Words#
reward n. v.#
sb. expect a nice reward…
After putting up a tent, those explorers cooked a meal as a reward.
After the kids had worked hard all day, they expected a nice reward from their parents.
What do you expect as a reward for your hard work?
The conductor gives her a free ticket as a reward for her help.
virtue n.#
Patience is a virtue.
She is admired for her many virtues, including kindness and generosity.
Since I couldn’t travel abroad, I made a virtue of necessity by exploring my own city.
diet n.#
go on a diet = be on a diet
My mom wants to go on a diet next week because she feels she’s a bit overweight.
I think that you don’t have to go on a diet because it is unhealthy.
Why do you want to go on a diet?
It is unnecessary to go on a diet to lose weight.
forbid forbade forbidden v.#
Smoking is forbidden here.
The school forbids students from using their phone during class.
The law forbids that anyone drive without a license.
hurriedly adv. hurry v.#
They hurriedly left the restaurant when they knew it was going to rain.
Why did they hurriedly leave the restaurant?
As soon as I entered the room, I hurriedly ran towards to my friend.
Who hurriedly left the restaurant?
If you don’t hurry, you will be late for work.
embarrass v.#
It embarrasses me that I can’t remember her name.
Why does it embarrass you?
Don’t embarrass me in front of my friends.
You are embarrassing yourself.
He was embarrassed by the unexpected question.
guiltily adv. guilty adj.#
She looked at me guiltily after breaking the vase.
Why did she look at you guiltily?
He guiltily admitted that he had forgotten her birthday.
She had a guilty look on her face after eating the cake.
strict adj.#
She’s on a strict diet.
Is she on a strict diet?
Why is she on a strict diet?
What kind of diet is she on?
My friend is very strict with me.
Why is your friend very strict with you?
occasionally adv.#
We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
It occurred to her that he occasionally rewarded himself with a cake.
Why do you occasionally reward yourself?
We occasionally chat online.
Expressions#
First of all#
First of all, we need to put up a tend before putting out the campfire.
First of all, please don’t make any noise while I’m reading books.
First of all, It will take you one hour to complete this project.
write out a long list of sth..#
In order to go on a diet successfully, she wrote out a long list of the forbidden foods.
Why did you write out a long list of forbidden foods? Are you going to go on a diet?
In order not to forget the important things, she wrote out a long list of things to do.
He hurriedly wrote out a long list of medicines and handed it to a young man.
pay sb. a visit / pay a visit#
My sister will pay me a visit tomorrow, so I can’t go on an excursion with you.
I’m going to pay you a visit tomorrow to thank you.
Will you pay me a visit tomorrow? I intend to buy some drinks and food tonight to get everything ready.
If you had paid me a visit, you would have tested the wonderful drink.
ring the bell#
I prefer ringing the bell to knocking on the door.
After dressing up, she rang the bell.
He glanced at the door and rang the bell promptly.
After ringing the bell, the boy laughed and ran away.
was not surprised to see that…#
After entering the room, she was not surprised to see that he was still as fat as ever.
I was so surprised to see that he smashed everything to pieces in half an hour.
My mother was not surprised to see that I got a pet rat.
I was surprised to see that she could speak English very fluently.
It was obvious that …#
It was obvious that it was he who stole the diamond.
It is obvious that my dog likes that food.
Why do you think it is obvious that your dog likes that food?