Words#
catch - caught - caught v. /kat͡ʃ/ /kɑt/ #
I saw a policeman catching a thief when I was walking on the street yesterday.
Have you ever caught a fish?
There is no taxi. I might as well catch a bus.
fisherman n. /ˈfɪʃɚmən/ #
A fisherman is sitting on a boat and catching fish.
When I saw that fisherman, I hurried to him at once.
It was raining. In spite of this, that fisherman still caught a great number of fish.
The boat broke when the fisherman was fishing, but at least he had caught a lot of fish before that happened.
boot n. /buːt/ #
a pair of boots
I bought a pair of boots yesterday.
I’ve just requested a pair of boots.
She can’t have cleaned her boots.
I might as well keep these boots.
It must be terrible to wear a pair of broken boots on a raining day.
rubbish n. /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ #
She can’t have thrown away all the rubbish.
I caught a lot of rubbish during the fishing time. I might as well keep them.
Why don’t you throw away your rubbish?
I didn’t catch any fish, but at least I’ve caught some rubbish.
waste n. v. /weɪst/ #
It’s a waste of time/money.
You are wasting your time.
You must stop wasting your time right now.
I realized that I was wasting time, so I stopped to learn English.
realize v. /ˈɹɪə.laɪz/ #
They realized that she might be sleeping.
I realized that I couldn’t have thrown away that rubbish.
Did you realize what you did wrong?
Expressions#
instead of doing sth.#
Instead of asking for a lift, she caught a bus.
Instead of buying food, I usually cook by myself.
Instead of sleeping on time, he played games all night.
spend st. sw.#
We spent all week in his room playing games.
I spent the whole summer in my room.
She spent all her life studying a subject in that building.
give up doing sth.#
They’ve already give up keeping order.
She can’t have given up learning English.
Why did you give up learning English?
be interested in doing sth.#
I’m only interested in learning English.
I’m not interested in learning English.
She is not interested in taking part in that new play.