Words#
remote adj.#
He lives in a remote house that is near a village fair.
Where does he live?
Why does he live in a remote house?
They rediscovered the Lancaster bomber in a remote area.
There is a remote change that it will snow tomorrow.
Pacific n.#
The captain will set out to the Pacific tomorrow.
Have you been to the Pacific?
Our captain will sail across the Pacific ocean and he will set out tomorrow morning.
The captain had his boat, which sank into the Pacific Ocean, rediscovered.
damage v. wreck n.#
We need to block the floods. If we don’t do this, a lot of houses will be damaged.
I found a car wreck in a large pipe.
A man found a shipwreck in the Pacific ocean and had it salvaged. After recovering the shipwreck, he then took it to a village fair. But since everyone thought it was worthless, he didn’t manage to sell it all day. So he took it back home and wanted to find a way to turn the shipwreck into something valuable. He broke open its body and looked inside. To his surprise, he found an engine in perfect condition. The next day, he brought it to the village fair again, and the engine was sold at a good price.
rediscover v. discover#
Many people can’t rediscover themselves.
The captain had his boat rediscovered.
The plane that had been missing for 10 years was rediscovered by a group of explorers yesterday morning.
How did they rediscover the plane wreck?
survey n.#
I distributed the survey before we started the analysis.
According to a recent survey, many people prefer tea over coffee.
Have you read that survey?
rescue v. n. aerial adj.#
Have you found a way to rescue the cat trapped in a cage?
I got a rescue mission that also involves a aerial survey.
package v. n.#
He packaged the present for his friends as quickly as he could.
The plane wreck was broken down into may packages, which were moved to a remote area.
Can you sign the package for me?
enthusiast n.#
You can see grandpa fishing everyday, so I guess we could say that he is a fish enthusiast.
Are your grandpa a fish enthusiast?
Why are your grandpa a fish enthusiast?
restore v.#
The traffic had been held up for two hours. In the end, a policeman restored the flow of traffic.
How did the policeman restore the flow of traffic?
Yesterday evening, I fell asleep while watching a movie on my laptop. So this morning, when I got up, I found that my laptop had fallen off the bed and broken, and all my data was lost. I took my laptop to the computer store and had my data restored.
imagine v.#
Can you imagine the scene that a little dog is running on the grass?
It’s hard to imagine the shape of the package.
You can imagine my surprise when I first got here.
Can you imagine how tired I am after I had a long walk alone the river?
packing case#
They broke open those packing case that was found inside the plane wreck.
The packing case had hardly been found inside the wreck when it was damaged by an accident.
I had the data stored in the packing case restored.
colony n. bee n.#
I had no sooner looked up at the ceiling than I found a colony of bees hanging from it.
I removed the colony of bees with water.
How did you remove the colony of bees?
hive n.#
There is an immense hive hanging from the ceiling.
The man made a lot of money by selling the bee hive.
This technology can help you make different shapes of hives that can sell at a higher price.
I prefer the biggest hive over the smallest one.
perserve v. beeswax n.#
If you observe the stone carefully, I can see a little bug preserved in it with beeswax.
The bug has been preserved in the beeswax for more than 1,000 years.
How long has the bug been preserved in the beeswax?
Expressions#
over the years#
The city has changed a lot over the years.
Over the years, I have collected hundreds of books.
Over the years, the beeswax preserved the little bug perfectly.
in reasonable condition#
The old car is still in reasonable condition despite being 20 years old.
The house is in reasonable condition, but it still needs some minor repairs.
I bought a second-hand laptop that was in reasonable condition.
be worth doing…#
It’s worth planting some flowers and fruit in our garden.
Is it worth giving up the change to accept a stable life? Of course not worth giving up.
It’s not worth giving up the chance to accept a stable life.
turn A into B#
She turned the trash into someone worth a lot of money.
The woman has a magic power that allows her to turn stone into gold.
He dreams of turning stone into gold.
The pirate has been to a lot of oceans. Yesterday, when he was resting by the ocean, he found a cave entrance beside him. He lit a torch and walked inside. With an in-depth exploration, he found a note on the blackened ground. He was surprised to find that a technique that could turn stone into gold was written on it.