Words#
manager n. /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə/ #
The manager didn’t look up from his desk when I entered the office.
The manager is living in a modern house in the same district as me.
The manager had a letter the same as mine from his coworker.
I bought a computer the same as my manager’s yesterday.
upset adj. /ˈʌpsɛt/ #
get/be upset about sth.
After receiving a letter from her daughter, the mom was very upset about her.
He always thinks about whether his daughter is upset about her studies.
I was usually upset about my English.
sympathetic adj. /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ #
My manager is so sympathetic that he usually gives us a large sum of money.
Do you think that your manager is sympathetic?
I hadn’t got my bag, and the landlord was sympathetic. He hurried out and brought my bag back to me.
The fisherman is sympathetic. He usually picks up rubbish and helps keep the water clean.
complain v. wicked adj. /kəmˈpleɪn/ /ˈwɪkɪd/ #
complain about sth.
You are always complaining about everything!
After moving to the new district, he started to complain about the neighbors all the time.
Everyone would complain about the wicked world.
I’ve decided to stop complaining about everything.
contain v. /kənˈteɪn/ #
I picked the envelope up, opened it, and found it contained $50.
Nobody knows what the envelope contains.
Do you know what the envelope contains?
The fisherman caught an old boot, and found that it contained a coin.
honesty n. honest adj. /ˈɒnəsti/ /ˈɒnɪst/ #
There is still some honesty in this world.
Is there any honesty in this world?
To be honest, it’s you who threw my boots away.
He is the best honest guy in the world.
Do you believe that there is still honesty in this world?
Expressions#
start to do sth.#
After having a break, she started to drive on to the next town.
After meeting his manager, he started to think of his work he had done that morning.
Have you started to learn English?
I started to learn English a few months ago.