɪm/ #
“You can’t do that!” she suddenly exclaimed.
Don’t yell at me.
return v. /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ #
Can I return these tickets?
I saw you take my bag. Please return it to me.
Did he return your bag in the end?
She might have returned the lost bag.
sadly adv. /ˈsædli/ #
She was sadly disappointed by the news.
Sadly, we missed the last train.
Sadly, we don’t have money to pay the bill.
Sadly, she didn’t take part in the new play.
She looked sadly at the empty room.
Expressions#
sold out#
We’ve sold out.
The tickets have sold out.
What a pity! There are no tickets. They’ve sold out.
Please wait for a minute. Tickets for the current train have sold out.
at once / immediately#
If you park your car in the wrong place, the traffic police will give you a ticket at once.
After seeing a man return his tickets, I hurried to the ticket office at once.
The children stopped at once when they saw the clown.
All the lights went out at once.
might as well#
The ticket is the last one. I might as well keep it.
All the tickets at the train station have sold out. I might as well go to school by bus.
There is no milk. I might as well drink water.