Words#
once /wʌn(t)s/ #
once upon a time
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the forest.
They once were close friends, but after one of them moved to another town, they didn’t talk anymore.
She once visited Paris in spring.
I once played the game, but now I don’t even remember the plot of the game.
Once upon a time, there was a man who always won the neatest garden competition.
I think the world is not as interesting as it once was.
He is not as strong as he once was.
temptation n. /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/ #
resist the temptation
The temptation to steal is not as strong as it once was.
The temptation to steal is less than ever before.
She was able to resist the temptation and win the prize.
I failed to resist the temptation and entered the competition, and hoped to win a prize.
He used to fail to resist the temptation to buy things in the supermarket. Now he doesn’t feel the temptation anymore because he has no money.
article n. /ˈɑːtɪkəl/ #
The man wrote a lot of articles in his small workshop.
She used to write articles in her office.
The woman first bought a few small articles.
Did the woman first buy a few small articles?
What did the woman first buy?
If you were the domain expert, you would understand the article.
I used to have two helpers to help me write articles.
wrap v. /ɹæp/ #
wrap up
She wraps the articles up as quickly as possible.
A young man decided to send a gift to his friend. After buying the necessary materials, he started to build a wooden chair. During the process of making the chair, he thought it would be better to add some lights. “This will be the coolest chair in the world,” he thought, “and my friend will be proud of me.” He hurried to a shop and bought some lights and electric wires. After finishing the chair, he wanted to wrap it up, but the chair was too big to do so. So the young man called on his friend and led his friend to his house. As soon as they entered the house, his friend got a surprise because he saw a cool chair in the middle of the room.
simply adv. /ˈsɪmpli/ #
The woman simply took the parcel.
She is simply interested in fishing.
He is simply keeping the wooden bridge neat.
arrest v. /əˈɹɛst/ #
He was arrested last night.
The man who was arrested last night stole a lot of valuable items from a shop.
You will be arrested if they catch you.
Expressions#
It is easy for sb. to do sth.#
It’s easy for me to play games.
It’s easy for everyone to finish this project together.
It is not as easy as it used to be for everyone.
She used to be a actor, so it was easy for her to cry.
hand sth. to sb.#
It was my job to hand a gift to the customers.
I used to hand papers to customers in my twenties.
wrap sth. up#
She wraps the gift up as quickly as possible.
Can you wrap this book up?
I need to wrap the gift up before I send it to my friend.
as quickly as possible#
My dog usually eats food as quickly as possible because he doesn’t want other dogs to eat it.
I used to eat food as quickly as possible because I needed more time to study.
When I was in middle school, I used to get up as early as possible, because I needed more time to study, even though it didn’t have much effect.