Words#
circle n.#
a large circle of friends
A week ago, Joan feel ill. This disease was not serious and the doctor said that she just needed to have a small operation. After the operation, she would be healthy again. Joan has a large circle of friends, so a lot of her friends would come to see her on the day of the operation. Today is the day of operation. Joan’s operation was very successful, and now she is healthy again.
admire adj.#
admire sb. for sth/doing sth…
I admire you for being smart.
Who is the person you admire the most? I don’t know. I don’t want to be someone else, so I’ve never really admired anyone.
close adj.#
close friend
We used to be close friends, but now we’re not in touch anymore.
The flood will destroy the closest village, so we need to buy a lot of rocks to stop it from passing through.
I need to stop the flood from passing through the closest village.
wedding n.#
I am invited to attend my friend’s wedding and give a speech. I will bless them.
When will your wedding start?
Where will your wedding be held?
reception n.#
I will see you at that reception.
I don’t know the way to that reception. I need to ask someone.
Expressions#
sense of humor#
I like people with a sense of humor.
She is so funny. She must have a great sense of humor.
I don’t know how to improve my sense of humor.
She complained about her friend’s lack of sense of humor.
make a speech#
The student will be making a speech tomorrow morning.
When will you give a speech.
Can you tell me some information about your upcoming speech?
a large number of…#
In order to put out the forest fire, the fireman carried a large number of buckets of water.
You don’t need to worry about the wine. We also have a large number of bottles of juice in place of the wine.